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    Conservatives love to hate on AOC, no one is perfect indeed. But everytime I ask to point me to one specific thing she said they disagree with, it’s always crickets

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      US politics are hyper polarized and she’s a great face for the Dems and she’s often in the spotlight becuase if it by both sides. I’ve brought this up in conversation with someone that “hated” her and I really felt like I got to him how skewed our views are by media bubbles.

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            She’s smart, young, and competent. That alone makes her a standout in the political arena.

            The fact that your only metric throughout this whole post is ‘what bills has she passed’ is frighteningly weird

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            Bills that she has sponsored or co-sponsored, including ones that have passed

            The site is a great place to start if you want to find out what a congressperson has actually done. It doesn’t paint the whole picture as committee work is pretty important too and isn’t always represented by a specific bill, but still useful.

            In my opinion, she has one huge thing going for her and it’s the fact that she doesn’t belong in a retirement home. We need more young people in Congress, regardless of their party affiliation.

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            That is another problem with our gerontocracy. Important committee assignments are doled out based on seniority, not aptitude or merit. She could do more, as could people like Porter or Frost, but they are sidelined by the fucking party.

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        There is a place for spokespeople to help move people but the job of a congressperson is to move policy.

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      This is a terrible take. There is plenty she says that conservatives disagree with. She does not have the same policy goals as conservatives…obviously. She would say the same thing.

      Examples:

      She has called Capitalism “irredeemable” which many capitalists would disagree with.

      She supports single payer Healthcare when others believe competition builds a better system overall, or believe Healthcare isn’t an appropriate role of government.

      She believes in a federal job guarantee when some think the government can encourage employment and welfare in other ways more effectively, or believe that isn’t the role of government.

      She believes in canceling all outstanding student loan debt when others believe there are more effective ways to help the needy more specifically, or believe those with college degrees should be low on the priority list for assistance, or believe people should be on the hook for loans they took out.

      Obviously there are arguments for all of her positions, YOU might agree with all of them, but the idea that no conservative can give any examples of things they disagree with her about is absurd and laughable.

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        This is a great point as well, but I think a large point they were trying to make is conservatives have made a point of hating her and making her a point of their ridicule with almost no solid basis to stand on.

        They just react to her name and initials as a dog whistle, without any of the reasons you’ve listed.

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        His point (as I understood it) wasn’t necessarily that conservatives have nothing to disagree with her about, but that a lot of the people espousing hate for her don’t actually have firm rational reasons for doing so, and are just hating on her because they were told she’s bad by their favorite politicians, commentators, news media, etc.

        Which frankly seems accurate for a reasonable amount of her critics based on the discourse I’ve personally seen surrounding her.

        And that’s even before we get into the weird thing a lot of conservatives have about her appearance…

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      Not a conservative, but that’s not particularly hard, so I’ll play Devil’s advocate.

      AOC is idealistic, but sometimes naive and ill informed.

      She referred to a statue of Father Damian as an example of white supremacist culture. Damien spent the last 16 years of his life ministering to a leper colony on Hawaii, acted as a doctor, dug graves, eventually contracted leprosy, and died as a consequence of it. Lili’uokalani herself honoured him. He is honoured to this day in Hawaii.

      Calling a statue honouring a man who died helping non-white people, in the anything but enlightened 19th century, an example of white supremacy comparable to statues of racist leaders of the confederacy is absurd. Lincoln was more of a white supremacist than someone like Damien. If anything, if people followed Damien’s example, the world would be a better and less racist place. It’s also a self-own, that was widely reported on in right wing media, helping them to support their narrative that it’s wrong to remove statues of bonafide racists. “See! They call all white men racists!”

      The not wearing a mask thing and crossing state lines in the middle of an epidemic, then contracting covid? Also not a good look. Once again, widely reported on in right wing media. “See, she isn’t a wearing a mask either. She’s a hypocrite!”

