How about people try hard, start businesses, based off the previous work they've put in, re-invest, and profit. Then they cease to be poor. Anyway, you're in la la land if you think she can accomplish shit lol
Yep. Using the same kinds of policies. I don't know, I like the idea of random family members, friends and maybe even me dying because we can't afford insulin without a wepay but we don't have a pumping social media brand to get the message out. That's what Freedom™ means to me. That and getting illegals who tuk er jerbz.
@@josearceo4389 Funny you say that, you should watch a video where these guys go to New York or California and proceed to ask random people on the street to name the 3 branches of government. Most can't do it. So it is definitely not just "the south". In fact, your comment saying "the south" shows your lack of knowledge on the subject and proves it is not just "the south". Stop being a "sheep" and think for yourself rather than just drinking MSNBC or CNN's Kool aid.
@@jarjarbinks4744 I'm actually a conservative Democrat 😉. Her new green deal makes herself look like an idiot. have you even bothered to look it up or too busy staring at her ass?
I freaking love her so much. She’s so bold, smart, quick witted, funny, she cares about the working class/ minorities/ women, shes not scared to go after famous politicians like trump so she’s fearless, she doesn’t embarrass herself online, and as a perk she acts like a real human being in stark contrast to some cold emotionless politicians. She shares her emotion and in a great healthy way: she’s funny, kind, confident, she has and shows basic human empathy, she shows her excitement, she has morals; overall she has a great fun personality. Plus I like how she carries herself she’s super classy
@@deenaavers6946 Me, too! From Edinburgh, Scotland - then again, here we have had free-at-point-of-use, Universal healthcare since 1947, and we also have social safety-nets which mean that nobody here ever has to starve...
Lol she’s just trying to raise the standard of education, health etc to the level of most European countries. America hears socialist and think Stalin is going to show up on their door. Edit: The replies can’t seem to grasp that socialism isn’t about dictatorship and that countries where socialism has failed are/ were third world countries with vast amounts of corruption. Socialism done democratically works.
Conservatives don't actually hear the words "democratic socialism" or "human rights". Whenever you bring that up all they seem to say is "but... communism bad!"
And socialist systems are steering away from socialist healthcare bc the quality is so awful. I have family in Sweden and fortunately they can afford private health insurance and opt out of the POs socialist healthcare
if people from the us don't want her ideas of a free-healthcare system, raising the educations standars and fighting against poverty, i'd be happy to have her as a president in my country
I don’t see anything wrong in Alexandria Cortez dancing, she was in college she was having fun with her peers I see no no harm in that I don’t see nothing wrong.
I actually dont care that she was dancing. She was recreating the scene from the breakfast club and it was awesome! I still dont like her polices. You know, the whole taking hard worker's money and giving it lazy workers to "even the playing field" thing. The dancing isnt why I dislike her though😅
It is not that she is dancing, it is that she is an actress pretending to be a congresswoman. It is because she did not get there on her own merit. But now that you mention it, it is ironic how she dances like she is a puppet on a string...how prophetic that moment was for her.
Russia and USA do not have real elections. They only get to decide who shall represent the corporations and the 1%. This is also true about Biden, even if he is a decent person.
@@la7dfa Bidens a trojan horse for a welfare based system. Hes advertising himself as a moderate but when you look at his policies they're not moderate in the slightest. He's running a smart campaign.
@@reggtop Have you ever travelled outside of Armpit, Georgia and made it as far as the United Kingdom? Or even CANADA? Perhaps you SHOULD? Just stating-the-obvious, I know, but somebody had to!
@@reggtop In a lot of developed countries univseral healthcare works, they have better performance ratings and are cheaper than ours. The reason is simple. They main goal is performance and not raking in money and leave the customer with a shitty product because in fact, amercans has no real choice. We can't even chose our doctors oputside networks. So if you don't have anything to say, besides your fox-propaganda (which is perfect soviet style btw.), pls stop making your existence known.
game n chill at least those million dollar making churches have to pay taxes now so we are able to make mega homeless shelters better yet co-op housing. Co-op housing is provided to people activity trying to fix their lives and one of the biggest barriers the homeless face is not having a place to sleep that is safe or a permanent address to list on the application
Ps. U do know that politicians make their millions off of our taxes right biden Sanders pelosi aoc all have multiple houses with fences walls and body guards who have guns... they are hypocrites
Alison Serrano her policies are good policies. the us is one of the only countries in the world where you have to pay for higher education. student loans are one of the biggest reasons why america is in debt. defund the things that don’t need as much funding,such as the military, and put that money toward education. so many people miss out on college because they can’t afford it.
This woman has endless potential. I love her platform and can't wait to see what she does in Washington! But we have to vote to send a raft of Progressive Democrats with her. You hear that Blue Wave, Republicans?!
stanj85 I love that she sparked a conversation about dem. socialism. People in this country have a lot to learn about "the s word", and that it's not as scary as Republicans and most Democrats have been fearmongering about for decades
Nikki yes this was the one sry it was from forbes not BuzzFeed although it was about genZ not millennials www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2017/08/11/why-democrats-should-be-losing-sleep-over-generation-z/#64ab50547878
in turkey we have access to free education and healthcare with decent fees, however our gdp per capita is one sixth of the US, so that means US can afford to have those as well without any excuse
Turkish universities are corrupt and full of bribery and nepotism. Turkish degrees are worthless around the world. American universities admit eager candidates from across the globe because they have value. Socialist university level education turns degrees into monopoly money.
@Luis Flores - Making it No one is saying that there isn't some cool stuff in Turkey. We are saying that the threat of being jailed by the government if you voice an opinion, is very very real there. And that having clean streets while you are licking the boots of a dictator is not the way we want to live. I think that one of the most important points that American individualists/conservatives/ libertarians etc, miss, is that there are many people in the world who would happily sell there morals, freedoms, and rights, as long as it means they receive some comfort and money.
