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* AOC lined Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in support of the coup attempt in Venezuela.<ref>[https://orinocotribune.com/aoc-lines-up-with-pelosi-bolton-and-trump-in-support-of-coup-attempt-in-venezuela/ AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela]</ref> | * AOC lined Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in support of the coup attempt in Venezuela.<ref>[https://orinocotribune.com/aoc-lines-up-with-pelosi-bolton-and-trump-in-support-of-coup-attempt-in-venezuela/ AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela]</ref> | ||
* AOC praised Nancy Pelosi, enemy of the proletariat for her whole career.<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-ocasio-cortez-on-the-view-20200219-gcliuehkgbb77dovdjxt3j2p3i-story.html AOC visits ‘The View’ to praise Nancy Pelosi as the ‘mama bear of the Democratic Party’ and chide ‘Bernie bros’]</ref> | * AOC praised Nancy Pelosi, enemy of the proletariat for her whole career.<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-ocasio-cortez-on-the-view-20200219-gcliuehkgbb77dovdjxt3j2p3i-story.html AOC visits ‘The View’ to praise Nancy Pelosi as the ‘mama bear of the Democratic Party’ and chide ‘Bernie bros’]</ref> | ||
* AOC voted "present" on the Israel funding vote and could not defend her decision. | * AOC voted "present" on the Israel funding vote and could not defend her decision.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Rayhan Uddin|newspaper=Middle East Eye|title=AOC faces backlash for crying, but not voting, over bill to fund Israel's Iron Dome|date=24-11-2021|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-iron-dome-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-present-condemned|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725123906/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-iron-dome-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-present-condemned|archive-date=30-1-2023|retrieved=30-11-2023}}</ref> | ||
* In 2021, AOC transferred $160k of her own campaign funds to right-wing "CIA Democrats".<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/04/05/demo-a05.html Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez funds the CIA Democrats] by [[Eric London]] on [https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/04/05/demo-a05.html World Socialist Web Site], the publication of the [[Trotskyism|Trotskyist]] [[Fourth International]]</ref> | * In 2021, AOC transferred $160k of her own campaign funds to right-wing "CIA Democrats".<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/04/05/demo-a05.html Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez funds the CIA Democrats] by [[Eric London]] on [https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/04/05/demo-a05.html World Socialist Web Site], the publication of the [[Trotskyism|Trotskyist]] [[Fourth International]]</ref> | ||
*Did not support [[force the vote]] to demand [[Medicare for All]].<ref>{{News citation|title=Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned|url=https://www.opindia.com/2021/01/force-the-vote-aoc-democratic-party-jimmy-dore-medicare-for-all/}}</ref> | *Did not support [[force the vote]] to demand [[Medicare for All]].<ref>{{News citation|title=Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned|url=https://www.opindia.com/2021/01/force-the-vote-aoc-democratic-party-jimmy-dore-medicare-for-all/}}</ref> | ||
*Voted in favor of equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=Peoples Dispatch|title=Nearly the entire US House of Representatives just equated anti-Zionist to anti-semitism|date=30-11-2023|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/29/nearly-the-entire-us-house-of-representatives-just-equated-anti-zionist-to-anti-semitism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130071918/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/29/nearly-the-entire-us-house-of-representatives-just-equated-anti-zionist-to-anti-semitism/|archive-date=30-11-2023|retrieved=30-11-2023}}</ref> | |||
=== Criticism of Ilhan Omar === | === Criticism of Ilhan Omar === | ||
* Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel<ref>[https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210802-ilhan-omar-votes-for-bill-to-continue-unconditional-us-aid-to-israel/ Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel]</ref> | * Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel<ref>[https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210802-ilhan-omar-votes-for-bill-to-continue-unconditional-us-aid-to-israel/ Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel]</ref> | ||
* Voted in favor of equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Criticism of Jamaal Bowman === | === Criticism of Jamaal Bowman === | ||
* Jamaal Bowman praised imperialist war criminal Colin Powell upon his death.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jamaalbowmanny/status/1450093676303114242?s=21 Jamaal Bowman on Twitter] on 10/18/21</ref> | * Jamaal Bowman praised imperialist war criminal Colin Powell upon his death.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jamaalbowmanny/status/1450093676303114242?s=21 Jamaal Bowman on Twitter] on 10/18/21</ref> | ||
* Voted in favor of equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Support for Ukrainian Nazis === | === Support for Ukrainian Nazis === | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 30 November 2023
The Squad is a group of six Democratic Party members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Although this group has been described as being the most progressive and left-wing members of the U.S. Congress, it has increasingly been criticized for succumbing to the political weight of the pro-imperialist, right-wing Democratic Party and its billionaire donors.[1]
Membership
Initial members elected in 2018:
Additional members elected in 2020:
Criticism
While the right-wing media endlessly hounds The Squad for nominally supporting progressive policies, left-wing criticisms of them also exist. Here are some examples of various criticisms that have been waged.[2]
Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- AOC lined Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in support of the coup attempt in Venezuela.[3]
- AOC praised Nancy Pelosi, enemy of the proletariat for her whole career.[4]
- AOC voted "present" on the Israel funding vote and could not defend her decision.[5]
- In 2021, AOC transferred $160k of her own campaign funds to right-wing "CIA Democrats".[6]
- Did not support force the vote to demand Medicare for All.[7]
- Voted in favor of equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism.[8]
Criticism of Ilhan Omar
- Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel[9]
- Voted in favor of equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism.[8]
Criticism of Jamaal Bowman
- Jamaal Bowman praised imperialist war criminal Colin Powell upon his death.[10]
- Voted in favor of equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism.[8]
Support for Ukrainian Nazis
The Squad (with the exception of Cori Bush) voted in favor of sending billions of dollars to Ukrainian Nazis during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict.[11][12]
References
- ↑ Richard Medhurst (2021-10-19). "The Squad' Always Votes Against You" YouTube.
- ↑ "Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned".
- ↑ AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela
- ↑ AOC visits ‘The View’ to praise Nancy Pelosi as the ‘mama bear of the Democratic Party’ and chide ‘Bernie bros’
- ↑ Rayhan Uddin (24-11-2021). "AOC faces backlash for crying, but not voting, over bill to fund Israel's Iron Dome" Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 30-1-2023. Retrieved 30-11-2023.
- ↑ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez funds the CIA Democrats by Eric London on World Socialist Web Site, the publication of the Trotskyist Fourth International
- ↑ "Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned".
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Nearly the entire US House of Representatives just equated anti-Zionist to anti-semitism" (30-11-2023). Peoples Dispatch. Archived from the original on 30-11-2023. Retrieved 30-11-2023.
- ↑ Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel
- ↑ Jamaal Bowman on Twitter on 10/18/21
- ↑ "The Squad nowhere to be seen as Ukraine package sails through".
- ↑ Max Blumenthal and Aaron Maté (2022-05-27). "Bernie and the Squad surrender to the war machine's Ukraine scam" The Grayzone.