Love this quote

[SocialDemocrat61]

When asked if she's running for President, AOC responded:

“To me, this moment is not about campaigns or elections or about politics. It’s about making sure people are protected,” she said.
“And we’ve got people that are getting locked up for exercising their First Amendment rights, we’re getting two-year-olds getting deported into cells in Honduras, we’re getting people about to get kicked off of Medicaid. That, to me, is the most important thing.”

I don't understand why some seem to hate her so much.

[marble falls]

1. She's like Cassandra to the conservative, the GOP, to misogynists: always telling the truth; never believed.

[werdna]

4. She challenges the status quo -

- like Sanders, Hogg and other left of center liberals. The centrist Democrats feel threatened as much as the more right leaning Republicans, all of whom rely on big money for their campaigns. The people, any body not a multi-millionare or billionaire, are big money's sworn enemy because all we want is ALL their money and to leave them destitute - in their minds. So we must be held down and dependent on their "generosity" for our subsistence.

[SocialDemocrat61]

5. Not just conservatives

There are several vocal DU members who are not fans.

[marble falls]

6. Several? More than that. Democrats have a conservative wing. My BiL and wife are ...

... Blue Dog Democrats: anti MAGA, anti Trump, anti abortion, anti immigrant, anti Muslim, pro union, pro ACA, pro cop. There's a lot of them.

[MaineNative]

9. I think part of the reason

is that people are told to hate her, so they do. If you ask them why, they typically can't provide anything resembling logic.

[marble falls]

25. They've been fooled so much, Reagan, Bush, Mango T. Jebus, Mango T. Jebus2, they trust no one.

[Escurumbele]

31. That is 100% correct. I mentioned her in a conversation and a woman I know, who is a Democrat, said

"I don't like her", so I asked "why don't you like her", her answer was "wellll...I don't know", so I responded "if you don't know then you have no right to not like her.". After that we spoke longer about AOC, and it was satisfying to have her say "you are right, no reason for me to dislike her, if she is doing the right thing, which according to you she is, I will support her, and I will start paying attention to her more."

The End...a good end

[LastDemocratInSC]

39. In many cases they may not have been explicitly told to dislike her

but within their culture (local family, church, close friends) they understand the subliminal message about her and don't intend to rock that boat. In their world ostracism for being out of line can be a painful experience.

[mwmisses4289]

2. She's a woman, speaking truth.

Worse yet, in some people's minds, she's a woman who is a POC. That's more than reason enough for some to hate her.

[niyad]

8. EXACTLYY!

[SharonAnn]

11. Yes, exactly!

[Duppers]

13. I hate misogyny ❗

My own southern mother was as guilty of it as anyone else! 🤬

[tblue37]

37. Also, many people automatically dislike a woman for being young & attractive or for not

holding back & making themselves small.

[OldBaldy1701E]

42. Yep. (n/t)

[malaise]

3. Most excellent

AOC is a breath of fresh air.
Rec

[NNadir]

7. The more I hear of her, the more I value her.

Hopefully she represents the future of the United States should our country survive the orange slime mold in the White House.

[Martin68]

10. They hate her so much for the reason she addresses here: she cares more about the American people than she does about

her political career. That makes her a dangerous radical.

[3Hotdogs]

12. I would like to see her as VP candidate in '28.

Given the crowds she draws, she can't be ignored by the party establishment.

[poozwah]

14. I don't understand why some seem to hate her so much.

they fear her.

[Beowulf42]

15. It's the Hillary treatment.

AOC is articulate, smart, poised, knowledgeable. She is a threat and the hate machine is in full gear to delegitimize her in the only way they know how. Blast her with their hatred 24 hours of every day.

[justsomeguy01]

16. agreed

Folks that I have heard disparage her are people that literally have never heard her speak. Their opinions come from osmosis of whatever they hear friends & coworkers say. Their friends and coworkers that influence them are, like them, ignorant. Plus "my church". Plus "my newsfeed" (ie social media & corporate media headlines). They are never even exposed to facts & views that folks on this site would consider to be basic mainstream non-partisan information or beliefs.

