Whoopi Goldberg Advises AOC To 'Sit Still,' 'Learn The Job' Before 'Pooping On People'

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589. I think that Whoopi's advice comes from lessons learned about saying things one later regrets.

And certainly AOC is free to take it, ignore it, complain that someone cares enough to say it, etc.

Say what you will about Whoopi, she's a survivor - literally of addiction and homelessness - and that's because she acknowledges/ learns from her mistakes and from new information.

Unfortunately, there is a pervasive culture among some in politics to view any dissent, disagreement or fact checking of them as = to an attack on the very morality of progressive ideas themselves. It's the opposite of good management, which governance is.

The Democratic party is a party of coalitions. Respecting the diversity of veiwpoints and experiences of those groups and the ability to learn from them and from changing scientific discoveries, demographics, political climates, technology, media formats and leadership, and adapt our tactics and messaging accordingly, rather than requiring everyone to unquestioningly comply with an unchanging manifesto, has been ourstrength. Rigidity may appear to be strength, especially if it's about something that appeals to one's specific experiences, and makes for a dynamic lockstep in a protest, but it's not how our society, or our culture functions. Dissent and learning from one's mistakes is neccessary for a healthy political ecosystem. The Tea Party tried it, and while it seemed to work for awhile, it's killing them now.

When Darwin said "survival of the fittest," by "fittest" he meant most adaptable. Adaptable doesn't = "corruptable" or "duplicitous," as many people seem to think. One can be true to oneself and change one's mind with new information....

We have seen all too well what domineering, lockstep, top down politics - masquerading as grassroots populism - has done to the GOP, and we've been very wise to avoid it as long as we could.

Having a diverse toolkit of tactics, and being flexible enough admit to and learn from mistakes is the way we outlive the GOP. It's a hallmark of good management.