What a dumb idea from AOC, who hasn’t even completed a term in Congress. Perhaps AOC still lives in her bubble, but she should understand that it wasn’t the squad who flipped the House in 2018, it was reasonable Democrats in moderate districts. In fact, all of the Our Revolution candidates lost. The Bernie/AOC wing is utterly useless outside of deep blue districts and those don’t represent the country as a whole.
AOC has certainly believed her press, I do hope she doesn’t act like a petulant child when Bernie isn’t the nominee.
No one likes the hotshot new employee who shows up on day one expecting to made CEO before she knows where the bathrooms are. I think AOC is going to get a very harsh dose of cold water dumped on her head when she decides to bless the House of Representatives with her presence and return to doing the job she was elected to do. Pelosi has been around a long time and has seen upstarts come and go.
Oh no! A young progressive politician (who just happens to have a lot of talent and charisma) is trying to encourage and support other progressive politicians! How terrible for the party that young, enthusiastic progressives are trying to encourage and rally other young progressives to fight for progressive policies!
You’re not missing anything. Democrats should be very pleased that such a talented young Democrat is getting a lot of enthusiasm and attention. I guess some folks just find energetic, enthusiastic young people who think for themselves threatening, but it doesn’t make any logical sense.
AOC is one of the hardest working congresscritters out there. While others are busy fundraising she’s attending hearing after hearing grilling the fuck out of bank executives, social media moguls, etc…
People tell themselves that, not sure why, but it could be dalej really does disagree with her. Certainly over the top but why would he be afraid? Does dalej have to worry about the wealth tax?
I wanted to add that I actually think AOC is great though I think she’s a little over the top and her assuming this leadership role a tad presumptuous. That’s what is pissing off the moderates. Sorry, terrifying the moderates.
Why don’t you two work it out and get back on that? I haven’t paid more attention to AOC than any other random new Congressperson, but if I disagreed with someone and I countered their ideas with ideas then you could say I was part of a reaction leading to a synthesis of the idea even if the idea were total rubbish. Whereas if I called out the idea as total rubbish then I’d be showing contempt. Should useless ideas be countered with total silence?
This stopped me. AFAIK, nobody has ever said this.
You’re probably thinking of thesis, antithesis, synthesis, which is sometimes attributed to Marx, but not something he actually said. Hegel did use these concepts but not in these terms. German philosopher Johann Fichte is the true author. And I think that synthesis, not change, is what the outcome of this spat will eventually be.
I haven’t paid more attention to AOC than any other random new Congressperson, but if I disagreed with someone and I countered their ideas with ideas then you could say I was part of a reaction leading to a synthesis of the idea even if the idea were total rubbish. Whereas if I called out the idea as total rubbish then I’d be showing contempt. Should useless ideas be countered with total silence?