I 100% agree that the “defund the police” was a bad idea. Valid grievances but not a well-thought-out concept. That being said, as someone that follows AOC pretty close, I think AOC has since distanced herself from that and isn’t as extreme as conservatives often think even though she has that popular reputation. She was quick to condemn HAMAS and repeatedly reiterated that Israel has a right to defend themselves while also calling out Israel when they do wrong. She’s usually pretty darn sensible.
I think you’re absolutely right though about focusing on electability. There’s a lot of candidates that would make great Presidents but may not be able to convince enough of America to vote for them. We gotta think about ALL of America when considering Presidential candidates.
I 100% agree that the “defund the police” was a bad idea. Valid grievances but not a well-thought-out concept. That being said, as someone that follows AOC pretty close, I think AOC has since distanced herself from that and isn’t as extreme as conservatives often think even though she has that popular reputation. She was quick to condemn HAMAS and repeatedly reiterated that Israel has a right to defend themselves while also calling out Israel when they do wrong. She’s usually pretty darn sensible.
I think you’re absolutely right though about focusing on electability. There’s a lot of candidates that would make great Presidents but may not be able to convince enough of America to vote for them. We gotta think about ALL of America when considering Presidential candidates.
Even this discussion is normalizing our dystopian environment that spirals further away from democracy every day.
This bill is not just an extreme version of "typical Republican legislation".
This SCOTUS is not simply a more partisan version on a continuum.
Fascism won't be fixed by better messaging.
The only thing growing faster than authoritarianism is normalcy bias.
He will have a huge army at his disposal unless something is done prevent that.
Are you assuming that Trump will allow an election to happen if it looks like he will lose?
The democrats need to focus on the creation of the
police state & funding for ICE in this legislation.
Great conversation. Galen knows his onions!