Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Because, if it wasn't clear to any of you, there are a few here who haven't spent a single day attempting to understand American politics yet spend countless hours pretending that they have, I'll allow the following link to explain AOC's second of Sanders' nomination here.

Here's why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Bernie Sanders during the Democratic National Convention

Many were confused when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, but her speech was part of convention procedure.

www.usatoday.com

Not that this will make said few any smarter -- typically idiots are always idiots, and lazy ones at that -- but for those of you who didn't understand it and were thoughtful enough not to leap to the instant conclusion that she was "turning against" Biden (who she supports and will vote for).

 

[chesterbells]

Because, if it wasn't clear to any of you, there are a few here who haven't spent a single day attempting to understand American politics yet spend countless hours pretending that they have, I'll allow the following link to explain AOC's second of Sanders' nomination here.

Here's why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Bernie Sanders during the Democratic National Convention

Many were confused when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, but her speech was part of convention procedure.

www.usatoday.com

Not that this will make said few any smarter -- typically idiots are always idiots, and lazy ones at that -- but for those of you who didn't understand it and were thoughtful enough not to leap to the instant conclusion that she was "turning against" Biden (who she supports and will vote for).

Depressing yet not unsurprising way to have to turn 100 pages pal ...

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

AOC - Officially boiling Republican piss since 03 Jan 2019.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Time to bump this thread with the admission that I am falling more and more in love with this woman. We may not agree on everything — or even many things — but she (or whoever’s doing her tweets for her) is pretty good at getting in some zingers.

 

[Rascal]

Time to bump this thread with the admission that I am falling more and more in love with this woman. We may not agree on everything — or even many things — but she (or whoever’s doing her tweets for her) is pretty good at getting in some zingers.

How far left is AoC?

 

[Saddleworth2]

Time to bump this thread with the admission that I am falling more and more in love with this woman. We may not agree on everything — or even many things — but she (or whoever’s doing her tweets for her) is pretty good at getting in some zingers.

I thought she was an exceptional person when I first watched the Netflix doc. Nothing I’ve seen so far has made me change my mind.

 

[domalino]

How far left is AoC?

Serious answer?

She believes in universal healthcare, dismantling for-profit prisons, abortion should be legal, climate change is real and the USA should be part of the Paris accords, students shouldn't pay $50,000 a year tuition, assault rifles should not be sold to anyone over 18, and LGBT people should have basic rights like marriage.

So in terms of UK politics, she would not even be considered a progressive tory. Her core policies would be things the modern conservative party in the UK would not blink at.

Her main economic policy is believing in a marginal tax rate of 70% for earnings over $10,000,000 which puts her in line with Reagan, Nixon and Thatcher.

 

[Rascal]

Serious answer?

She believes in universal healthcare, dismantling for-profit prisons, abortion should be legal, climate change is real and the USA should be part of the Paris accords, students shouldn't pay $50,000 a year tuition, assault rifles should not be sold to anyone over 18, and LGBT people should have basic rights like marriage.

So in terms of UK politics, she would not even be considered a progressive tory. Her core policies would be things the modern conservative party in the UK would not blink at.

Her main economic policy is believing in a marginal tax rate of 70% for earnings over $10,000,000 which puts her in line with Reagan, Nixon and Thatcher.

Cheers for that.

So slightly left then. Or Hard left for the States.

Does she support assault rifles being sold to under 18s? Or am i being stupid?

 

[domalino]

Cheers for that.

So slightly left then. Or Hard left for the States.

Does she support assault rifles being sold to under 18s? Or am i being stupid?

No it's the way I phrased it, she wants them controlled, either banned entirely or very strictly monitored.

 

[Rascal]

No it's the way I phrased it, she wants them controlled, either banned entirely or very strictly monitored.

Thanks, yes I was being stupid then :))