https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1392606988975198214#m

  • pppp1000 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    "Noooo you can't criticize her. She's being misquoted. She's one of the good ones." Meanwhile, she will continue to spread the state department propaganda on Tibet and Xinjiang. Western soccdems in a nutshell.

    • MarxMadness [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      I've never seen anyone say AOC should be exempt from criticism. The argument is that she should get critical support, which is different from an endless stream of hostility.

      • pppp1000 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        You must have missed the "we shouldn't criticize her since she's one of the good one" takes. Also, someone who doesn't hold office criticizing her isn't the same as her peddling state department propaganda. If you believe in electoralism, she's a politician. Politicians work for us and deserve to be criticized when they make mistakes.

        • MarxMadness [comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          Yeah I haven't seen any of those takes. There's a difference between "look, don't be too hard on someone on the left edge of mainstream politics" and "no criticism is allowed." I see plenty of people saying the former, but no one saying the latter.

          • aqwxcvbnji [none/use name]
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            3 years ago

            There’s a difference between “look, don’t be too hard on someone on the left edge of mainstream politics” and “no criticism is allowed.” I see plenty of people saying the former, but no one saying the latter.

            Just say "#forcethevote was good" once, and you'll attract the latter in no time.

            • MarxMadness [comrade/them]
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              3 years ago

              I've seen far too much Force The Vote discussion and I've never seen "you're not allowed to criticize AOC."

              This either doesn't exist, or is one of those situations where someone posts some obscure tweet with three likes as if any significant number of people believe it.

              • aqwxcvbnji [none/use name]
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                3 years ago

                I’ve seen far too much Force The Vote discussion and I’ve never seen “you’re not allowed to criticize AOC.”

                People said it to me often, including on this site.

                • Sacred_Excrement [comrade/them]
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                  3 years ago

                  Yeah....been on this site on various accounts since Sept last year. Plenty of people, early on, took the stance of "AOC should not be criticized". Those people seem to have largely given up or seen the light (or gotten banned).

    • Huldra [they/them, it/its]
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      3 years ago

      Nooo she has no real policy influence so her opinions and statements on foreign policy shouldnt matter you've just got AOC derangement syndrome! Theres literally nothing wrong with her saying unless China lets the US build a consulate in Tibet and have free reign they should be sanctioned!!!