AOC's Chief-Of-Staff Wears T-Shirt Featuring Nazi Collaborator

[PatrickforO]

162. That's not really fair. Gandhi has now achieved a form of sainthood, for sure, but back in

the day, he was one of a group of Indian politicians who had formed an uneasy alliance to get rid of British rule.

We've got to be careful not to impose our 20/20 historical hindsight on Bose, because he did what seemed right to him at the time. Chakrabarti does need to stop wearing the tee, though, and definitely should apologize to Davids and the rest of the Dems in Congress he has insulted. And, AOC should probably fire him.

But gee, how come we aren't focusing on getting rid of Trump. Instead we are splitting hairs about whether medicare for all is the best package or whether we should try to repair the ACA, reverse the GOP sabotage, allow the government to negotiate price and add a public option. That doesn't matter to me, as progressive as I am, as much as simply moving forward on the issue.

Same with climate change. There is no controversy among real scientists. Climate change is real, human-caused and is an existential threat to our species. We are killing the oceans, polluting the air and systematically destroying our environmental equilibrium for the sake of shareholder profits. Sure, I want a Green New Deal. Silly me, I'd rather have my grandkids and their kids be able to actually breathe the air and have enough to eat and stuff, but you know, I'd be happy if we just got back in the Paris agreement, and begin passing legislation that created more incentive toward green energy, conservation and mitigation of climate change. As long as there is forward progress, that's great.

But, no, we have to draw the lines, circle the wagons. Sometimes it is hard to watch, especially when I imagine Trump, Miller, Pence and McConnell laughing their asses off at our internecine battles. Really funny. Not. And really unproductive.