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Ocasio-Cortez blasts capitalism as an 'irredeemable' system
Chicago Tribune ^ | 3/10/19 | Susan Warren

Posted on 03/10/2019 6:17:14 PM PDT by Libloather

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"Capitalism is an ideology of capital the most important thing is the concentration of capital and to seek and maximize profit," Ocasio-Cortez said. And that comes at any cost to people and to the environment, she said, "so to me capitalism is irredeemable."

Although she said she doesn't think all parts of capitalism should be abandoned, "we're reckoning with the consequences of putting profit above everything else in society. And what that means is people can't afford to live. For me, it's a question of priorities and right now I don't think our model is sustainable."

Instead of conservative politicians scaring people that socialism means the government is going to take over their business, "we should be scared right now because corporations have taken over our government," she said.

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Just scored my first 'deplorable' shirt the other day. I hope they have an 'irredeemable' in my size.
1 posted on 03/10/2019 6:17:14 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Ditto to that!


2 posted on 03/10/2019 6:21:19 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Libloather

Capitolism is a system which has worked here in this country since it became a country to make it the envy of the world. Socialism has pretty much failed every time it has been tried. So much for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her socialism!


3 posted on 03/10/2019 6:21:54 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent (I)
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To: Libloather

She benefitted from capitalism and its social mobility her entire life. Ungrateful brat.


4 posted on 03/10/2019 6:22:17 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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All these airheads spouting this kind of crap should be forced to go live in Venezuela for six months. Not as Congresscritters or movie stars on a junket, but as regular peasants. No debit / credit cards, No stateside supporters to bail them out. No access to friendly Embassies or Consulates. Just, say, five hundred bucks in their pocket when they arrive

See what they say about it afterwards


5 posted on 03/10/2019 6:23:44 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Libloather

I’m pretty sure Alexandria is an escaped audio-animatronic from The Enchanted Tiki Birds at Walt Disney World.


6 posted on 03/10/2019 6:24:57 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Libloather

Just keep doin’ what you’re doin’, ditz.


7 posted on 03/10/2019 6:28:05 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Army Air Corps

She has found a larger tip jar to steal from! SOCIALISM


8 posted on 03/10/2019 6:29:24 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: ronnie raygun

Socialism is theft, and she has hit The Big Time.


9 posted on 03/10/2019 6:31:08 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Libloather

I think that at its heart Capitalism is simply the recognition of the Law of Supply and Demand.

AOC is an economics major who rejects the Law of Supply and Demand.


10 posted on 03/10/2019 6:31:57 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Libloather

Somebody needs to remind her that free enterprise capitalism provided her clothes, her housing, her food, and the drugs and medical devices needed to treat her illnesses. And provided the tax revenue that the government spent on her education.


11 posted on 03/10/2019 6:32:14 PM PDT by Socon-Econ (adical Islam,)
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"Capitalism is an ideology of capital the most important thing [sic]..."

Well, Twit, socialism is the ideology that says silencing your opponents is the most important thing, as it almost invariably murders millions of them (in America it would be one hundred million, easy) when it gains power. To anyone with a soul, that makes socialism irredeemable.

12 posted on 03/10/2019 6:36:31 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Libloather

With Trump in office, the DemoRATS see their chance to finally impose Stalinism slipping away. In the presidential election the cornered ‘Rats will pull out the stops and do EVERYTHING they can to steal the election. It’ll make the massive election theft last year seem quaint.

It’s time to acknowledge reality. We must put off the 2020 election unless we can get to the bottom of what happened in 2018 and can be sure that no such plot can succeed ever again.

We also should declare the Congress to be on hiatus until we figure out who won legitimately and which House and Senate seats were usurped.


13 posted on 03/10/2019 6:41:35 PM PDT by GodAndCountryFirst
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To: Army Air Corps

She means capitalism, luxury, privilege for her. The rest of us will deal with the shortages of socialism.


14 posted on 03/10/2019 6:55:37 PM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: Libloather

But socialism is always the refuge for hope, eh? Since it’s worked out so well everywhere it’s been tried?


15 posted on 03/10/2019 7:01:00 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: virgil

“Dacha for me, a hovel for thee.”


16 posted on 03/10/2019 7:02:15 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: maxwellsmart_agent
She's bordering on the ridiculous
17 posted on 03/10/2019 7:02:57 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Libloather

Maybe she’d like to pay the taxes she owes on the capitalist book publishing business she started.


18 posted on 03/10/2019 7:08:29 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: Libloather

This woman is a God-send to conservatives. I promise you: A LARGE portion of America’s youth 100% agree with her. Parts of her message ring true. Putting ‘Profits above People” is people is a bad thing. There ARE companies today that do this... MANY of them. But, they won’t last.

Successful companies know this. Corporations ARE people. People make it up, top to bottom. That’s what the socialist don’t appreciate. Sometimes, these ‘people’ become too self-focused. When they do, they invite speakers like AOC, to convince the masses how Evil they are.

We will learn to make the case, or not..

The battle for ideas,is ON!


19 posted on 03/10/2019 7:18:34 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: Libloather

I’m so torn between wanting this blithering idiot to shut up and hoping she keeps running her vodka hole.


20 posted on 03/10/2019 7:19:15 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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