I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to people in general, but you may be surprised by how far left some people in DSA are. I’m in sort of a similar area where I’m too far from my nearest major city (Atlanta) to make it to events regularly, but still want to be involved. While I was in DSA, there were plenty of people active in the Slack server, ranging from socdems to incredibly well-read MLs. Even if you can’t make it to a protest or something, they usually still have social events too that come with more advance notice.
I also wouldn’t shy away from being friends with “normal” people. The whole project of the left requires getting those people on our side, and a lot of them are most likely not going to come to the correct conclusions on their own without someone to help them along
I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to people in general, but you may be surprised by how far left some people in DSA are. I’m in sort of a similar area where I’m too far from my nearest major city (Atlanta) to make it to events regularly, but still want to be involved. While I was in DSA, there were plenty of people active in the Slack server, ranging from socdems to incredibly well-read MLs. Even if you can’t make it to a protest or something, they usually still have social events too that come with more advance notice.
I also wouldn’t shy away from being friends with “normal” people. The whole project of the left requires getting those people on our side, and a lot of them are most likely not going to come to the correct conclusions on their own without someone to help them along