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BearPondBoy's avatar

The very fact that the AOC pile-on happened at all is a testament to her power and voice. And her (and others') ascendency. The jeering men-children are at least smart enough to recognize a threat when they see one.

David Dickson's avatar

Yes, 100%, all of this.

And a few additional points:

1.) AOC joined Bernie after the 2024 election in repeating the old canard that Democrats lost to Trump because they "abandoned the working class". But both of them were fully behind Biden--and in fact opposed him leaving the race--because they thought he had been the "best president for the working class in decades".

Try as their supporters might to deny it, there is a logical disconnect there.

2.) Toby Buckle has done God's work exposing and debunking the old "Voters are turning to fascism because they are economically deprived" bullshit--he best encapsulated that debunking here:

https://www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of-affluence/

3.) AOC, much as I like her, is going to have to be an FDR-like figure if she gains the presidency--and not in terms of "fighting for the working class". But in terms of leading the free world against tyranny.

I do not think that is a job she is prepared for, interested in, or planning for.

If she becomes president, or even gains real power in America, she had damn well be ready to have that mantle thrust upon her. Because it's coming.

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