The man who built the foundation for the Democratic Socialists of America would be sick to his stomach if he saw them today. This is the history they didn't teach you in school. The intellectual father of this movement, Michael Harrington, wasn’t just a socialist; he was a ferocious, unapologetic anti-communist. He even called the Soviet Union a prison and knew that if you let communists into a movement, they won't collaborate—they will devour you from the inside out. Harrington spent his life building a wall to keep the radicals out. But the DSA officially tore down Harrington's wall. They willingly removed the guardrails against the very forces he fought against. If Michael Harrington were alive today, he wouldn't just be pissed—he would completely disavow the entire organization.