Below, my reply to "Our Moment" by comrades in DSA Communist Caucus. I argue that rather than proletarian disorganization, the crisis of proletarian social reproduction & what I call the proletarian decomposition of the working class are our historical problems.

"Disorganization" focuses on the loss of class organizations since the 70s. I argue this is a part of a complex process. including deindustrialization, spectacle, segregation both residential & carceral, migration, gender exploitation, sexual oppression, & disabilization. Proletarian decomposition of the working class is caught up with, as cause & effect, countless ways the proletariat increasingly faces challenges sustaining itself, structured by the ways they are simultaneously atomized, divided into groups, & held together by social relations.

I also respond to "Our Moments" on organization. I affirm the emphasis on the importance of base building, but recommend consideration of additional strategies. I argue for a distinct concept of self-organization & that labor unions & non-profits share structural similarities. I also criticize the Caucus's relatively negative account of recent mass direct action movements, Occupy and the cycles of Black Lives Matter, arguing that to recognize newer forms of organization we need a more positive appraisal of these and other movements. Finally, we agree that the abolitionist movement has shown great promise & has room for further innovation, as do the tenants and labor movements.

(I'm likely interested in revising this, to improve readability, & potentially for publication elsewhere, so pubs hmu if desired.)

https://jfprk.wordpress.com/2023/04/19/which-moment-whose-moment-our-moment-a-reply-to-communist-caucus/