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Ocasio-Cortez Rips GOP for Rushing Ahead With Medicaid Cuts 'When Everyone Is Asleep'
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AOC recently voted in favour of an ADL supported definition of "anti-semitism".
So I'm sorry but whatever leftwing sounding stuff she says has to be assumed to be purely theatre, same as when the DNC assholes claim to care about workers, the poor or minorities.
You can't be a Leftwinger and support ethno-Fascists like the Zionists at the same time, so one has to conclude from her own actions that AOC's "leftwing character" is purelly performative and basically the ideology-free business strategy of crafting an image that differentiates oneself from the competition whilst not in fact being any different.
Whomever is the inheritor of Bernie's politics, it ain't her.
And this is why Dems lose elections - Republicans fall in line, Democrats fall in love.
The MAGAs will back anybody with an R, even if they are pedophiles, while a Dems will only vote for a candidate whose every single issue lines up perfectly to their individual demands. If not, they either don't vote at all, or they vote for an impossible 3rd party candidate whose positions line up even less, but at least they aren't a Dem.
I've been an Unaffiliated Independent since I first registered to vote in 1977. I've NEVER voted for a candidate I've liked. EVERY single vote I've made was the lesser of two evils. Frankly, as an independent who takes positions on both sides of the spectrum, depending on the issue, or often takes a nuanced position in the grey area in between, I doubt there ever could be a candidate who lines up perfectly for me.
AOC isn't evil because her position on Gaza isn't exactly what you want. We've seen and heard enough of her to understand that she's a rare example among politicians: someone with authentic principles and morals, and motivated to fight hard for working Americans. She's still worth following because at least we know that overall, she'll be working for positive change for all Americans, and not just a tiny demographic.
We can't make Perfect the enemy of positive change
Fuck this is so incredibly everything.
I like to think the very thing that makes people vote left is the exact same thing that sabotages the left. We critically think ourselves into an uncompromising stalemate.