I think the best thing I've taken from the cushblogs is this: you cannot put most people into the all encompassing category of "Good" and "Bad". This screams of wanting to put aoc in a box and write her off as "Bad". Fucking dumb.
Amen. We can and should highlight where other folks on the left are wrong, but painting someone like AOC with a broad "bad" brush for one statement or even multiple statements is not good. And it seems like AOC is the only one here who gets this treatment. We seem to do a better job of calling out bad positions from folks like Bernie or Corbyn - both of whom are functionally social democrats as much as AOC is - without painting them as "bad". But feels like AOC is our fun punching bag here.
I'm going to assume the political calculation of not supporting a two-state solution is simply not worth it. I mean, if it were up for a vote in Congress, which it never will be, I would be more interested in this position. But now its basically a litmus test for the media to decide if they should attack you for being anti-semitic. In mainstream discourse, being against Israel having its own state is the primary definition of anti-semitism.
I think the best thing I've taken from the cushblogs is this: you cannot put most people into the all encompassing category of "Good" and "Bad". This screams of wanting to put aoc in a box and write her off as "Bad". Fucking dumb.
Amen. We can and should highlight where other folks on the left are wrong, but painting someone like AOC with a broad "bad" brush for one statement or even multiple statements is not good. And it seems like AOC is the only one here who gets this treatment. We seem to do a better job of calling out bad positions from folks like Bernie or Corbyn - both of whom are functionally social democrats as much as AOC is - without painting them as "bad". But feels like AOC is our fun punching bag here.
It’s almost likes she an elected official who claims to be part of the left.
I guess my point is that her position isn't much different from any other (mainstream) politician on the left.
And everyone else should be called out too.
I'm going to assume the political calculation of not supporting a two-state solution is simply not worth it. I mean, if it were up for a vote in Congress, which it never will be, I would be more interested in this position. But now its basically a litmus test for the media to decide if they should attack you for being anti-semitic. In mainstream discourse, being against Israel having its own state is the primary definition of anti-semitism.
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