Posted on 09/20/2026 6:03:34 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Jake Altman, a former executive board member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in Boston, is sounding an alarm about the organization’s efforts to "force their agenda down other people's throats."
"I had been involved in my local union and met some people who were far, far to the left, in like, a frightening way. I was looking for a more pragmatic and thoughtful option on the left that was focused on economic policy," Altman told Fox News Digital.
"One of the concerns I had very quickly was that [the] DSA was beginning to sound more and more like those extreme groups on the left that I, you know, certainly didn't want anything to do with."
Altman went on to recall an incident in 2017 that raised his concerns when the DSA elected longtime Austin, Texas, activist Danny Fetonte to its National Political Committee.
A few weeks after his election, Fetonte "abruptly resigned from his position at DSA and encouraged others to question their membership with the group."
His departure from the organization came after the DSA found that Fetonte had worked for the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) — a police union — a reality Altman called "troubling."
The former DSA leader recalled voicing concern in 2019 after the DSA issued a statement that he characterized as "defending or apologizing for the Maduro regime."
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Americans are far too self absorbed and distracted to respond to any sort of “alarm”. 9/11 was an alarm regarding muslims, and who is the mayor of NYC?
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