She has a bright political future, but the question is how much that political future will do for the working class. The reality is that there’s simply not much you can do with >10% of congress, and I doubt that AOC’s approach (or any approach that focuses on working within the Democratic party) will cause enough change to turn Congress into a place that can pass progressive policy.
Well, short of leading a revolution to replace congress, I am not sure what you are expecting there? But as a progressive politician with leftist tendencies who is not actively leading a coup, she seems to be doing pretty good.
Well I’m firmly in the “found/participate in a new party” camp, but that’s not really my point. I’m trying to say that it’s way too early to applaud AOC for achieving actual progress because she… Well, hasn’t.
She has a bright political future, but the question is how much that political future will do for the working class. The reality is that there’s simply not much you can do with >10% of congress, and I doubt that AOC’s approach (or any approach that focuses on working within the Democratic party) will cause enough change to turn Congress into a place that can pass progressive policy.
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Well, short of leading a revolution to replace congress, I am not sure what you are expecting there? But as a progressive politician with leftist tendencies who is not actively leading a coup, she seems to be doing pretty good.
Well I’m firmly in the “found/participate in a new party” camp, but that’s not really my point. I’m trying to say that it’s way too early to applaud AOC for achieving actual progress because she… Well, hasn’t.