How am I meant to defend against becoming a fanboy here? I mean, she is intelligent, empathetic, patriotic, socialist AND a fucking nerd?
Oh well at least she is weak like all other democrats and will fold at the first sign of… wait what???
Don’t fight it. Just let it happen.
ONE OF US. ONE OF US.
Don’t forget cute, with a great smile and a good sense of humor. Nicholas Kristoff has long being my favorite liberal, and a single primary victory wasn’t going knock him off on my pedestal. So, I have decided Alexandria is my favorite socialist , admittedly the competition isn’t that stiff Ben and Jerry, or Bernie Sanders.
Oh and her social media game is strong.
https://twitter.com/Ocasio2018/status/1012816020476743680
Her platform is… substantially the same as the Democratic platform.
Those first three are more ambitious than typical Democratic agenda IMO. The rest, sure.
Medicare for All: okay, some have said this.
Housing as a human right
Federal jobs guarantee.
OK, yeah I agree. And I think all three should be part of a positive agenda for the Democrats to adopt for the upcoming election season, though I’d amend jobs guarantee to UBI.
Universal Basic Income? Hell yas. High five.
UBI will probably happen once robots start hauling all our freight.
Which is probably in your lifetime* and certainly in mine.
*i know you have a few years on me but not the precise number
UBI will be what the robots are paid.
And it will be paid in the form of slurried humans.
Pats on the back.
Look at this dwelling! Feast your eyes on the scale of its opulence! Why, it has a roof, and trees, and several windows! Its walls completely enclose the living area so as to protect its habitants from the elements! By golly, I bet if you were granted access to the home’s interior, you might even find a refrigerator in which Ocasio-Cortez’s family could store perishable food for consumption several days beyond its purchase date! How, he might ask, can someone be poor if they also eat food?
UBI will not happen until you’ve dealt with how deeply “have a job = worthwhile human being” is embedded in American culture. Alternatively a Federal jobs guarantee might work.
May I have one Ocasia-Cortez 2020, please?
I’m pretty sure she will get a good speaking slot at the convention.
She’s 28 and not eligible in 2020. Not sure if she’s even eligible in 2024 either. God I’m old.
Yeah, this is huge IMO.