I googled it, I checked “know your meme” dot com.But with no results. It seems to be a unique phrase that AOC made up.
For context: AOC just sent out a tweet that , after the death of justice Ginsburg, the stakes are higher, the election is even more serious, and everybody on the left needs to unite.
Okay, that makes sense.
But what’s brunch got to do with it?
Now… me, I like my eggs scrambled. And bagels and lox. With 2 pieces of cantaloupe, and a large strawberry. But no bacon.
yeah,I agree…that’s what I figured, from the context.
But I still think it’s a weird use of language.
And we Dopers love to nitpick other people’s language.
I would take it to mean that sometimes you only have one opportunity. If you see something you like in the brunch buffet line, take it now; you can’t go back through the line a second time. Or metaphorically, vote this November because there won’t be an opportunity to change politicians afterwards.
Given her oeuvre to date, I suspect she means that liberals need to be seriously active at supporting their causes all the time, and not take time out for frivolities like brunch. Because see what happens when you relax even for a moment?
Her message is directed at liberals, not progressives, who are already too enlightened to take brunch.
p.s. there’s no reason one can’t take brunch in the age of Covid. What is really out the window is buffets. You just need to order from the menu.
I interpret it as urban liberals getting together and doing boozy brunch (which is definitely a thing) and talking about how great Elizabeth Warren is, but not really doing the grassroots stuff that the Bernie wing of the party pushes.
