Fearly: MP Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Every week, the contrarians select a remarkable figure that uses to defend democracy, the American leadership in the world, the rule of law and the truth.

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Some Americans earn recognition every week for their defense of the rule of law, democracy and inclusive. But simply because we are used to seeing these faces or hearing their voices does not mean that we should not take their perseverance and consistency for granted.

If you think of the most effective communicators to defend the democracy movement and the most aggressive antagonists of the new era of the oligarchy, representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DN.Y.) should be at the top.

As recently, she can inspire crowds from demonstrators before a small meeting. “We are obliged to resist the kings. We are superior, ”she said. “And they can be overwhelmed.”

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Their persistence that “this moment is greater than all of us” helps to dispel the feeling of complacency and the inevitable autocrats to keep people at bay. She warns her with Americans of the defeat and the best tradition of the movements of American social justice asks the Americans to pay attention to the gratitude of the oligarchs, their blatant conflicts of interest and their efforts to undermine the concept of the government for the public. She warns against falling victim to nihilism and cynicism and emphasizes that every action we take, no matter how small, Matters. The “constant, consistent pressure”, as expressed, will finally overwhelm the authoritarian threat.

Democrats, experts and strategists are connected to knots that have thought about whether they should concentrate on the economy or democracy. Ocasio-Cortez understands that they are two sides of the same fight. It skillfully describes the central threat, which the oligarchy of the Muschus Trump oligarchy outputs, and describes it “the fusion and capture of the billionaire class of our democracy”.

For example, we take the Supreme Court, which strips on constitutional rights and shreds the constitution to bring Donald Trump to the status of a king with a comprehensive granting of immunity. As Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Dr.i.) described in his revealing piece this week“The Supreme Court was captured by mighty, secret special interests that were issued Hundreds of millions in the project. “” He added: “A single decision by the Supreme Court can provide billions of dollars for an industry (throw away the clean power planFor example), so that this program was an investment that paid off well. “And that is the same dish that undermines the collective bargaining rights of the unions, the campaign editions transformed into” speech “, to give billionaire tips unprecedented power, and imposes the rest of us its Christian nationalism. In other words, oligarchs want to use their billions to further increase their prosperity and to undermine the pro-democracy forces who stand in the way of their ambitions.

The Talent of Ocasio-Cortez goes beyond the impromptuen street speeches. She can be dazzling in hearings and deliver stinging ruffles to her colleague. In a recent hearing, taking into account draconian cuts against Medicaid, she exposed the GOP argument that its goal was to make Medicaid more efficient and to remove waste. “We have not heard a single number of concrete for identified waste and abuse. There is a kind of vague wand for waste, ”she said. “What is proposed is that … people who see the doctor are a waste.” She fell forward:

When deconstruction of the lies over the budget and the Doge, Ocasio-Cortez refuses to go into falsehood that Elon Musk is qualified by the government on the seams, only because of its billions of billions. After referring to him a “billionaires -con man”, she explained: “If you think everyone is an expert … I have a bridge for nowhere to sell her. These are people’s lives at stake and we cannot laugh away. “

Democrats can learn several lessons from her. First and foremost, power does not come from a leadership title or a chair from the committee. It comes from the strength of your own message and the determination of gathering Americans for democracy. (If you are disgusted by a clever rhetoric that come from the House and Senate leaders, take a look at others without the titles.)

Secondly, she effectively humanized the victims of muscle trumps. Ocasio-Cortez does not buy in the lie that the Americans do not take care of government employees. “Federal workers work that is part of our society’s life of life,” she says. It crosses the most important jobs – in the healthcare system, in the national parks and in the foreign service – that work the country and preserve our reputation in the world. It refers to the ordinary Americans (e.g. visitors to national parks) who are currently suffering from the oligarchy. Trump may have contempt for government employees, but he wrongly assumes that the Americans do not take care of people in their communities who do important work.

Finally, Ocasio-Cortez, Americans who have resigned depressed, succeeds in delivering a hard love or expecting a solution to the Maga threat overnight. She tells them they are theirs engagement withstand authoritarianism. And she is right: it is not optional. Citizens of a democracy have a Responsibility Defending it, resisting a threat that is more threatening than any external enemy. Ocasio-Cortez tells you tired or depressed, you tell you Do something. She does not crush any words: this is not an easy fight; The victory is not certain and will not come quickly.

Overall, among the reasons we honor Ocasio-Cortez today, the fact that they treat Americans as responsible, decent adults, the deployment of missions that combine the points between oligarchs and authoritarianism and the expectation determine that ordinary Americans will lead to protecting their democracy.

AOC remains fearless – and also asks us to be like that.