[TygrBright]

17. Simple: Brown. No Y chromosome. "Uppity." THAT'S why people hate her so much. n/t

[soldierant]

38. Yes. That makes her a threat to the status quo.

And even people who are being harmed by the status quo and could really use some positive changes feel this. I suppose it's a case of "better the devil that you know..."

[rickyhall]

18. They know she's right.

And I'd follow her. She's working class like most of us.

[Ray Bruns]

19. "I don't understand why some seem to hate her so much"

Let’s check the Family Guy color chart to find out.

[Dr. T]

20. Bitchcraft: the art of pissing someone off

by telling them the truth.

Reported to me by my fine significant other, who is an avid social media connisuer.

[Unwind Your Mind]

24. I love that

Saving it, thanks!

[AKwannabe]

21. I can answer your question!

She is a woman
She speaks up
She has dark skin
She is smart…………

Fuck misogyny!

Misogyny:
dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.

[Mr.Bee]

22. She's Got My Vote!

AOC

[Ping Tung]

23. The right-wing of the party sees her as a danger to playing it safe because she talks about issues and ethics.

She insists that the party should be more than a business that deals in electoral profit/loss figures.

"Were parties here divided merely by a greediness for office,...to take a part with either would be unworthy of a reasonable or moral man." --Thomas Jefferson

[OLDMDDEM]

26. I like her. She would make a great senator.

[Bluepinky]

27. She's great!

Some people don’t like AOC because she’s a free thinker, looks out for the regular people and doesn’t accept corporate money. She can’t be bought and doesn’t owe anyone favors.

Maybe they’re intimidated by her?

[stillcool]

28. I think she's always been a gifted quick-thinking communicator

but her experience and current-day reality has made her even more so.

[MadameButterfly]

29. People are jealous and feel threatened

Those on the Right see an opponent smarter and more articulate than they are
Dems see that their most talented up and coming star is a woman of color and a Socialist. They're afraid she can't win a general election because of that, but she may get the nomination. Watch them try to keep her down even more than they did Bernie.

I'm not in the mood for trying to break a triple glass ceiling with all that is at stake, but if you look at identitiy politics, then all the other stuff (state, age, Progressive vs moderate...) you get just about nobody. Or you end up with the Billionaires. I don't know what the answer is, but I wish for a change the DNC would leave it up to the people. Beginning with Iowa, which has served us well.

[Tesha]

30. The neo-conservative propaganda machine

Inoculating their base from her, building a visceral hatred to keep her from higher office.


Nice people, huh!

[Ruby the Liberal]

32. She isn't afraid of telling the 'emperor' that he has no clothes

[Clouds Passing]

33. AOC is smart and sassy. I like smart and sassy.

[Tootbsb]

34. AOC tells the truth and has more intellect than all her counterparts. The truth is under attack.

From all sides.

[yliza]

35. I would like to see her as the next house democratic leader

Can you imagine her as house majority leader?

[mahina]

36. have you seen the garbage they post about her?

Says more about them than AOC

[wendyb-NC]

40. She's fighting for the people, not out for a photo op

She's doing her job. I love AOC, her focus is true and has been since she was first elected.

[GiqueCee]

41. I'm a 78 year-old...

... straight, married, white guy. And, boy, Howdy, I've seen some shit.
There is a petty, mindless, mental aberration that manifests itself as a knee-jerk, inchoate resentment toward those who have, or can do, anything they don't have, or cannot do. I'm a professional artist, so, believe me, I know whereof I speak.

These people will covet the possessions or talents of others quite openly, often saying, in a joking tone, that they "hate" people who have these things or abilities, but they are not joking. They are not joking at all. They will criticize and demean such people with absolutely no basis in fact or reason. And if the object of their malice is young, beautiful, smart, articulate, kind, thoughtful and the worst possible offense – female, well then, they go super nova. I have no respect, and no use for such people.

I fervently hope I live long enough to call Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez "Madame President". She is what this nation desperately needs.