AOC says her office struggles to keep up with the 'astronomical' level of daily threats that she receives: NYT
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Since last year, Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez has spent over $120,000 on security protection, according to data examined by The New York Times.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said her congressional office struggles to keep pace with the "astronomical" level of threatening messages that she receives each day

  • dead [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    There's a time and place to dunk on AOC. In the thread where chuds are threatening violence against her is probably not the place.

    AOC is seen as one of the leftmost figures in American politics. Chuds aren't threatening her because she voted to fund the iron dome. Chuds are threatening her because they think she's a commie. I think that someone who gets violent threats from chuds for being perceived as being a communist deserves some sympathy, yes.

    Are you denying that she gets threats from chuds? Are you supporting threats against her from chuds? What is wrong with you?

    • grey_wolf_whenever [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      post irony online leftists who just want to dunk on AOC weird me out. Yeah shes not a communist but when she gets killed for being the USA's most famous soc-dem thats not a good day for left.

      • Cowboyitis69 [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I get what you’re saying. I guess I’m just overly frustrated, bitter, and jaded. The fact that the most well-known populists the American left has are cynical career politicians like Bernie and AOC just pisses me off. And then we’re expected to feel bad for them?

        I mean you probably disagree, and that’s fair, but I’m just disillusioned with all politicians at this point.

        • grey_wolf_whenever [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          you dont think this reads as kinda overly jaded in a psycho way? Nancy Pelosi is a much richer and more powerful person than Bernie & AOC. I think if we don't feel slightly bad about a DSA oriented politician getting death threats then we've lost something.

          Im not saying you have to go cry in the streets, or throw yourself in front of a train but, to quote @dead up there

          I think that someone who gets violent threats from chuds for being perceived as being a communist deserves some sympathy, yes.

    • Cowboyitis69 [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I don’t support any of the threats, I just don’t feel bad for a career politician like AOC. Just like I don’t care about the death threats towards pelosi. I view them as basically being the same at this point. They both exist to perpetuate and promote the dem party, an institution that stifles change.

      Do real populists or revolutionaries cry to the media every time they feel threatened? Or do they take it on the chin and go on with what they were doing? Sympathy for her isn’t going to determine whether the fascists take power.