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The PSL has been accused for decades of being cult-like in its organization methods and permitting sexual harassment and protecting sexual abusers (in locations across the country including Dallas, Philadelphia, Carbondale, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Albuquerque).<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20240130021959/https://medium.com/@jacobscb/documentation-of-corruption-institutional-bigotry-and-high-control-group-cult-like-behavior-in-6afa65b8072e Medium post that is a directory of various accounts of PSL's bad behavior.]</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/yT5vp#selection-42.0-42.1 Writings of a PSL member who was allegedly abused by Steven Powers]</ref> | The PSL has been accused for decades of being cult-like in its organization methods and permitting sexual harassment and protecting sexual abusers (in locations across the country including Dallas, Philadelphia, Carbondale, Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Albuquerque).<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20240130021959/https://medium.com/@jacobscb/documentation-of-corruption-institutional-bigotry-and-high-control-group-cult-like-behavior-in-6afa65b8072e Medium post that is a directory of various accounts of PSL's bad behavior.]</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/yT5vp#selection-42.0-42.1 Writings of a PSL member who was allegedly abused by Steven Powers]</ref> | ||
Some controversies have arisen in recent years regarding some of the affiliations of the PSL, as its prominence grows in the public eye. Among the more prominent examples is its association with right wing [[entryism|entryist]] Brian Becker, who some critics allege hosted a radio show with "guests being either LaRouchite entryists or outright belonging to the [[fascism|far right]]," as well as multiple allegedly former CIA analysts.<ref>{{Web citation|url=https://medium.com/@dotcommunism/psls-brian-becker-loud-clear-radio-and-right-wing-entryism-349cf6f29aa4|title=PSL’s Brian Becker, Loud & Clear Radio, and Right-Wing Entryism|author=dotcommunism|date=2018-01-05}}</ref><ref>[https://medium.com/@dotcommunism/psls-brian-becker-loud-clear-radio-and-right-wing-entryism-349cf6f29aa4 Medium Article surrounding the actions of Brian Becker (with its own citations)]</ref> | Some controversies have arisen in recent years regarding some of the affiliations of the PSL, as its prominence grows in the public eye. This is to be viewed within the context that communist parties in the US are regularly targeted by intelligence agencies for sabotage, as demonstrated by the FBI's [[COINTELPRO]] operation. Among the more prominent examples is its association with right wing [[entryism|entryist]] Brian Becker, who some critics allege hosted a radio show with "guests being either LaRouchite entryists or outright belonging to the [[fascism|far right]]," as well as multiple allegedly former CIA analysts.<ref>{{Web citation|url=https://medium.com/@dotcommunism/psls-brian-becker-loud-clear-radio-and-right-wing-entryism-349cf6f29aa4|title=PSL’s Brian Becker, Loud & Clear Radio, and Right-Wing Entryism|author=dotcommunism|date=2018-01-05}}</ref><ref>[https://medium.com/@dotcommunism/psls-brian-becker-loud-clear-radio-and-right-wing-entryism-349cf6f29aa4 Medium Article surrounding the actions of Brian Becker (with its own citations)]</ref> | ||
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