“Entryism” is a political tactic used by radical groups to infiltrate larger, more acceptable organizations and gain power. The most famous example is the “French Turn” a tactic recommended by Trotsky to take over French labour unions in the 1930s. Those practicing “Entryism” hid their real identity in order to take over. In other words, they pretended to be something else: center leftists, benign socialists, anything but Trotskyites.
They joined French workers’ organizations so they could push them towards Trotskyism through stealth and intimidation. The question for our time is “Is Entryism still happening?” If you define it in broader terms than Trotskyism, the answer is yes. For example, in the United States, leftists have changed the Democrat Party and pushed it toward Socialism. It isn’t the old Democrat Party anymore. It is the party of “The Squad,” all of whom are socialists and radicals. Entryism worked.
Locally, we would be well advised to watch for entryism in all its forms. If an organization talks about collectivism, communalism, redistribution and breaking down free enterprise, then Entryism may be at work. The most important thing to remember is that “Entryites” are not going let you know their real purpose. That is the danger. American socialist Norman Thomas said, in 1944: “The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of ‘liberalism’ they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America (sic) will be a socialist nation, without ever knowing it happened.” Entryism at its finest.