• thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    13 hours ago

    would she though? I can hear everyone from centre left to the far right now saying “I couldn’t vote for AOC she’s just too extreme, we don’t need those far left socialist ideas in our government.”

    • TheMinister@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      5 hours ago

      I have a friend—a big Bernie guy who talks about how he wouldve been great. He said to me the other day, “AOC can go fuck herself.” I asked why. He said, “she just doesn’t know what people want. She went too far left.”

      Jesus Christ. He’s usually a pretty sound thinker. I have no idea what that is. Maybe just plain old misogyny.

      • thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        8 hours ago

        I think that might be oversimplifying things. The media have been very effective at promulgating the myth that the left stands for unlimited immigration, soft approach to crime and foreign policy, and generous handouts to lower socioeconomic groups paid for by the state and taxpayers. Fear of the negative consequences of these policies often drives people to vote further right.

        • maskquerade@ttrpg.network
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          8 hours ago

          Well, none of that is unique to AOC so I don’t see why she would be singled out in being “extreme.”

          It’s her socialist policies that cause scumbags and useful idiots to think twice about supporting her.