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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts)
Tue Mar 12, 2019, 02:38 AM Mar 2019

This is why the power structure fears Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (VIDEO)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) appeared at the South by Southwest Conference in Austin Texas. The Intercept Briahana Gray interviewed her. A young woman asked her a simple question. She wanted advice about young girls of color who desire to get into politics. AOC's answer was simple and yet profound.



In the short snippet, AOC points out the absurdity of conformity. It is corrosive as the requirement as she says is to do "the impression of power."

https://egbertowillies.com/2019/03/12/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-fear/
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This is why the power structure fears Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (VIDEO) (Original Post) egbertowillies Mar 2019 OP
Bravo, sir. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2019 #1

LastDemocratInSC

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1. Bravo, sir.
Tue Mar 12, 2019, 03:38 AM
Mar 2019

She is young. She is a force, for sure, based on her character and ideas. My bet is that she will be the 2nd or 3rd female President of the United States (that's called crawling out on a limb but I think it's doable).

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