Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez misquoted the U.S. Constitution while threatening to run for president

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  1. Space_Time

    Space_Time Well-Known Member

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    Can anyone stop her from running for president? Will a way be found to get around the age requirement? Would you vote for her?

     
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    Part of me thinks she's joking. I don't think anyone is that stupid.
     
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    Well, if there is an apathy in voters, like there was in 2018 democrat primary, and they sit at home instead of vote, then Cortez might become the Democrat candidate in the general election.

    But none of that will happen, of course, because she is too young to be eligible to be president. At least in 2020, but after that I don't know. She might run in a future election down the road, if she's still famous and her fan club comes out to vote in mass.
     
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    Well she's essentially a socialist.
     
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    You have to be smart to be a socialist.... :D
     
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    We already know that's why Trump veered alt-right.
     
  7. fifthofnovember

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    Strange how the fringe left think that there are only two choices: fringe left, and alt-right.
     
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    I vote for undereducated = stupid.
     
  9. JakeStarkey

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    Strange how you come up with that nonsense.
     
  10. Xenamnes

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    She has already made threats against the son of Donald Trump for criticizing her.
     
  11. fifthofnovember

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    So, you're ready to go to bat for the fringe left? I wonder why that is... Yeah, they're sooo reasonable.
     
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    And your analysis needs work, it appears.
     
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  13. fifthofnovember

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    My analysis is spot on. The people who push socialism and communism need the alt-right as a foil, and will only compare themselves against "fascist alt-right Nazis" (instead of, you know, regular people) because that's the only way they can make their ideology seem like a legitimate choice.
     
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    I think some poasters use terms they don't quite comprehend.

    Many of the Alt Right want a right wing Big Government progressive administration.
     
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    Good point, to the fringe left, Democrats are alt-right. I can't say I disagree.
     
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  16. fifthofnovember

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    I think some posters use terms they can't spell.

    Right-wing and progressive, huh? Interesting. But irrelevant. The point is, there are way too few actual alt-righters to be your constant boogeyman.
     
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    Ya, Im going with joking as well.
     
  19. JakeStarkey

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    I think some posters use terms they don't quite comprehend. Many of the Alt Right want a right wing Big Government progressive administration.

    Thank you for proving my points. Yes, you are alt right (and there are many of you), and I am point or two left of dead center. Some alt right are Big Government progressives. Thank you for participating.
     
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    Be Afraid
    Be very afraid.


    She is the Sarah Palin of the Democratic Party with the LSM :heart:
     
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    fifthofnovember Well-Known Member

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    If you are going to call everyone to the right of Stalin "alt-right", perhaps you should give a precise definition. Or does a vague, nebulous definition better serve your agenda? Because when you say "some alt right are Big Government progressives", it sounds like "some alt-right are not alt-right (or on the right at all), except they are because I like calling people that"
     
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    Only fifthofnovember is calling everyone to the right of Stalin "alt-right". I have seen no one else except him suggest such a thing.

    Perhaps he should learn to understand definitions. These will help.

    1. Alt-right - Wikipedia
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right
      The alt-right, or alternative right, is a loosely connected and somewhat ill-defined grouping of American white supremacists/white nationalists, ...

    2. Urban Dictionary: alt-right
      www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=alt-right
      'alt-right' or 'alternative right' is a name currently embraced by some white supremacists and white nationalists to refer to themselves and their ideology, which emphasizes preserving and protecting the white race in the United States in addition to, or over, other traditional conservative positions such as limited government, low taxes and strict law-and-order.

    3. alt-right
      /ˌôltˈrīt/

      noun
      • 1.(in the US) an ideological grouping associated with extreme conservative or reactionary viewpoints, characterized by a rejection of mainstream politics and by the use of online media to disseminate deliberately controversial content:"many in mainstream conservatism see the alt-right as a serious force"
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    4. Alt-right | Definition of Alt-right by Merriam-Webster
      www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-right
      Alt-right definition is - a right-wing, primarily online political movement or grouping based in the U.S. whose members reject mainstream conservative politics and espouse extremist beliefs and policies typically centered on ideas of white nationalism —often used before another noun. How to use alt-right in a sentence.

    5. Alt-right | Define Alt-right at Dictionary.com
      www.dictionary.com/browse/alt-right
      Alt-right definition, a political movement originating on social media and online forums, composed of a segment of conservatives who support extreme right-wing ideologies, including white nationalism and anti-Semitism (often used attributively): the face of the alt-right;an alt-right candidate.

    6. What is the American 'alternative right'? - Quora
      www.quora.com/What-is-the-American-alternative-right
      The "Alternative Right," or more commonly, the "alt right" is a diverse assortment of people, mostly online, who identify as right-wingers but consider themselves either opposed to, or profoundly alienated from mainstream American conservatism — usually because they view it as being too liberal, or preoccupied with the wrong issues.

    7. Alt-Right | Southern Poverty Law Center
      www.splcenter.org/.../ideology/alt-right
      The Alternative Right, commonly known as the "alt-right," is a set of far-right ideologies, groups and individuals whose core belief is that “white identity” is under attack by multicultural forces using “political correctness” and “social justice” to undermine white people and “their” civilization.
    8. Opinion | What the Alt-Right Really Means
      www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/opinion/sunday/what...
      The alt-right is not a large movement, but the prominence that it is enjoying in the early days of the Trump era may tell us something about the way the country is changing.

    9. An Establishment Conservative's Guide To The Alt-Right ...
      www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/03/29/an...
      The alt-right is a movement born out of the youthful, subversive, underground edges of the internet. 4chan and 8chan are hubs of alt-right activity. For years, members of these forums – political and non-political – have delighted in attention-grabbing, juvenile pranks.

    10. 9 things you need to know about the alt-right movement
      www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/...
      The alt-right has only a few publicly named and identifiable leaders — Spencer being one of them — but the majority of supporters are people who act online via social media.
     
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    "to the right of Stalin"

    :rolleyes:
     
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    So basically it's just another way of calling people racist.
     
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    People who deny that some of the alt right are racist will deny other factual matters.
     

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