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Inflammatory comments made by Democratic all-star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in which she ridiculed the \u2018garbage\u2019 state of affairs in America and trashed Ronald Reagan, have ignited a fearsome battle of words on social media.<\/p>\n
The rookie New York congresswoman expressed her frustration about what was happening in the United States during an appearance at the South By Southwest Conference & Festivals (SXSW) in Austin, Texas on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s really hard for people to sometimes see is that we are on this path of a slow erosion, and a slow slow slow just like \u2014 move away from what we\u2019ve always been,\u201d<\/em> said Ocasio-Cortez. \u201cYou won\u2019t even realize that you\u2019ve drifted a hundred miles.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Pushing back against critics who dismiss her Democratic Socialist policies as too radical, the 29-year-old congresswoman argued that the US has strayed from its \u201ccore values.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think all of these things sound radical compared to where we are,\u201d<\/em> she concluded, \u201cbut where we are is not a good thing. And this idea of like, 10 percent better than garbage, it shouldn\u2019t be what we settle for.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Her comment was immediately seized upon by conservatives, who accused the left-leaning lawmaker of comparing the whole of America to trash.<\/p>\n In a country where neo-commies like her are elected into office, I might have to agree with her.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jordamnit (@Jordamnit1) March 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n But more sympathetic voices on the platform rushed to Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s defense, arguing that the \u201cgarbage\u201d<\/em> comment had been taken out of context.<\/p>\n \u201cAOC made a comment about America being garbage. Typical conservative pundits are just highlitng only that without hearing out her explanation why she said that,\u201d<\/em> tweeted columnist David Weissman.<\/p>\n AOC made a comment about America being garbage. Typical conservative pundits are just highlitng only that without hearing out her explanation why she said that. If only I realize the propaganda tactics sooner than later.<\/p>\n \u2014 David Weissman (@davidmweissman) March 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n
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