I mean we have free education, just not college. But it kinda shows that you have to pay for American universities when they are some of the most elite in the world. But yeah healthcare for sure should be a guarantee.
I will never understand why Americans seem to fight so much against universal healthcare...education etc i dont get it ? Get over the ‘OMG ITS COMMUNISM’ 😂
Republican billionaires brainwashed lower class uneducated rural Americans with cold war era propaganda that socialism is bad so that they can continue to line their pockets with the American peoples money.
You ever heard of North Korea, China, Cuba and Venezuela? Yeah, totally awesome system (not) at work there. Thats why any1 with at least 2 brain cells goes "OMG COMMUNISM".
“In a modern, moral and wealthy society; no human being should be too poor to live”! 👏👏👏👏🎆❤️. YOU GO GIRL!! Hell, you’ve got this old former Republican ready to move to the Bronx just to have you as my Rep! 🤗
onlyfacts That has always been a truth; but since when do we have a policy that cancels everything because of a very small minority? Certainly NOT in funding defense contractors-several of whom have stolen billions. What about the 2nd Amendment? We know a few are going to misuse that privilege-so do we repeal the 2nd Amendment because of that extreme minority? Especially when a policy is based on our supposed values in this country-err on the side of compassion and prosecute the ones who misuse the privilege. 😊-
When did people start being to poor to live? 5 years ago, 100, 1,000? How did we get to 7 billion with people being to poor to live? What model of socialism has or is working? Its all great until you run out of other peoples money. If you are old you should understand the past and a Kibbutz debt crisis.
She embodies almost everything the GOP hates: a young, driven, intelligent latina woman running on a socialist platform. God bless her and may Alexandria be the first of many new faces in congress.
Sadly given what establishment democrats are saying about this win she is also everything those currently in power in the Democrat Party hate as well. (Had to edit as weird sentence added to front of my comment that I didn’t put there. Is that happening to anyone else?)
Kaj - "In a modern, moral, wealthy society, no one should be too poor to live." - AOC I'm not a socialist, but I'm okay with this. Health care as a human right and access to affordable college education...I don't mind my taxes supporting that. Way better than every advantage going to support the super rich.
Maybe she should go help Venezuela...there socialism was NOT a fresh breath and is killing it's own people....I don't think you know our country's system...and why is Jenny from the block embraced but a successful business man shit on...backwards!!!
Those who are triggered by the word "socialist" are either very old and dying off, or deafeningly ignorant Trump supporters who are lost causes. Both are in the severe minority.
I think she is a fantastic person with brilliant ideas but if Bernie Sanders couldn't even run against Trump in both elections then I don't see how she could possibly win that election. However the future is bright and I hope she eventually will run.
EXactly. Trump opened the door for all the worms to come out, not only in America but also in Europe. Suddenly it is ok to hate, to lie, to fake to pretend, to discriminate, and even to kill. But i do hope good smart people will come out stronger after that. We just need good leaders to take us all on the right path.
Chris Choir, I'd say it worked pretty well, considering the worse recession since the great depression was reversed and we had continued economic growth starting from 2010 and the unemployment went from double digits all the way to 4%. You know, all the things Trump is trying to take credit for that started way before he even took office (funny how during Obama's time all those stats measuring how much the economy was improving were fake, and yet now apparently they're real). Not to mention the major social changes that occurred during that time, from Gay Marriage being allowed to America finally accepting socialized Medicare that went from being the most hated thing in the country to being so popular that even with republicans controlling all three branches of government they can't repeal it for fear of voters turning on them.
Chris Choir Really well actually. I couldn't stand Obama for awhile and then I got my head out of my ass. One of my biggest regrets is not voting for him in 2012. He never threw a tantrum, he EARNED respect, and most of all he cared about people regardless of who the voted for. Trump only cares about who can feed his ego.
Is anyone here watching this in 2024? When I was watching her latest appearance on the Colbert Show, I couldn't help but want to come back to this moment. She has come so far in the past few years and grown so much. I can't wait to see how far she goes!!
@@alexj1507 If I could neither capitalise nor punctuate my typed English, I would be a wee bit reticent about even trying to impugn the intelligence of a woman who is so much more intelligent than you are that you may as well blong to different species - just saying, cono...
They showed up to vote because they had a reason: *YOU, MS. OCASIO-CORTEZ.* You can't do it alone so it's up to us to send you some allies in November. Show these corporate stooges *ON BOTH SIDES* what a real progressive is.
Democracy works best when citizens are inquisitive, well-informed, educated, & active participants of the democratic process. This is why Trump & his propagandists at Fox knowingly spread falsehoods & "alternative facts" as opposed to the verifiable sort.
We must do away with the electoral college. It is an undemocratic institution in the sense that it does not represent the will of we the people. That is why Trump is president.
I love how what she stands for is called "Democratic Socialism", while here in The Netherlands these things are standard and our government is right-wing.... This either must mean the US is far behind, or (what I suspect) the right wing in the US is extremely radical
In the US the traditional choice is between right wing and extreme right wing, and both sides have been disappearing down the rabbithole of selfish shitwankery for decades. TO the extent that fascist conspiratorial stupidity is normalised. So it's up to the fresh forward looking new faces like AOC to get the pathetic old white millionaires out of the way to make a working society for all. Everyone whining about socialism is fine when corporations benefit from handouts whilst not paying taxes ...
A week ago Stephen didn't know her name, now she's on the show. This won't be the last time. She's in a safe district and she's young enough to spend 50 years in politics if she wants. I don't think she's going to be a back-bencher. She'll be one of the few Congresspeople known outside her district.
Apparently, neither do you. Guests are given accommodations (car service, flights, hotels, etc.) and a nominal stipend (as per Screen Actors Guild rules, can't even say with certainty for non-SAG guests like Ocasio-Cortez). I'd imagine the real value is the publicity. And if what Jerry Seinfeld mentioned in passing from a recent interview is accurate, then it's only around $500.