      I personally also find AOC’s self lack of knowledge or clear positions on foreign policy troubling, if unsurprising. IRC she also voted against seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs, which I found troubling. Her excuse for that, something about civil forfeiture, also seemed to suggest she hadn’t properly read the bill, as it only applied to non-US nationals, and not Americans like she claimed.

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      What accomplishments has she had that you’re particularly excited about? I know people love her but people love populists, and when I think of AOC that’s what I see. Maybe I’m missing something but I don’t see her as an effective legislator. Just someone who says things the base likes to hear. Very unpopular here but I feel that way about Bernie too. Makes great points but doesn’t know how to actually navigate Congress and get any of it accomplished. Put up bills that are only supported by a small minority and make no efforts to actually build proper coalitions to get things passed. The best leaders in legislature are often not the most well known or vocal, but the ones who can put up policy, build a coalition around it, and get things passed. Despite what people might think of Biden, he’s someone who knows how to do that. Talk is cheap and being a populist is easy.

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        Why don’t you see her as an effective legislator? You make very broad points with not much content, you speak like a politician

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          Because none of her policies have actually gone anywhere. I appreciate she shows up to vote for other policy and can be a part of a broader coalition, but she has not proven to me she is able to actually push her own legislation and build a viable coalition to get things passed.

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            Centrist Democrats outnumber progressives in congress, and caucus with Republicans on progressive issues.

            This reads less like criticism from someone who agrees with her and more like gloating from someone who doesn’t.

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        Is there a way to quickly and easily see what someone’s voting record is? Like just a list or yeah/nays. I tried to find anything before and ended up in a rabbit hole of policy points.

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        It’s sad you’re getting downvoted because this is a great point… it’s also depressing because politics is corrupt bullshit… but since that’s never going to change short of our country going full France/let them eat cake, I guess we need people that can work in the system…

        I would even venture to say re: Bernie that he is actually a negative since what he proposes is too “radical” from the current status quo and it ruins any chance he has to get traction. Sadly, change won’t come over night… it’s going to take lots of little steps to get there.

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          It’s weird that “radical” Bernie Sanders has policies that the vast majority of Americans on both sides of the aisle support. We just have some shitty voters.

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            I’m glad that an inability to understand nuance and have a helpful discussion wasn’t just a Reddit thing but apparently exists here as well! Reminds me why I almost exclusively lurked and avoided any posts that weren’t just talking about stuff people in the sub enjoyed… at least I’m finding out early that I need to just shut up and avoid trying to have discussions.

            In response to your post, which will probably be the last engagement I have in this thread…

            I put “radical” in quotes as compared to what the current status quo is (which I am not supporting FTR). We are in late stage capitalism… we are being controlled by the rich. Our government is corrupt and garbage… and to go from this to what Bernie wants is absolutely radical. Is it bad? Not generally IMHO. But is it a massive departure from where we’re at now? Yes.

            As to your statement that his policies are supported by “the vast majority of Americans on both sides of the aisle”… where do you pull this data from? Because if we only had “some” shitty voters I find it hard to believe we’d be where we’re at now… but maybe I’m wrong… that just seems like one of these “sounds good, but is ultimately based on nothing real” internet takes that people like to throw around…

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              I won’t spend too much time responding, as your seem to be taking your ball and going home, even though I wasn’t arguing with you, weird that it came across that way. Anyway, it’s easy to google this. Here’s a quote from politifact:

              For each of those issues except single-payer health care, a more modest percentage of all Americans — but still a majority — signal their support.

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          I agree with not downvoting. No one should be disagreeing with wanting to know a politicians voting record. Voting records should be widely known and easily accessible. They should be referenced in news articles the same way actors always have movie credits quickly listed anytime they’re brought up.

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    I hope to vote for her for president someday, assuming she sticks to her values and continues to speak truth to power.

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      Right? It’s like getting objective truth from a subjective source as though anyone who doesn’t already know it will be convinced.

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    She’s definitely doing a good job of both playing the political game, and also not making too many big waves and biding her time. She’s smart. That’s why.