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'''Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez''', frequently referred to by her acronym, '''AOC''', is a representative in the [[United States of America|US]] House of Representatives.  
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She is closely aligned with the congressional clique called [[The Squad (United States Congress)|The Squad]], which claims itself to be a progressive voting bloc, but has since disappointed voters repeatedly by showing their opportunism and ineffectiveness. Her record in congress has been a disappointment.<ref>{{News citation|author=Abigail Tracy|newspaper=Vanity Fair|title=“THIS BEACON OF HOPE IS BEING CORRUPTED BY THE SYSTEM”: THE BATTLE FOR ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ’S PROGRESSIVE SOUL|date=2019-06-10|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-progressives-congress}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Hard Lens Media]]|title=Independent Media Calling Out The Hypocrisy Of AOC|date=2022-06-27|url=https://youtu.be/Az5irQSUItQ}}</ref>
'''Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez''', frequently referred to by her acronym, '''AOC''', is a representative in the [[United States of America|US]] House of Representatives as a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].
 
She is closely aligned with the congressional clique called [[The Squad (United States Congress)|The Squad]], which claims itself to be a [[Progressivism|progressive]] voting bloc, but has since disappointed voters repeatedly by showing their [[opportunism]] and ineffectiveness. Her record in congress has been a disappointment.<ref>{{News citation|author=Abigail Tracy|newspaper=Vanity Fair|title=“THIS BEACON OF HOPE IS BEING CORRUPTED BY THE SYSTEM”: THE BATTLE FOR ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ’S PROGRESSIVE SOUL|date=2019-06-10|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-progressives-congress}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Hard Lens Media]]|title=Independent Media Calling Out The Hypocrisy Of AOC|date=2022-06-27|url=https://youtu.be/Az5irQSUItQ}}</ref>


==Criticisms==
==Criticisms==
*AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of 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 [[Nancy Pelosi|Pelosi]], [[John Bolton|Bolton]] and [[Donald Trump|Trump]] in support of coup attempt in [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|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 praises corrupt oligarch billionaire Nancy Pelosi<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, who has been an enemy of the proletariat 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 changed her vote from "nay" to "present" on the Israel funding vote and was unable to sufficiently defend her vote.<ref>[https://youtu.be/MhIYTEWUItA AOC's Ridiculous Word Salad Over Israel Funding Vote] on Oct 14, 2021 by [[The Jimmy Dore Show]] featuring Nick Cruze of [[Fred Hampton Leftists]]</ref>
*AOC changed her vote from "nay" to "present" on the Israel funding vote and was unable to defend her vote.<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=24-9-2021|archive-url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-iron-dome-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-present-condemned|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 to expand NATO<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Gary Leupp]]|newspaper=[[CounterPunch]]|title=Those Who Voted for the “Lesser Evil” Voted for NATO Expansion|url=https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/03/09/those-who-voted-for-the-lesser-evil-voted-for-nato-expansion/}}</ref>
*Voted to expand [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]].
*Voted in favor of equating [[anti-Zionism]] with [[antisemitism]] and affirmed the [[State of Israel|State of Israel’s]] right to existence.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Peoples Dispatch|title=Nearly the entire US House of Representatives just equated anti-Zionist to anti-semitism|date=29-11-2023|url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/11/29/nearly-the-entire-us-house-of-representatives-just-equated-anti-zionist-to-anti-semitism/}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 14:55, 20 March 2024

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
BornOctober 13, 1989 (age 34)
New York City, U.S.
Political orientationSocial Democracy
Imperialism
Political partyDemocratic Party


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, frequently referred to by her acronym, AOC, is a representative in the US House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party.

She is closely aligned with the congressional clique called The Squad, which claims itself to be a progressive voting bloc, but has since disappointed voters repeatedly by showing their opportunism and ineffectiveness. Her record in congress has been a disappointment.[1][2]

Criticisms

References