Holy shit how can I vote for her? Like, as a European, when I see "liberals/democrats" talk about how progressive they are, they usually make me laugh, because most of them would pass as conservative or center-right here, but she's the real deal. More smart young people that want to make the world a better place, please.
Paige Eaton I would put them really close to Europe's far right in some policies. But our "regular" right has also gone far-right almost everywhere, so it's quite worrying.
Absolutely - I love America and used to live there, but you can't call yourself a civilised country when you don't have free-at-point-of-use healthcare.
Paige Eaton Idiots! Although, conservative is the wrong word. Conservatism implies balanced budgets, modest goals, practical thinking, and compassion. The RNC and Trumpelstiltskin have nothing to do with that now. Progressives need to steal the conservative mantle away. In truth, you can only be as progressive as your budget will allow. Otherwise, a collapse will follow.
I can't afford it...I have 3 young children to support..there is no money left after payday...I would love to help...Why insult me by calling me selfish.. You don't know my finances. Maybe you could pay my share of the taxes for me as I can't pay.. don't be selfish.. pay my share for me to help me out
I definitely agree with you but the powers that be both democratic and Republican will not allow it to happen. She is just straight up smart/ direct which scares the powerful people in America , She wants equality/ justice for all, wants affordable healthcare, wants more affordable housing, fair taxes, etc. I can see the ads on TV calling her a radical socialist who wants to destroy our way of living. Unfortunately many older voters will believe that and im old myself :)
No we're also concerned about what she stands for her because she stands for communism basically and everything free and more taxes and destroying America
@EL GEE why are you bringing up socialism? AOC isn't socialist if that's what you're trying to refer to - mind you idek if you'd know the difference between socialism and democratic socialism.
She's refreshingly enthusiastic and seems to lack the narcissism and arrogance that you see in most politicians, it's not surprising that she gets a lot of young supporters.
daniel e.g smith It happens to a lot of people but based on her background I think she may be a bit more resistant to corruption, but you never know in politics. Although big businesses won't like her policies so she will most likely not receive as many donations to her campaign from the normal big investors (investments are probably a more appropriate description for the 'donations'), which will make it difficult to climb the political ladder.
Etham oh so you agree oir government was corrupt before Trump. You didnt get that idea from one year . So you r looking at before Trump with this comment. Trump has picked up where JFK left off. so do you know these words mean marcism , neonazism , and stalienism ? They all started socialist and turned into communist and took all the money from the people. Making everyone equal. Equally poor. Even ceos of buisnesses make what a mcdonalds bitch makes. So no one will ever try for smart jobs because theres no incentive. Then everything will become 3rd world if we survive. What the hell drugs are you dems on? Socialism always brings death. Wake the fuck up.
Any American that disagrees with free healthcare and education... well those are the ones keeping their pockets stuffed with cash that other people need to just put food on the table. The ones that fear these ideals are the ones grasping on to the fickle idea of money being the source to all happiness in life. When really, we all just “need” it to get by in this society (unfortunately) *sigh*
@@gwenxgoddess3331 Not easily, but she would have a shot, just like anyone else. She would also JUST BARELY meet the age requirement in 2024 as she will turn 35 in October, right before the November election. So technically, its possible. I'd strongly consider voting for her.
Now Now, James. It never hurts a politician to be attractive. If you want to be president, you damn well better have a full head of hair. All that said, yeah, she's pretty hot. I ain't denyin' that.
if you know about electoral politics and you aren't delusionally optimistic, you'd understand that her looks are probably how she won. I've worked for an MP in the UK and, believe me, I was stunned at how sleazy things were regarding their campaigning. it's totally changed my view of politics, too.
She's not a centrist haha. She's a radical leftist out of touch with the real world and the real working people. She goes on to Hollywood shows to promote herself, how noble of her
She seems pretty wise to me. She got out there and met the voters. She can defend her positions, agree with her or not (and I don't agree with all her positions at ALL). She won because Crowley dismissed her, being so confident he would win he didn't even show for debates. The voters were looking for fresh perspectives and someone who showed up and listened to them.
10% of the electoral voted for her. The other guy was a disaster. She will destroy America economically and is an Antisemite based on her outrageous comments supporting Terrorist organisations.
YES most voters opted out of voting but she won because the voters who showed up voted for HER. Her positions aren't even that far from Crowley's so it's highly unlikely she will "destroy America". No need for your hysteria.
And please stop lying about the anti-semitism. You just come off as an ignorant rightwing blog follower because that's who is making this claim despite the fact that SHE didn't make any such comments and when she found out that the ONE VOLUNTEER did make anti-semitic comments she railed on him. Either you're ignorant or you're one of them already trying to make her out to be a bigot. That's pretty funny given the right's track record when it comes to such things.
This is what Obama meant back in 2008 when he spoke of change. Out with the blind and jaded, in with the visionaries who care about the people. Sad to think that while he proposed it 10 years ago, it took the culture shock of POTUS Trump to make it happen! Young people are voting and old dogs are being shown the door! Go USA!
daniel job it's just a shame that he was always outnumbered in congress to even do anything. Which, as the POTUS, shouldn't happen. But hey.. Elections in November can overhaul Trump in return
Obama never meant it (the hope and change thing) that is the only difference. He sold out day one in the White House. You think of the greats like Roosevelt and LBJ -- they knew how to rally the public, how to fight for what was right & what the country needed and for what the people had elected them for, how to shape the national dialogue. Obama was Mr. Get Along, Go Along with Wall Street and the Republicans -- he made pretty speeches and then retreated. An inconsequential president accept for the fact that he paved the way for Donald Trump. The Democrats have to go back to their roots and begin to fight again for Main Street. Alexandria is of that ilk.
