Summary

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged countering the Trump administration’s policies by resisting at every turn, arguing that its incompetence makes it vulnerable.

Her remarks followed chaos caused by a rescinded executive order that temporarily shut down Medicaid portals nationwide.

She encouraged activists to take offline action, citing ongoing mobilization efforts.

Her strategy focuses on making governance difficult for Trump, calling his administration “dangerous and cruel” but also “shockingly dim.”

  • @[email protected]
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    1917 hours ago

    I already wasted 20 years of my life in sacrifice to politics. I want to be done and other than venting about how we’re doomed I more or less am done, thank you.

    I hope I’m wrong, and I earnestly wish her luck but I do not owe a population of people who chose Trump a single solitary fucking thing. I’m bitter, exhausted, and my patience is gone.

    • @[email protected]
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      3014 hours ago

      If you’re done with politics, then just stop. This isn’t an airport, you don’t need to loudly announce your departure.

        • Ech
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          12 hours ago

          So childish. “I didn’t get what I want! I quit!” “You can’t tell me what to do!”. Get over yourself.

          • Moineau
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            710 hours ago

            Yeah this is definitely a white heterosexual man. The privilege is wafting off those sentences.

    • Ech
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      1313 hours ago

      Apparently not exhausted enough to just sit silently instead of actively depressing the discourse and actions of others.

    • @[email protected]
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      3516 hours ago

      Cool…

      But if you’re done, why are you here trying to convince others to give up?

      If it’s too much for you, that happens.

      Go check out from politics, dont hang out and tell people it’s pointless to try. Literally no one is happy in that scenario except trump.

      • @[email protected]
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        914 hours ago

        I’m not, I’m just angry and bitter and venting. Its not rational its seeking catharsis from lashing out.

        • @[email protected]
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          18 hours ago

          Coulda fooled me, most people I know lashing out don’t recognize they’re lashing out and dont explicitly say they’re not being rational.

          Real catch-22 moment here, if you know your being irrational, you’re not actually irrational.

    • @[email protected]
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      2517 hours ago

      It’s understandable why you feel this way, but ultimately unproductive:

      ”The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

      — Plato

    • Tiefling IRL
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      1316 hours ago

      I’ve spent the last 20+ years of my life fighting for my right to simply exist in this country, and the reward is a government that vilifies me for being brown, neurodivergent, trans, and gay. I’m done, I’m taking the next opportunity out of here.

      • @[email protected]
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        1017 hours ago

        Just a bunch of cowards who don’t want to recognize the impotence of their unwillingness to get involved directly.

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        12 hours ago

        “Walking away” isn’t a thing in this case. You are not entitled to choose not to fulfill your obligations as a citizen.

        Even if you want to emigrate, that’s not your choice: you have to convince some other country to let you in. Until that happens, you’re fucking stuck here and you have to suck it up, buttercup, and deal with it!