Summary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, stating, “I don’t celebrate rapists,” referencing Trump’s history of sexual assault allegations.
While Trump has never been convicted of rape, a jury found him civilly liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll.
Ocasio-Cortez also criticized TikTok for crediting Trump with restoring service in the U.S., calling it a propaganda move.
She warned of social media platforms being weaponized by right-wing interests, claiming they are contributing to the rise of “21st-century fascism” under the incoming administration.
This is how you take the moral high ground, not by ceding ground to the far-right.
Per usual, she’s probably our best hope of a high profile progressive in office (and a potential do-over of 2016 when we didn’t get Bernie if Dems get some sense).
Right on the money too about social media. I think I’m more concerned about that than I am about Trump himself. I really don’t want Zoomers to end up the next conservative generation; like the Boomers and Gen Xers who suck Reagan dick after the 80s because their misunderstanding of what actually happened during his presidency. Confirmation bias is strong and that’ll fuck the US long after Trump dies.
Dems would rather sell us to fascism than put a progressive in office.
This assumes a progressive candidate would win, though. Given this last election, I don’t think that’s a particularly safe bet to make.
Glad there is at least one politician that can speak frankly about the felon in chief.
That’s why I think not allowing her to be on the Oversight committee was shortsighted, she makes great opposition against MAGA and I want to see more of her speaking the voice of reason
That’s why I think not allowing her to be on the Oversight committee was shortsighted
It’s not shortsighted, it’s intentional. The Democratic Party leadership is Blue MAGA because they don’t want to ruffle the feathers of their corporate donors. Like with many politicians of either side of the aisle, Nancy Pelosi made money buying stocks of companies who are just granted government contracts. Why would she and the DNC want to curtail the power of oligarchs who pays their salaries by appointing progressives instead?
America is heading into an oligarchy, if not corporate fascism. But it’s not too late yet. As an outsider looking at American politics, it’s easier to organise on local level and then influence the federal level. I believe progressives should start mobilising on grassroots campaigning at the local level. That way, they could spread their influence up to the federal level. The way I see it, the MAGA is obviously influenced by the Tea Party movement. Progressives should do something similar.
Dems would rather Trump get away with everything than anyone ever call them out on anything
Commander in thief
Oh wow she found her moral standards again. Luckily you can pick those up after dropping them.
What are you on?
Serial rapist.
That’s awesome! I’m happy she is staying her actual reason for not attending. Sadly, millions of Americans do celebrate rapists. Athelets, musicians, actors. Then you have priests, doctors, cops that get a free pass, and prison rape is outright celebrated.
She’s right about the tiltok bullshit and social media being weaponized. Look how fucking well with worked with network television and newspapers. Most people I know, even intelligent ones, trust some form of major media like the NYT’s or CNN. Facism was already here and now we’ve let it off it’s leash to run free.
For me what is most destructive is the sanewashing a lot of the MAGAs are getting on a lot of these once reputable sources in traditional media. I hope the obituary we read in the near future isn’t USA’s.
“Adjudicated Rapist”.
https://newrepublic.com/post/174448/judge-e-jean-carroll-case-yes-donald-trump-rapist
“The finding that Ms. Carroll failed to prove that she was ‘raped’ within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump ‘raped’ her as many people commonly understand the word ‘rape,’ indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that [rape, as ‘commonly’ understood].”
I refuse to qualify the term rape. Trump raped Carroll - there are no conditions or clarifications needed.
Adjudicated rapist is not the same as convicted rapist. That’s the real issue. Trump was never charged with rape.
I don’t disagree and I’d concede the point if I was talking to a lawyer or other legal expert that was having a discussion with me in good faith.
These fucks exploit the shit out of good faith and technicalities so fuck it.
You’re[1] wrong, it was rape.
- Pst, I’m not specifically speaking to you Jordan but in a generalized sense. We need to call rape rape.
At least you admit to not acting in good faith
I think that being transparent in my reasoning is acting in good faith to this community. But, I’ve worked in professional environments for like twenty years now… I know that being fully honest isn’t always a good policy. Communication between humans is complex and I’m morally comfortable with my decisions of when I chose to use linguistic tricks to reinforce or erode an argument.
You’re perfectly fair to judge me for not being full transparent all the time (though I do think that’s quite naïve) and you’re also fair to judge me about when I chose to use these tricks to push a viewpoint. That’s well within your rights.
Be very careful. Remember, ABC and George Stephonopalous (or however you spell his name) just had to cough up $15 million and apologize to Trump for repeating this.
I wish I was joking.
They didn’t have to. They chose to roll over like fucking cowards.
Nah. Donald Trump is a rapist who raped E. Jean Carroll, among others.
They settled a case that wasn’t by any means open and shut. And in the context of that case Stephenpolous was talking about the legal case Trump was involved in, which specifically was not rape according to the jury but sexual assault.
In this case, aoc isn’t referring to a case but in general that Trump is a rapist so she is standing on much firmer ground since she isn’t talking about specific facts, Trump is a public figure, and I doubt anyone could say that aoc is lying with malice.
She didn’t say ‘convicted’ which makes her case way easier, just point to the judge and shrug
I heard just being a whiny little bitch works really great as a defense. All you have to do is somehow quadruple your hearings and whine, and they let you go, in fact, you may even be president one day if you whine enough.
I feel that was more of an offering.
Also as federal law defines rape.
Or fascists.
I would say “and fascists.”
Its like every politician with morals gets fucked. I’d love to see the “young” 74 year old with throat cancer bat against convictions like this.
Only if they’re a Dem
I’ve never heard her celebrate Bill Clinton or any other Dem rapist, have you?
Yes
I’m gonna have to insist that you provide sources for your claim that she’s ever supported Bill Clinton or any other Dem rapist.
Biden had rape accusations against him as well from his younger years. Those never received much media attention.
To be fair, not many forms of media were invented in Biden’s younger years. I think he graduated high school just as radio was becoming a thing.
Her cringe act has returned? Cry about Mexican children. Forget them when it’s Biden.