As others have said, Obama never meant it or at the least stood up for it. That's why I like Sanders because he's preached the same thing in Congress for DECADES and at this point in his life he can't really be bought. Also, Obama didn't actually preach much of a progressive message. He tried too much to play even when the current Republicans have shown that hardball is the only option. Honestly if the Dems took back over all 3 branches they need to grow some balls and abolish the Electoral College and add 4 Supreme Court justices to make it 13 total. Otherwise we're fucked the rest of our lives and only the next generation will see the progress that our generation should have.
wahoo strike These idiots see a young, energetic, pretty, non-white female spouting feel-good nonsense and don’t realize that socialism never has and never will work. It ALWAYS leads to tyranny.
ReivecS Well in order to be a politician you have to have enough energy to essentially never have a day off since your workplace product is, well, the country. Also charisma is extremely important for politicians and orators so that those who voted for them feel a connection with their government official. That’s my opinion at least.
I love how she is just getting her footing in this clip. She's not yet used to TV spots or interviews, and Stephen actually has touch her arm to keep her from standing up and walking off set right after he thanks her. She's a pleasure to watch.
Socialism and parties espousing such philosophies are failing all over the world. Just look at the last month throughout the world. I asked a number of students why they were supporting Bernie in 2016. They said he looked more like their grandfather. I said, "tell me about his socialist philosophy." They said, "We don't know anything about that." That appears where your head is. Socialism is on the decline all over the world and should be.
@C C Philip DeFranco has released a video that covers Defunding/Abolishing police and what it means. I believe that you should educate yourself on what you're arguing for, before you jump to conclusions. What I'm about to go into is covered in the video, some parts of what I say even word for word, but please do your own research on this, because this is an issue that needs to be talked about. Nobody is proposing for anybody to be in danger- this all started because black Americans are constantly in danger of losing their lives because of police. At least hear what the other side has to argue before becoming a bigot. Defunding and abolishing the police is not what you think it is. Nobody is saying to completely remove money or police immediately- or ever. People still need to be safe, but right now, police are not living up to that standard. These ideas of defunding/abolishing begin with dismantling the idea that police are public stewards meant to protect communities. Because right now, many black Americans do not feel as though the police are protecting them. Defunding the police means that funds that would normally go to the police would be distributed among the communities- specifically marginalized communities that the police would normally serve in. Basically, the higher standard on the community is maintained, the lower existing crime rate will be. If you didn't already know, in most cities the police budget is the highest, so really, these cities would not be devastating the police force. Yes, they won't have the same number of resources available to them, but you know what will? Mental health services, housing, hospitals, schools, food. That is where the money will be disbursed. Which will increase safety of the community. When you invest in communities- they become safer, meaning that the need for the police is lessened. By defunding the police, they limit the ability for police to harm communities- specifically black communities. So what about what you mentioned before? The home invaders? The rapists? they won't just go away just because the community is nicer. You're right, but the thing is, right now police are over relied on, from homelessness to domestic abuse. We turn to the police when, really, years of experience and common sense tell us that we can handle these things ourselves. By shrinking their funding, we shrink police responsibilities- so they will only respond to actual emergencies- like a home invasion. By defunding the police, the money can go into areas where it really matters, such as social and mental health providers, expanding community mediation and violence disruption programs and providing more training for those individuals to help descalate situations. It's also important to note that defunding the police has been used before! In Eugene, Oregon, they use a program called CAHOOTS- a nonprofit crisis intervention program, that had responded to over 25,000 calls of service last year- about 20% of the area's 911 calls with a budget of just 2 million dollars. If CAHOOTS can do that, with just 2 million in funding, why can't the police? So what does abolishing the police mean? Well, first off, it's not something that is going to happen over night. It isn't about snapping your fingers and instantly defunding every department in the world. Rather, they are talking about a gradual process of strategically reallocating resources and responsibilities away from police and towards more community based models of safety, support, and prevention. The people that respond to crises in a community, should be those who are best equipped to deal with these crises. Not strangers armed with guns- who very likely do not live in the neighborhood they are patrolling. Like defunding, funds will go to mental health service providers, social workers, victim/survivor advocates, religious leaders, neighbors and friends- all the people who really make up the fabric of a community- who look out for each other. Both of these ideas include moving funding to the community and shrinking the duties of the police, while giving them to others who will be better suited for dealing with certain situations. The biggest difference is that defunding is more of a spectrum. So please, next time you claim something terrible is going to happen because of a worst case scenario that nobody wants or is even suggesting: learn about what you're arguing against.
She's a truly beautiful woman, both inside and out. And she's remarkably brave. I won't be having any future children, but I completely agree with you that if I did then AOC would be a real role model.
I love her. She looks like my little sister and she makes so much goddamn sense. She is succinct and wholly decent... don't change, Alexandria! You are a breath of fresh hope!
Do your research. She doesn't make any sense and doesn't have any real answers. Just a lot of smoke and mirrors. Nothing but political theater, but she's a great actress!
COVETED What's being 60 got to do with it, what's being from London got to do with it ? I'm just describing myself and my situation and you've got to try and make a racial issue out of it. Are you saying that because I identify myself as a white person that I am being a racist ? If not ,what is your point ?
The fact you're white and 60 is irrelevant to your being aware of her all the way from London. That's my point. I don't know if you're racist nor do I care but I do suspect (because you mentioned your race) perhaps you suffer from white-guilt. Don't forget, you made it a racial issue, unnecessarily.
Love Alexandria Ocasio!! The new face of Congress. I’m with everything she stands for. She’s beautiful, smart and tough. One teeny thing that annoys me though is when she’s asked a question she usually starts with “ I think......” Speak with conviction girl! ❤️ You got my vote!
Yeah, we get it, it helped her. I think it's hard to deny her youth and beauty were an asset. But it's more important to ask what if she was unintelligent? Then she surely would have lost. So she didn't win because of her beauty and her credentials shouldn't be questioned because of something she can't control. But nice try...
It's funny, the first thing white liberals say when someone of color doesn't talk like a 2nd grader. Is "wow he or she speaks so well. " What that really means is "I totally expected to hear a bunch of you know i'm sayins." That's what they kept saying about Barack Hussein Obama. That's the only thing that the traitor did well, but that's another story.
