What Do Democratic Socialists Actually Want?

The Democratic Socialists of America just hit 129,000 members, the most socialists in US history. So what do democratic socialists actually want? We watched two viral videos to find out, and it got weird fast. Is democratic socialism a real movement or a vibe with a membership card? Two guys, one from each side, try to answer it honestly.

We first watched Beatrice Adler-Bolton, co-author of Health Communism, argue that getting in shape is fascist and the left should be proudly "dysgenic." Danny got confused and Henry tried to help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKeoXXgYNYA

Then we watched DSA co-chair Megan Romer sit down with David Remnick on the New Yorker Radio Hour and did a play-by-play on her answers to some pretty basic questions. Some of them landed. Most were weird and sparked some debate between us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RWsHLvBntg

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – Henry is back: why Bro History went quiet

01:41 – Meet Chookah Bogan, the AI third chair

02:52 – Why we don't let AI write the show

05:56 – 129,000 members: the most socialists in US history

07:17 – Mamdani so far: NYC is still standing and crime keeps falling

11:05 – Video 1: "Being fit is fascist"? Decoding the dysgenic speech

15:21 – Henry's generous reading: eugenics, disposability, and Marx