The Democratic Socialists of America pulled its endorsement of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York this week, accusing the progressive congresswoman of being insufficiently supportive of the Palestinian cause and efforts to end the war in Gaza…

Her approach has increasingly strained her relationship with some of the left’s most strident critics of Israel. When she rallied last month in the Bronx with Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Jamaal Bowman, dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators angry over her endorsement of Mr. Biden chanted “You’re a fraud, A.O.C.”

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This is literally the identical rhetoric you used for almost a year to argue that we shouldn’t question Biden’s fitness for office.

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Yes, and under the same reasoning. I made it very clear that my turn on Biden was because he has lost the confidence of the party which is a danger to his ability to win against fascism that would be alleviated somewhat by choosing another candidate now. My goal is to NOT GO UNDER A FASCIST REGIME THIS NOVEMBER. A radical position, I know, though, obviously, not nearly radical enough to meet your approval. Likewise, your argument is the same as it’s always been - “Letting fascism win is Good, Actually, because it shows the world how influential we are! Ha ha, take that, LIBERALS!”

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that would be alleviated somewhat by choosing another candidate now.

See, what someone with an informed political calculus would have done, would have been to support criticism of the incumbent and demand a proper competitive primary 10 months ago while we still had lots and lots of time and bandwidth for it.

If your views only make sense looking backwards, your views don’t make sense.

You should really consider listening to those whose views predict future states of the world, and weighting their opinions more highly than your own, until you’ve adjusted your calculus sufficiently such that your views predict future states of the world.

Basically, you were wrong, are wrong, and will continue to be wrong until you begin to adjust your thinking.

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