They have seen a meteoric rise in recent years. Their sister/front organisations like ANSWER, Codepink, People’s Forum, BTnews have all become household names. When I look at protests in the U.S., it seems so many of them are organised directly, or indirectly, by them. In comparison, organisations like the CPUSA or the DSA are lacking behind.
How and why?
Some people see that as rank opportunism.
Organizing for unpopular issues for decades until public consciousness catches up is the literal opposite of opportunism
Those people would be wrong
I would say “visibility/recognizability tactic” is a better way to describe it than “opportunism”. They’ve certainly been trying to make themselves a centerpiece, but usually on issues that aren’t the most popular at the time.
“actually supporting the things you believe in for decades is opportunism, you tool, you absolute stooge”
for the record the person behind the palestinian stuff for the longest time in my area is a woman who has visiting palestine/gaza a number of times and works directly with some of the mosques in the area. it’s not some quick and easy grab to get attention. she puts in the work. another is a jewish girl who stands up for human rights and against zionism. these people are amazing and work very very hard at what they do. i have deep respect for them and fully believe in their resolve to the causes they stand for.