First of all, I should say, I was expelled from the Party for Socialism and Liberation roughly two months ago after ~2y3m of membership and ~2y9m of active participation in the party’s activities for trying to start an earnest internal conversation in the branch I helped build on not only what Marissa Sanchez has published, but also what I experienced which I felt had meaningful parallels, and what net effects these structural decisions were having on the organization.

If you’re curious about the context leading to this, I highly recommend you read Marissa Sanchez’ article here: The Eye is Blind That Will Not See. If you’d like more context, as well as some matters which I’ve shared publicly of my experience, you can look into my post history and see the posts I’ve created and/or read this post here for more information and the initial followup from PSL’s Central Committee on this matter.

Although these events have been catastrophic internally to the PSL after membership became aware of it over time; it’s still not something which has broken through to much of the rest of the left milleau. This is why I feel like it’s still important to spread awareness of her article and what Marissa experienced, not because I think that the PSL can not change and should be shunned, but because organizationally the PSL responded and continues to respond in ways that show that they’re no longer willing to grow or evolve on this matter, and further not willing to grow or evolve in the ways which an organization which applies Dialectical Materialism would be obligated to if it’s goal were to win a revolution in the United States.

1. I was banned from PSL_org@lemmy.ml by @Spectre@lemmy.ml without a citation as to why

2. A comment which only had the content https://theyeisblind.substack.com/p/the-eyes-is-blind-that-will-not-see was removed by mod, and I was banned from the community.

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4. Under this post, as well as other posts identical to it on psl@lemmygrad.ml and videos@hexbear.net I posted the same comment, which had no moderator action in those community’s respective moderator teams. This comment broke no rules posted in any communities mentioned.

5. Silent removal and censorship of an article which reveals disastrous internal workings of the PSL is unacceptable. For a party which has fought the United States government and won on the matter of the 1st Amendment and free speech (PSL and AMP’s fight against FACE in NJ for Palestine); the right to free speech is essential. Further, practices of democratic centralism which adhere to the democratic aspects have in reality maintained respect for internal political opposition as is necessary for the further growth of that organization. While much ink has been spilled about Lenin’s resolution “On Party Unity” at the 10th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) to ban factions internal to the party, one must remember that this occurred during a brutal civil war, not in a period like what we see now in the U.S.

The Party for Socialism and Liberation is dead in the water until it allows for discussion of these matters internally, externally, and is able to come out looking good in them because it addressed it meaningfully and improved it’s internal functioning and safety of members. @Spectre@lemmy.ml ought to revoke the ban.