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AOC is Absolutely Right About Today’s Republican Party.
And the left would do well to listen.
I firmly believe that when it comes to our current political climate, it should go without saying that there is no one lawmaker who’s going to emerge from this and save us. We cannot wait for it to happen and we cannot afford to operate as though we expect it. No politician is perfect, or above scrutiny, and they all must be held accountable. That being said of course, aside from Bernie Sanders, there are few I believe in more than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
She has resonated with me ever since I watched Knock Down the House on Netflix, and it’s clear she is in a prime position to build on the movement that Bernie Sanders started. She is his chosen successor, and all you have to do is listen to her speak to understand why. Recently, AOC shared some thoughts on the Republican Party and its current state that really resonated with me, and were absolutely worth sharing.
On MSNBC, AOC said:
“I think there’s two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look, and it is important that we…
