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Donkees

(31,492 posts)
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:20 PM Jan 2020

AOC: We Shouldn't Be Scared of What Will Happen If We Try



Jan 28, 2020

“We should not be scared of what will happen if we try. We should be scared of what will happen if we don’t.” –Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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AOC: We Shouldn't Be Scared of What Will Happen If We Try (Original Post) Donkees Jan 2020 OP
"What will happen if we try" is a Corbyn-style general election massacre scheming daemons Jan 2020 #1
YEP!! fallout87 Jan 2020 #6
Yup!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #7
There are people here who think Corbyn has been a raging success story BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #11
Exactly. DavidDvorkin Jan 2020 #16
+1000. See also: McGovern. ehrnst Jan 2020 #17
+1 dalton99a Jan 2020 #23
People aren't "scared of what will happen", they're "afraid of what will happen". SMH! George II Jan 2020 #2
. RandySF Jan 2020 #3
Well, that just says it all, doesn't it? (nt) ehrnst Jan 2020 #18
Weird. You guys use "fear" more often than those you actually accuse of being afraid. LanternWaste Jan 2020 #4
I agree with her Sherman A1 Jan 2020 #5
Who says the other candidates aren't trying?? That's a load of crap Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #8
Sorry Sherman A1 Jan 2020 #21
I know what you mean... pfeiffer Jan 2020 #9
I would rather try something and fail than continue Sherman A1 Jan 2020 #22
To not act is to endorse the status quo... pecosbob Jan 2020 #10
I'm not buying what she's trying to sell. The Valley Below Jan 2020 #12
The lesson is.... never try. DanTex Jan 2020 #13
FDR said the same thing Grampa.Shark Jan 2020 #14
She's right Gore1FL Jan 2020 #15
Can you quantify "a chunk?" ehrnst Jan 2020 #19
I wish I could recommend this post 1000000000 times. Scotch-Irish Jan 2020 #20
 

scheming daemons

(25,487 posts)
1. "What will happen if we try" is a Corbyn-style general election massacre
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:22 PM
Jan 2020

She's living in a bubble. And she's wrong.
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BannonsLiver

(16,530 posts)
11. There are people here who think Corbyn has been a raging success story
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:56 PM
Jan 2020

Which is quite amazing to think about.

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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
17. +1000. See also: McGovern.
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 04:02 PM
Jan 2020
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George II

(67,782 posts)
2. People aren't "scared of what will happen", they're "afraid of what will happen". SMH!
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:22 PM
Jan 2020
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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
18. Well, that just says it all, doesn't it? (nt)
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 04:02 PM
Jan 2020
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LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
4. Weird. You guys use "fear" more often than those you actually accuse of being afraid.
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:27 PM
Jan 2020

It's a tired tactic, but I get the comfort of consistency... let's you pretend you're suRgINg!!!!

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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
5. I agree with her
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:31 PM
Jan 2020

and although I back another candidate, if we do not try, we are doomed to failure.

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Thekaspervote

(32,813 posts)
8. Who says the other candidates aren't trying?? That's a load of crap
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:41 PM
Jan 2020
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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
21. Sorry
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 05:00 PM
Jan 2020

We don't have time for a re-set presidency or yesterday''s solutions.

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pfeiffer

(280 posts)
9. I know what you mean...
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:44 PM
Jan 2020

and I definitely agree with the concept.

I only wish, however, that she didn't want to try something - that no one knows will work - by using my hard-earned middle-class wages.

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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
22. I would rather try something and fail than continue
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 05:01 PM
Jan 2020

the status quo, because we middle class have been and are going to get screwed if we don't change direction and do so rapidly.

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pecosbob

(7,545 posts)
10. To not act is to endorse the status quo...
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:54 PM
Jan 2020
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The Valley Below

(1,701 posts)
12. I'm not buying what she's trying to sell.
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:56 PM
Jan 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

DanTex

(20,709 posts)
13. The lesson is.... never try.
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 01:58 PM
Jan 2020

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Grampa.Shark

(2 posts)
14. FDR said the same thing
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:07 PM
Jan 2020

The thing about fear itself.

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Gore1FL

(21,160 posts)
15. She's right
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:45 PM
Jan 2020

We have a majority coalition. We need to stop neglecting a chunk of it to attract people who will never vote for us.

We need to be the party of reparations. We need to be the party of affordable healthcare. We need to be the party of affordable education. We need to be the party of the environment. We need to be the party of fair taxation. We need to be the party of science, research, and exploration. We need to be the party of gay rights, women's rights, minority rights, immigration rights. We need to be the party that looks out for the little guy, the party of compassion, and the party of hope.

In the end, if we can't or won't, who can or will?

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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
19. Can you quantify "a chunk?"
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 04:03 PM
Jan 2020

Thanks.

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Scotch-Irish

(464 posts)
20. I wish I could recommend this post 1000000000 times.
Tue Jan 28, 2020, 04:15 PM
Jan 2020

AOC nails it! Listen to the whole thing.

That's why I'm voting for Elizabeth and my husband is voting for Bernie. They're right about all of it.

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