"I believe that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live." It's difficult to see where all this will go, but I damn-sure have some respect for this woman.
In EVERY society - modern, postmodern, ancient, alien, animal, socialist, capitalist there are people who are too poor to live. This is a stupid statement. You can't save everyone from themselves. This woman is naive. Glad she's your hero because you will be easy to beat with this message.
Erroneous Monk - how, per chance, do you know that in alien society they are as violent and barbaric as human beings and have not achieved a universal worldly system that provides for all its people? there is a concept called "universal basic income". how would you know if an alien civilization, if one exists, has not achieved universal basic income for its people? homelessness can be solved with 20 billion dollars. hunger could be ended with ~100 billion dollars. free public college in America costs ~80 billion dollars we just increased the military budget by ~120 billion dollars, on top of its previously 700 billion dollars. Jeff Bezos himself is worth ~100 billion dollars, he could end homelessness himself if he wanted to the problems is priorities and whose priorities are the most important. for the US, the most important are themselves and their rich friends you are uninformed
@@moneymachinemachine9972 go live in Russia or North Korea if you disagree with the rights of the people to decide what role they want their government to play. bye!! We won’t miss you!
From the Interweb: "While communism and socialism share many principles (in fact, some would say communism is an extreme form of socialism), the primary difference between the two is that communism is both an economic and political system, while socialism is only an economic system, and as such can exist within a number of political systems or even within parts of a larger economic system, such as capitalism. Other notable differences exist around the concepts of personal ownership (socialism maintains the concept of personal property ownership, while communism removes it) and personal choice (socialism maintains personal choice in areas like education and religion, while communism removes it)." I think this means that the equation "socialism = communism" doesn't quite work.
First latina President??? Definitely a longshot right now. We still need to see how she implements her ideas into policy but I would be more than happy to vote for her if she decides to run someday.
Whew Chile..these comments get me, someone said “you should just work hard to make good money.........” me: 24 y/o mom to two kids under 5 working 80 hours a week 🥴 Am I not working hard enough? Cause I still feel broke lmao
Well Cesar, living in America where you have only white, elderly rich men having to insult women to get what they want shows me, that none of this has anything to do with education. Justin Bieber did not go to college, he graduated high school and wrote music and got RICH but he deserves more money than me because he can sing and I work 80 hrs a week and can’t have a fair wage to live. I promise you Cesar, I’m not asking to be rich off my basic job in the world but I will accept and claim that I deserve money too because I am a human taking care of children who have to pay these “white rich people” everyday for the rest of their lives and potentially not even have the choice to go to school.. So to say I should’ve just studied harder when the economy is clearly showing how bad it’s failing supporting its system, I was in high school watching kids drop out WEEKS before graduation because their mom couldn’t afford the bills and needed them to work. It’s definitely happened and no one needs to live in a world like that... Wake up, slavery is not over you’re still living in it. They’re just fooling you to making you think it’s your choice, I choose to believe we are all worthy of money. Not being filthy rich, they can have that. I just want to say that my boyfriend and I can make securely 5-8k a month together TO START so we can take care of our kids, bills and our mental health. Did you know I got denied foodstamps twice during a pandemic and I just had my daughter so I couldn’t go back to work...I mean..so I just don’t deserve to eat? I didn’t get paid maternity leave and I’ve worked for over 6+ years in fact I found out you have to apply for disability to be taken out of your check in order to get paid when an accident happens and I’m 24 years old....with 2 kids. This system out here has not helped anyone. And all we want to do is live, not get rich i don’t understand wtf you rich people got going on in your head but Cesar my dude they getting you too 😂🥴
Well the system has to improve in some ways, but AOC is not the solution, she is an economist but she does not understand anything about economics, im from Venezuela and this kind of words were the same words politicians used here some years ago. yes the system can be corrupt and there are a lot of things to improve, but it takes time, socialism or "democratic" socialism is not the solution, i know it sounds great what she says but in the practice it can not be done. Economic incentives does not work like that. AOC just use demagogy , and people fall for it, celebrities that dont know anything about the real world living in their bubles support her, and naive teenagers that dont like to work.... i also work long hours and i have to work even more since these "social democrats" control my country. Chile may not be the best place in teh world but it is the best plase at least in south america, believe you dont know what is to live in a "social democrat" hell.
@@alejandrovega7403 AOC said she wants working ppl to be able to live.. how can that be taken badly? I don't know what happened in Venezuela.. but how could they have explicitly said they want the working class to be able to live.. and then fuck up..? That's sadd.
Anyone who works as hard as Yasmine deserves all success and support and to not frankly have to work that hard to just survive with kids to look after. That's exactly where a modern decent state with healthcare, childcare and a safety net could help. The only people not deserving a functioning state with a safety net are egotistical misogynistic arseholes like Cesar who choose not to think long term with their pathetic old tiny man attitude.
Proud to say I've supported her for months. Check out BrandNewCongress.org. But more importantly: Her win shows what happens when the "Under 35" demographic comes out for the midterms. Generation Z and millennials: We got this!! Wherever you are, VOTE on Nov. 6th.
+itgetter9 Both Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats are organization to check out to find more people like her, as she's a member of both. But then again, they have fully joined forces now so that they are basically 2 organizations acting as 1, so it doesn't really matter much which you follow (or seek out information about, for those that don't know either of them yet).
lol. You have much to learn about politics...forget the R's, its hew own party doing opposition research on her and she'll be relegated to cheerleading status in D.C. soon enough if she's that lucky.
@Joe Smith Most interviewers didn't know her name on Monday, but she has been covered by TYT for over a year as one of the first Justice Democrats. Other 1st-time candidate Justice Democrats won in NY and Ben Jealous won Dem Governor nomination in MD.
Troll Slayer I've only read that she was endorsed by different organisations, one of which was Justice Democrats. I don't think she's is a part of Justice Democrats.
