Summary

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed Trump’s election win, urging Democrats to move past infighting and post-election rancor to focus on preparing for potential impacts of his presidency, such as tariffs, mass deportations, and censorship.

She criticized some Democrats for blaming the loss on “identity politics,” despite Trump’s campaign centering on white racial grievance and calls for white men to turn out. Ocasio-Cortez pointed to moderate voices like Reps. Tom Suozzi and Seth Moulton, who argued that supporting trans rights hurt Democrats, as misguided.

She encouraged people to engage in direct communication and join physical communities to combat despair and build resilience.

  • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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    219 days ago

    What if the US populace is not misogynistic. Perhaps Clinton and Harris were just bad candidates.

    • @aesthelete
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      It’s always “it’s not all women, just not this woman” when it comes to presidential misogyny.

      I think the best bet for getting a woman in the white house is to have a major TV show where a popular actress plays the president, and then have that actress run for president afterwards. Americans are so unimaginative that they probably need the visual example, and then some are probably stupid enough to think they’re voting for the incumbent.

        • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
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          57 days ago

          Dear gods no she gave us Dr Phil it’s the tv version of the clap

          • @Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In
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            27 days ago

            I didn’t say she would (or wouldn’t) be a good president. I’m just saying people would definitely vote for her.

            • @HeyThisIsntTheYMCA
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              27 days ago

              I’m not disagreeing with you, I’m just registering my horror early in case this happens. You know what they say, if you can’t be happy, you might as well be right.

      • @CharlesDarwin
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        37 days ago

        It worked for donvict after he was given that GD game show - a whole lot of people think he’s a businessman, and a successful one at that.

    • @CharlesDarwin
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      47 days ago

      Clinton still won the popular, and Harris had the background of inflation. I think if AOC had similar circumstances, she probably would have lost, too. Even though I would looooove to see her as President.

      Now, maybe, if she runs after 4 years of donvict fucking all kinds of things up…hard to say. She’d probably be running against “JD” “Vance” who is a white guy, so…