2/ Her argument is "progressivism is good; it helps the little people. The establishment Dem party is DINO, and they just support the rich. Look at those corrupt F-ers like Hillary and Pelosi. You're damned right I'm not going to support THEM; Imma refor this and do it right".
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3/ And, if we put aside the object level discussion of whether progressivism is good or not (it's not ; it's terrible), she has a coherent argument and a very good strategy. So ... crapping on her for not paying party dues is bad analysis.
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4/ I was arguing w some redtribe friends yesterday who insisted that AOC, Pelosi, Warren, etc are all either (a) fully corrupt and can't believe a word of their own politics, or (b) so stupid that they do. It's insanely r*tarded to underestimate your political enemies thusly.
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5/ re the dues being "mandatory" :https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/1216014143326650368 …
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6/ If AOC signed a contract saying that in event of X she'd do Y, with enforcement mechanism Z, then, yes, questions about payback are relevant. Aside from that, though, this is about POWER not about RULES or FAIRNESS.https://twitter.com/Sherlockian42/status/1216014870832746496 …
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7/ There's one place where I sort of overlap w the worldview of conspiracy minded folks: it's that the elites play by different rules than the masses. This is some small part bc dark smoke filled rooms, but is largely just mindset. Normal people are often trapped in a mindset
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8/ that is (intentionally or just incidentally) inculcated by child reading and a dozen years of government school. * like up, because I told you to * wait your turn, because fairness * share your toys, bc I don't want to hear fighting some of these overlap moral principles
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9/ ...but some don't, and are merely PRAGMATIC principles. Pragmatic for who? The kid / student? No. Pragmatic for the teacher.
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10/ "the rules" said that Hitler and Stalin had to remain best buddies and not turn on each other - yet they were only "mandatory" to the degree that they were enforceable.
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11/ The "rules" say that the star coder can't renegotiate his stock option package a week before the IPO. The "rules" say that ... etc. Read The Prince. That's how much of the world actually operates. Getting upset at people for operating inside the ACTUAL rules ... eh.
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