How does it make you feel to know that an average 17 year old boy in Norway (without a finished education) is payed more than an American person with a bachelor degree? If everyone can end their selfishness and open their eyes they would see that this is working in other countries, and it will work for you too, Americans. She is right.
oh sure. How much of his paycheck does he get to keep? Yeah, you know it all goes to the government, and he does what they tell him. Wow, yeah, thats the way we want to live. $8.00 for a soda. Great Idea. Read a book once in a while.
Karen Johnston We disagree with how she's going to do it. She'll force the top who worked their way up to pay for the lower bottoms which, frankly, do not deserve. Healthcare, education, those things aren't necessities for people to live, like electricity or water, people have to work to get their hands on those things. Medicines aren't like water, where you can get by building a rain catch, they're also not electricity which can be generated through a cycling machine modified. They're products, created by hard working people, costs a lot of time and money by those people, not by the public. Can't make enough money, America doesn't provide things for people who are not willing to earn it. Just go to those places where people " can not lived", you'll see that there's a reason for that, the people CNN chose to make interviews of, they're the minorities of those community. Use your brain.
xaeromancer Well, maybe that's why we're still on top, the "European Union" had their fair shares on "developed policies". Now the French President is actually begging for the citizen's respect, funny, right?
xaeromancer Medicines, education, those are things you need to live a proper and fulfilling life, unfortunately, that kind of living, is earned. People with much money, if not doing the work properly will eventually fail. Countless big shots have fallen down because of it but the smart ones still stays.
Easy... if you're broke because of sh&tty life choices which resulted in you not building yourself over time to being someone society is willing to pay well you "shouldn't" be supported financially by taking away from other people just because they chose the harder road. This lady's ideas are nothing new. She's talking about welfare... again... for the thousandth time... not just for children born to people who shouldn't have kids... but everyone. Some people dig. Some people build spaceships... They don't both get the same out of life. Diggers got to get roommates and get by. What makes it harder to get by is the rising cost of living, and the kind of thing she's talking about doing is exactly what makes it worse for everyone.
I find it hilarious any time healthcare for all is mentioned people ask "How are we going to pay for that?!" Yet we increase military spending every year with virtually no enemies and no one bats an eye.
Helpful Edits America spends more on its military than the 10 most popular countries.. COMBINED. Also, those same countries are our allies. I have no issues with a strong military but at this point its merely over kill no pun intended. If we cut the budget in half we would STILL have the most powerful military in the world.
Well, provided those rich old white men don't change the rules out of nowhere to make sure they and their degenerate progeny are the only ones that profit from it.
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. Drumph had no chance of winning either I recall. Politics is like the "box of chocolates" analogy. You never know what you're going to get. Sometimes you get a good one and sometimes you don't.
So let me get this right. You don't like old people, you don't like rich people, and you don't like white people? That's a lot of people you don't like. Or is it just the combination? Either way it's racist and ageist. I'm not sure what ist it is if you don't like rich people, probably just jealousy
jennyhesperus my grandad is old and white, not rich in wealth, but rich in heart and spirit. He has the soul of an angel. But you'd hate him because hes old and white I presume? Americans make me sick
there are look into the justice democrats where Mrs Ocasio Cortez is part of its a wing of the democratic party set to reform it from the inside we have been laughed off as bernie bros but wait till the progressive wave comes
Having lived all my life in a country with socialist democracy, I find it mystifying how much resistance there is in the USA to these sorts of ideas. I get the argument about wanting to limit the size of the public sector, but is the current situation really good enough that it needs to be preserved? It’s not like a cutthroat capitalist system guarantees that there would be any less corruption or general cronyism.
The mentality of the people in some of those countries are drastically different from America. I honestly believe the ideals and values here don't align with it. You are to NOT WANT to be on welfare. You are to NOT take advantage of pensions, disability, and assistance programs. Our actions on the individual level do not match up. Also you would need to adopt a Nationalistic government view to keep these things intact to not be a drain. Her views of no ICE plus these programs dont add up. It lowers quality life across the board to be even and fair. Rather than elevating everyone. To add. Many of the countries that are pointed to as socialist idealistic havens, habe next to no military. Lets not be fooled into thinking they don't rely on other countries to shoulder that burden. Peace is being kept through threat of violence. Don't think its because we've all evolved into enlightened beings of commerce.
is the military not the most bloated public sector to ever exist in america? you're spending 600+ billion a year on a military that is invading and starting proxy wars with half the countries in the world and you call that maintaining the peace? Where to conservatives get off saying theres no money for universal healthcare but then drop 10 billion on a fucking fighter jet to bomb Syria... the hypocrisy is too much
Rowan Hypocrisy? What do you think America's chief export is? Weapons and military might. THATS what pays for our life style. Land of the free everyone wants to come to? The countries these socialist havens rely on is us. So yes. Our military budget is bloated. But its only hypocrisy if you lie to yourself about what is going on. We are the fire nation. If not us it'd be someone else. Next in line is russia and china. Edit: ironically they're pro socialists too. Maybe we should give them a go at driving? Hyper nationalist china and russia. Lets go.
Based on polls, most Americans want to end senseless wars and have more democratic socialist policies. But we're in an oligarchy, so what the majority actually want never gets done. It's why Bernie is the most popular politician in the u.s. he wants to get rid of money out of politics. Change will come, just slowly. But right now a minority is determining how others should live.
Bustaper, if that "pays" for our lifestyle, most americans are not getting any of that benefit in the way of guaranteed healthcare, education, and basic living needs. If they did, that'd be one thing, but we are not. Stop justifying the endless war machine just to line the pockets of contractors and their buddies....just stop.
Whenever I see my country going through troubles, I read the comments on AOC's interviews, and feel bad for her to have to deal with the stupidest nation in the world.
Not having health care is a concept that blows my mind, I'm from Romania where there is health care for everyone and I live in UK now where we also have health care for everyone! I really think that health care should be a human right everywhere!
