She ain't an imperialist, donno what to tell you all.

https://twitter.com/GuillaumeLong/status/1329836004287639554

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    But there's a tactical reason to propose those bills: they have the massive political support needed to advance any sort of leftist movement. An anti-sanction bill on Venezuela or Cuba or Iran would do the opposite.

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      Obama ran on lifting sanctions against Cuba, and it was incredibly popular.

      Biden ran on re-entering the Iran Nuclear Deal, which lifts sanctions on Iran.

      Your "tactics" are just "prioritize things that benefit me." It's incredibly obvious.

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        Obama ran on healthcare. Biden ran on "remember Obama?"

        Americans are notoriously ignorant about the rest of the world. Foreign policy in elections is more about talking points than anything substantive. It's mostly trap questions that voters will give you no credit for acing.

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          Then there's no reason AOC should be silent on the US sanctions regime.

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            It’s mostly trap questions that voters will give you no credit for acing.

            There's no benefit -- nothing will pass, and she will gain no supporters even if she makes the best argument possible -- and she will get dragged through the :vuvuzela: mud by even non-chud media if she breaks ranks.

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              There's no benefit to standing up for the people oppressed by the government you represent.

              You are probably the most evil person who posts here regularly.

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                You are probably the most evil person who posts here regularly.

                How do you hope to get anything done if you're that far detached from reality? Calling other leftists evil for having the gall to point out that politicians make compromises is cop shit.

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                  You aren't pointing out politicians make compromises. I've said that several times already.

                  You are saying AOC's line on Venezuela is good, correct, and criticizing it is wrong.

                  I will support the actions of politicians when they support my political aims. I will criticize them when they don’t.

                  This is what you are arguing against.

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                    You are saying AOC’s line on Venezuela is good, correct

                    No, I'm saying that it's understandable for politicians to give non-answers when no movement on the issue is possible, and when you can only lose ground by getting drawn in to a discussion. I'm saying we shouldn't rake one of the furthest-left politicians in the country over the coals because they're making an understandable compromise on such an issue.

                    You're not just arguing against that, you're calling that evil. Get your head out of your ass and go talk to someone who isn't a terminally-online leftist.