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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. | 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.<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> | ||
=== Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez === | === Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez === | ||
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* AOC votes "present" on the Israel funding vote and cannot 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 votes "present" on the Israel funding vote and cannot 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> | ||
* 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> | |||
=== Criticism of Ilhan Omar === | === Criticism of Ilhan Omar === | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 25 March 2022
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:
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
- Ilhan Omar
- Ayanna Pressley
- Rashida Tlaib
Additional members elected in 2020:
- Jamaal Bowman
- Cori Bush
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 Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela[3]
- AOC praises corrupt oligarch billionaire Nancy Pelosi[4]
- AOC votes "present" on the Israel funding vote and cannot sufficiently defend her vote.[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]
Criticism of Ilhan Omar
- Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel[8]
Criticism of Jamaal Bowman
- Jamaal Bowman praised imperialist war criminal Colin Powell upon his death.[9]
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’
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel
- ↑ Jamaal Bowman on Twitter on 10/18/21