But for some reason America likes to fund the biggest social welfare system in the world: The US armed forces. More than 2 million people paid for with taxpayers money and given expensive toys to fight and die in frivolous conflicts which are what about exactly? And Trump somehow thought they need another 50 billion dollars but complains to NATO about everyone else not spending enough... Europeans:"Why would we? You just increased the US defense budget by 50 billion on your own. You do so voluntarily and we don't plan to go to war anytime soon. We are fine with mutual defense guarantee and keeping the militaries under Cold War levels... Do you have other plans we should know about?"
Free Health Care doesn't mean you have a good country! I live in Canada and we have people waiting in the hallways on hospital beds because our system is unable to handle all the baby boomers plus all the new immigration in the last 10 years.... Free Health Care is never free the TAXPAYERS pay every year for it and it's not somthing out of this world believe me!
Yay you're exactly what we need Alexandria! Energy! Youth! Humane values! Heart! Caring! Compassion! Greetings and best wishes from the Great Northwest! 👏👏👍👍
Minimum age for the President is 35. Her birthday is in October. At the next Presidential election she will be 31. At the one after that, she will just be turning 35. So... it's possible but unlikely we could see Ocasio-Cortez 2024.
Adam Twarowski unfortunately that's true proper age is 35 if I'm correct? Let's be honest I think I'd rather have somebody young and new and the Oval Office somebody who is fresh off the tree and not something rotten that's been corrupted over time it's true that it said that socialism is gotten a really negative title over the Democratic Party
Why 6 mins for some guests? Come on. You could have a lot to talk to her about but instead you wanna just squeeze in too little, although still good stuff, you could have asked her so many other questions.
She did an in depth interview -- it's on RUclips, about 12 minutes long -- with another place, before the election -- Watch that, she goes into details ruclips.net/video/_dyVxMmmMZE/видео.html
agreed. it's poorly planned. look at the views in comparison to other interviews today. people wanted to see Alexandria, and we barely got more than a teaser.
I like her too, but 1. She's not in Congress yet, still just a candidate. and 2) It was good for Colbert to work her in at all, considering the producers probably had already mapped out their guests for this week.
VeganWorld Peace her district is plus 29 Democrat victory on average. There’s no way she’s losing the general. The primary essentially is the general in a district that blue.
lushin burl Considering you are a flat earther, i can't really respect any other opinion you have. You sound like a 50s paranoid cartoon character who is afraid of the color red.
Wow. She *owns* that stage! And the old white dudes on the other side of the aisle still don't know how to handle this young woman from the Bronx. She dances around them and can probably give them an old-school "Bronx cheer" when they need to hear it. She, the Squad, and other young folks like Greta and the Parkland students give me hope!
So basicaly she wishes to put the US on the same level as Canada and Europe with regards to Education, Healthcare and fighting poverty.
Kilum Shameful, isn't it? How will people cope with food, shelter, and medical attention? The end of the world is nigh.
How about people try hard, start businesses, based off the previous work they've put in, re-invest, and profit. Then they cease to be poor. Anyway, you're in la la land if you think she can accomplish shit lol
Wishes are fine, i think everyone agrees that would beca great thing. The reality of achieving it is the sticky part. Government is not the answer.
Yep. Using the same kinds of policies. I don't know, I like the idea of random family members, friends and maybe even me dying because we can't afford insulin without a wepay but we don't have a pumping social media brand to get the message out. That's what Freedom™ means to me. That and getting illegals who tuk er jerbz.
Kilum and Venezuela’s economy people starving in the streets
Do they actually educate people in the United States? The quality of the comments suggest otherwise!
They do but the audience of most talk shows are naive and misinformed young people
Not in the south
@@josearceo4389 .. they need an education in a hurry or a lot will end up dead as COVID-19 spreads!!!
@@josearceo4389 Funny you say that, you should watch a video where these guys go to New York or California and proceed to ask random people on the street to name the 3 branches of government. Most can't do it. So it is definitely not just "the south". In fact, your comment saying "the south" shows your lack of knowledge on the subject and proves it is not just "the south". Stop being a "sheep" and think for yourself rather than just drinking MSNBC or CNN's Kool aid.
STRAW MAN Is your name supposed to be ironic?
If the united states won't accept her ideas; I'd gladly welcome her to join the government of my country.
Same but from where I come from the politics, sadly, would shut her down :(
Please take her. We dont like her here
@@LuisSanchez-xt8zy name me one time socialism or communism has worked
I beg you to take her away, she's trying really hard to ruin the US
take her, ur country will be great like Venezuela 😍
Every time I feel depressed with the world I watch her speeches and cheer up
Vick Vinegar move to Venezuela to feel more like home 🥳
Vick Vinegar oh look would you look at that is a man !
you cheer up? lol. are you fkn serious???🤣🤣🤣
I feel dumber when I listen to her non sense
Lord of War
Because she makes your favorite policies look stupid 😂
@@jarjarbinks4744
I'm actually a conservative Democrat 😉.
Her new green deal makes herself look like an idiot. have you even bothered to look it up or too busy staring at her ass?
I freaking love her so much. She’s so bold, smart, quick witted, funny, she cares about the working class/ minorities/ women, shes not scared to go after famous politicians like trump so she’s fearless, she doesn’t embarrass herself online, and as a perk she acts like a real human being in stark contrast to some cold emotionless politicians. She shares her emotion and in a great healthy way: she’s funny, kind, confident, she has and shows basic human empathy, she shows her excitement, she has morals; overall she has a great fun personality. Plus I like how she carries herself she’s super classy
i fully agree!!
@@deenaavers6946 Me, too!
From Edinburgh, Scotland - then again, here we have had free-at-point-of-use, Universal healthcare since 1947, and we also have social safety-nets which mean that nobody here ever has to starve...
facts
AND WHEN YOU HAVE NO POLICE TO CALL WHEN YOU NEED ONE YOU CAN CALL HER
Donniel Aponte' huh?
