2017: Whither Democrats?

Rod_Humble · 2018-07-02T22:54:16.028Z

wisefool:

I wanted to make sure it wasn’t a JJ Trek fan or something and found this, so I can continue to vote for her.

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???

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)

Pretty much! https://t.co/73nxk22W55

2:00 PM - 2 Jul 2018 140K 20K

Menzo · 2018-07-02T23:51:35.114Z

Don’t fight it. Just let it happen.

ONE OF US. ONE OF US.

Strollen · 2018-07-03T00:14:40.040Z

Rod_Humble:

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 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.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Ocasio2018)

Some folks are saying I won for “demographic” reasons. 1st of all, that’s false. We won w/voters of all kinds. 2nd, here’s my 1st pair of campaign shoes. I knocked doors until rainwater came through my soles. Respect the hustle. We won bc we out-worked the competition. Period. https://t.co/RbpQMYTiWY

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M_Cherry_315Ⓥ (M_Cherry_315)

@Ocasio2018 @pixelatedboat https://t.co/FmGMecYJY1

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ShivaX · 2018-07-03T00:42:06.979Z

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Osita Nwanevu (OsitaNwanevu)

It appears that the Rhode Island Democratic Party has just endorsed an alt-right supporter over a 27 year old progressive incumbent. I wrote about it. slate.com/news-and-polit…

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Matt_W · 2018-07-03T00:45:09.672Z

Rod_Humble:

Oh well at least she is weak like all other democrats and will fold at the first sign of

Her platform is… substantially the same as the Democratic platform.

wisefool · 2018-07-03T00:48:03.283Z

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.

Matt_W · 2018-07-03T01:01:50.418Z

wisefool:

Those first three are more ambitious than typical Democratic agenda IMO.

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.

Rod_Humble · 2018-07-03T01:04:25.252Z

Matt_W:

wisefool:

Those first three are more ambitious than typical Democratic agenda IMO.

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.

ShivaX · 2018-07-03T01:10:37.894Z

UBI will probably happen once robots start hauling all our freight.

CraigM · 2018-07-03T01:39:22.538Z

Which is probably in your lifetime* and certainly in mine.

*i know you have a few years on me but not the precise number

Timex · 2018-07-03T02:11:40.465Z

ShivaX:

UBI will probably happen once robots start hauling all our freight.

UBI will be what the robots are paid.

And it will be paid in the form of slurried humans.

Gordon_Cameron · 2018-07-03T05:34:12.793Z

Then what do these guys get paid?

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kerzain · 2018-07-03T05:44:20.676Z

Pats on the back.

MrGrumpy · 2018-07-03T12:34:48.911Z

GQ

Republicans Are Terrified of What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Started

The attacks on her authenticity reek of desperation.

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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?

Calelari · 2018-07-03T12:55:07.913Z

Rod_Humble:

Universal Basic Income

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.

Matt_W · 2018-07-03T13:28:05.422Z

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Ocasio2018)

@johncardillo Hey John, 1. I didn’t go to Brown or the Ivy League. I went to BU. Try Google. 2. It is nice. Growing up, it was a good town for working people. My mom scrubbed toilets so I could live here & I grew up seeing how the zip code one is born in determines much of their opportunity.

5:53 PM - 1 Jul 2018 81K 11K

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Ocasio2018)

@johncardillo 3. Your attempt to strip me of my family, my story, my home, and my identity is exemplary of how scared you are of the power of all four of those things.

5:54 PM - 1 Jul 2018 67K 8.2K

ArmandoPenblade · 2018-07-03T13:31:00.978Z

May I have one Ocasia-Cortez 2020, please?

antlers · 2018-07-03T13:38:23.071Z

I’m pretty sure she will get a good speaking slot at the convention.

abidingdude · 2018-07-03T13:43:14.073Z

She’s 28 and not eligible in 2020. Not sure if she’s even eligible in 2024 either. God I’m old.

Gordon_Cameron · 2018-07-03T15:42:47.862Z

Calelari:

UBI will not happen until you’ve dealt with how deeply “have a job = worthwhile human being” is embedded in American culture.

Yeah, this is huge IMO.