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What's the consensus on PSL? (The Party for Socialism and Liberation) (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by Emmi@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml

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Before discovering this community, I was in a different community that proudly calls itself leftist. I posted a documentary; Loyal Citizens of Pyongyang which was very eye-opening for me.

Anyway, posting that started to really upset people, saying that the documentary is PSL propaganda. That PSL is authoritarian, backed by a Chinese Maoist billionaire and that PSL is riddled with sex abuse scandals. That of course PSL would simp for DPRK because it's authoritarian. I was even called a holocaust denier for defending DPRK.

So is PSL bad? Where can I find better information on this? I've already tried looking into PSL and it all seems okay? The sex abuse scandals I am not sure about, is there more information on this? Am I being too critical on this?

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[–] rentasintorn@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 months ago

This isn't really a major critique of PSL, but I think it's interesting that they (the last time I looked) seem to stress the need to honor old treaties with native groups.

It seems to carry an implied sense of continuity with the settler entity that (fraudulently) made those treaties, and a lack of real deference to native groups to really set their own terms for whatever post-colonial state(s) happen.

Not a big deal, broadly, it just feels strange to me.