Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee
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Democratic Socialist Organizing Comittee
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| Founded | 1973 |
| Dissolved | 1982 |
| Preceded by | Socialist Party of America |
| Merged into | Democratic Socialists of America |
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Democratic socialism Eco-socialism Anti-capitalism |
| Political position | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
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The Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC; /ˈdisɑːk/ DEE-sok) was a democratic-socialist organization in the United States. The DSOC was founded in 1973 by Michael Harrington, who had led a minority caucus in the Socialist Party of America and disagreed with its transformation into Social Democrats, USA.
Harrington's caucus supported George McGovern's call for a cease-fire and immediate withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam. In contrast to the traditional emphasis on strengthening the working class by organizing labor unions, Harrington reduced the emphasis on labor of previous socialist organizations. Instead, while continuing to work with unionists, Harrington placed more emphasis on middle-class political activists, especially those drawn to activism through the McGovern campaign. Developing a "realignment" strategy common to Socialists since the 1960s, the DSOC tried to help to build a "democratic left" movement from the political movements participating in the Democratic Party. In 1982 the DSOC merged with the New American Movement to form the Democratic Socialists of America.
After nearly a decade of internal acrimony, the Socialist Party of America-Social Democratic Federation was clearly headed for a split as the decade of the 1970s opened. The organization, while sharing a common antipathy to the worldwide communist movement, was divided over two primary issues
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