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The DSA has seen the enemy, and it is — them

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Post Editorial Board. (2026, November 10). The DSA has seen the enemy, and it is — them. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/opinion/why-the-dsa-is-so-very-white/

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The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is facing criticism for its lack of diversity, with New York City's chapter being predominantly white despite the city having a more diverse population. In response, DSA members will vote on creating an Anti-Oppression Task Force aimed at dismantling oppressive systems within their organization. However, critics argue that this initiative ignores the fact that most DSA members hold college degrees and have high-paying jobs, characteristics inconsistent with the working-class movement they claim to represent.
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The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in New York City plans to vote on creating an "Anti-Oppression Task Force" due to concerns over racial and class disparities within its ranks. According to a survey by the DSA chapter, it is about 60% white and only 9% black, while the city's population is 31% white and 20% black. The task force aims to dismantle oppressive systems and practices but faces criticism for not truly representing working-class individuals of various races and genders. For instance, it has been noted that Darializa Avila Chevalier, a newly elected representative who joined Columbia University in 2012, and Gustavo Gordillo, the DSA-NYC co-chair with a Yale sculpture degree who dropped out of an electrical worker training program, may not embody the working-class ethos they claim to champion. The task force's emphasis on "multigendered" culture is also seen as more relevant to college-educated individuals than to those in traditional blue-collar jobs.

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DSA Democratic Socialists of America New York City’s an “Anti-Oppression Task Force” socialists

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DSA ORG · 5× Darializa Avila Chevalier PERSON · 1× Democratic Socialists of America ORG · 1× New York City’s GPE · 1× Republicans NORP · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× an “Anti-Oppression Task Force” ORG · 1× non-Anglos NORP · 1× socialists NORP · 1× the Deluded Socialists of America ORG · 1×

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Even the nonwhites and non-Anglos have hidden elite pedigrees: Rep.-elect Darializa Avila Chevalier has been a Columbia University student since 2012; DSA-NYC co-chair Gustavo Gordillo earned a sculpture degree at Yale, then dropped out of an electrical-worker-union training program while living in a million-dollar row house his dad bought for him.
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New York City’s DSA chapter, per its own survey, is about 60% white and 9% black, vs. a city population that’s 31% white and 20% black — and so will vote Saturday on a resolution to create an “Anti-Oppression Task Force” to “dismantle oppressive systems and combat oppressive practices in the chapter.”
2026-11-11 · New York Post
The DSA has seen the enemy, and it is — them · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

Pity the poor Democratic Socialists of America, a “multiracial working class” movement that keeps stumbling over the embarrassing fact that its members are mostly white folks with university degrees and office jobs. asserted
members → pity → degrees
New York City’s DSA chapter, per its own survey, is about 60% white and 9% black, vs. a city population that’s 31% white and 20% black — and so will vote Saturday on a resolution to create an “Anti-Oppression Task Force” to “dismantle oppressive systems and combat oppressive practices in the chapter.” asserted
that → ’ → chapter
That is (by the same logic they apply to every other institution), it must be internal DSA mechanisms that somehow keep nonwhite, working-class socialists down and out. asserted
that → apply → socialists
They have seen the enemy, and it is them. asserted
it → see → enemy
But maybe not in the way they want to admit asserted
they → want → way
: Notice how the task force will also seek to “construct an equitable culture that advances our goals of organizing the multiracial, multigendered working class.” asserted
that → notice → class
Sorry, that’s way more of a college-kid than working-class thing — and insisting otherwise is a giveaway that this bunch is really the Deluded Socialists of America. asserted
bunch → ’ → America
Indeed, 80% of DSA members nationwide hold college degrees, more than double the U.S. average; nearly a third make at least $100,000 a year — more than most Republicans. asserted
third → hold → Republicans
They’re a pack of privileged pups who’d fit right in at the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club . . . except for the nose rings, chopped hairdos and other signifiers of earnest alienation. asserted
who → ’re → alienation
Even the nonwhites and non-Anglos have hidden elite pedigrees: Rep.-elect Darializa Avila Chevalier has been a Columbia University student since 2012; DSA-NYC co-chair Gustavo Gordillo earned a sculpture degree at Yale, then dropped out of an electrical-worker-union training program while living in a million-dollar row house his dad bought for him. asserted
dad → hide → him
It’s not a working-class movement at all; their “awareness” of oppression is a creation of campus careers plus resentment of the ’rents. asserted
awareness → ’ → rents
It is the DSA’s own nature that makes it so very white, and a task force steeped in the same shibboleths won’t change a thing. asserted
force → make → thing
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