AOC: If you say "socialism" three times in a mirror...

[Cuthbert Allgood]

82. Of course she's not perfect, but blaming her for people misunderstanding socialism is punching left.

She's mocking those that use it as the boogie man. You know, the thing we both seem to agree exists. And the fact that she brings in corporate lobbyists means she isn't glossing over it and/or saying it's some "small thing." In case you haven't paid attention, she has a huge problem with lobbyists.

If people believe it's bad, we both seem to agree that the solution is to educate. The solution isn't to tell AOC to stop fighting the fight she wants to fight.

"Taking up socialism is a losing path." Who's doing that? She is 1. taking up progressive policies that Dems believe in; and 2. trying to fight those that don't want people educated and use it as a tool.

Nobody wants to "protect her at all costs" but this is a Dem site and we aren't supposed to be going after them. Hell, Manchin gets love here because he is a Dem. Afford AOC (who, by the way, is WAY more liberal and progressive than Manchin) the same. And before we slide into "Manchin is doing what he needs to do to get elected," so is AOC. And, frankly, she supports Trump a whole hell of a lot less than Manchin.