• Nonameuser678@aussie.zone
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    In Australia we’ve just essentially criminalised climate protesting. Climate protestors now risk a huge fine and even jail time. A lot of people suspect it’s because governments are preparing in advance for what might become a huge movement that they can’t control. So they’re trying to disincentivise people before shit hits the fan.

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        I’m liberal, but holy shit the division from that happening would make Obama and Trump seem like warmups

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          No… Don’t you see?

          No matter how centrist or moderate democratic candidate is, the Republicans call them communist, socialist pedophiles.

          They’ve painted themselves into a corner. We could nominate a full-on Marxist flag-burner, and they would have nothing left to say about them that they didn’t already say about Obama and Biden.

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            Let’s be fair, Nancy P is about as much a back slapping old school politician as you can get, and AOC fell in line to her leadership. AOC and the squad haven’t been as left as promised

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              AOC pulls the party to the left with her rhetoric, and then lends her support to strengthen the party as a whole.

              In this political environment, when the opposition is literally a fascist cult, it’s great that she’s being a team player.

              Also when she eventually does run for president, she won’t have alienated the party.

              She has handled it perfectly.

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    I’m not sure she realises how good conservatives, and the American public, are at ignoring things.

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      You can say that about all sides. Not conservative BTW if that matters.

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    I don’t get why people support AOC, as far as I can tell after she blatantly ignored New Yorkers who are fed up with the current migrant crisis. She’s not open for debate, she’s just pushing her own agenda.

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        In attributing the forthcoming migrant crisis solely to Republicans stance on climate change, you’re oversimplifying a complex issue. While climate change is indeed a pressing concern that could exacerbate migration patterns, it’s not the only factor. My initial point was that AOC appears to be ignoring the concerns of her constituents on the current migrant issue, which is separate from future crises caused by climate change. It is crucial to address the problems of today while also preparing for those of tomorrow. To do so, our representatives should be open to debate and multiple viewpoints, not solely focused on pushing their own agendas.