Lol she’s just trying to raise the standard of education, health etc to the level of most European countries. America hears socialist and think Stalin is going to show up on their door.
Edit: The replies can’t seem to grasp that socialism isn’t about dictatorship and that countries where socialism has failed are/ were third world countries with vast amounts of corruption. Socialism done democratically works.
Conservatives don't actually hear the words "democratic socialism" or "human rights". Whenever you bring that up all they seem to say is "but... communism bad!"
Ben Robinson Yes. With other people’s money. Go figure huh? 😂
And socialist systems are steering away from socialist healthcare bc the quality is so awful. I have family in Sweden and fortunately they can afford private health insurance and opt out of the POs socialist healthcare
Cuz obviously socialism (which leads to communism, and that to dictatorship) always works out! 😍 just look at what it has done to Venezuela!
They can already envision Stalin leading them to the bus they’ll ride to the gulag 😂😂
Healthcare, education:-
Rest of the world : free for everyone
USA: sToNkS 💵💵
@Bill Byrne subsidised by most of the developed countries govt
@Bill Byrne lol, It's Actually Free Even in India Health care.
- Education free till 8th Standard.
@@jenimarai1906 free? In India ?? Which state do you live in ?
@@shivamagrawal4590 Just go to any Any Civil Hospital.. Or Attend Govt School. 😂
@@jenimarai1906 okay so you were talking only about the availability of free services and not the 'quality'of these services 😂😂
if people from the us don't want her ideas of a free-healthcare system, raising the educations standars and fighting against poverty, i'd be happy to have her as a president in my country
Same!!
she wouldnt survive in your country I dont think, because of the cartels
Take her. She hasn't done anything other then talk
yes ! take her!
Dude, you just stole the top comment. We can clearly see it. -__-
I don’t see anything wrong in Alexandria Cortez dancing, she was in college she was having fun with her peers I see no no harm in that I don’t see nothing wrong.
She was born in the Bronx but not raised there. That was in a mostly white affluent neighborhood. She is a fraud.
I actually dont care that she was dancing. She was recreating the scene from the breakfast club and it was awesome! I still dont like her polices. You know, the whole taking hard worker's money and giving it lazy workers to "even the playing field" thing. The dancing isnt why I dislike her though😅
It is not that she is dancing, it is that she is an actress pretending to be a congresswoman. It is because she did not get there on her own merit. But now that you mention it, it is ironic how she dances like she is a puppet on a string...how prophetic that moment was for her.
the saddest thing is that republicans will have the same benefits of her vision,if she becomes a president,as her democratic voters...
@roy malone You misspelled dumb.
She sounds like a European socialist..... Alexandria’s policies are the norms in the UK and Europe!! Universal healthcare for everybody!!!
Russia and USA do not have real elections. They only get to decide who shall represent the corporations and the 1%. This is also true about Biden, even if he is a decent person.
@@la7dfa Bidens a trojan horse for a welfare based system. Hes advertising himself as a moderate but when you look at his policies they're not moderate in the slightest. He's running a smart campaign.
YOU THINK HEALTH CARE IS SHITTY NOW TRY IT UNDER SOCIALISM YOUR DOCTOR WILL BE WORKING OUT OF A 7-11
@@reggtop Have you ever travelled outside of Armpit, Georgia and made it as far as the United Kingdom? Or even CANADA?
Perhaps you SHOULD?
Just stating-the-obvious, I know, but somebody had to!
@@reggtop In a lot of developed countries univseral healthcare works, they have better performance ratings and are cheaper than ours. The reason is simple. They main goal is performance and not raking in money and leave the customer with a shitty product because in fact, amercans has no real choice. We can't even chose our doctors oputside networks. So if you don't have anything to say, besides your fox-propaganda (which is perfect soviet style btw.), pls stop making your existence known.
If you can build a mega church. You can build a mega homeless shelter.
Together with Trump they'll definitely build the wall!
a logical comment good one sir 👏
OOHHH
But mega homeless shelters don't make mega money for the mega pastor.
game n chill at least those million dollar making churches have to pay taxes now so we are able to make mega homeless shelters better yet co-op housing. Co-op housing is provided to people activity trying to fix their lives and one of the biggest barriers the homeless face is not having a place to sleep that is safe or a permanent address to list on the application
bruh i literally love this woman and her policies so much. she’s gonna light the government on fire with revolutionary policies.
You have to be kidding ... move to Cuba or Venezuela and let me know how socialist dictators are treating you. Omg
Alison Serrano shut up elitist.
Hahahahhaha democrats are so violent angry hostile and intolerant. Good come.back. hahahahahahaha
Ps. U do know that politicians make their millions off of our taxes right biden Sanders pelosi aoc all have multiple houses with fences walls and body guards who have guns... they are hypocrites
Alison Serrano her policies are good policies. the us is one of the only countries in the world where you have to pay for higher education. student loans are one of the biggest reasons why america is in debt. defund the things that don’t need as much funding,such as the military, and put that money toward education. so many people miss out on college because they can’t afford it.
Huh. She was able to describe Democratic Socialism without bashing anyone. I like her.
Easy to do when you have a positive, material agenda and not just vaporware
Darío Álvarez I think of failure
This woman has endless potential. I love her platform and can't wait to see what she does in Washington! But we have to vote to send a raft of Progressive Democrats with her. You hear that Blue Wave, Republicans?!
stanj85 I love that she sparked a conversation about dem. socialism. People in this country have a lot to learn about "the s word", and that it's not as scary as Republicans and most Democrats have been fearmongering about for decades
stanj85 technically according to BuzzFeed and others, millennials might be the most conservative generation in the last decades, there is no blue wave
Zephyr Dogma Pretty sure that's not right. Link?
Nikki sry got another one theres another were they talk about millennials as a generation and not milo
Nikki yes this was the one sry it was from forbes not BuzzFeed although it was about genZ not millennials
www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2017/08/11/why-democrats-should-be-losing-sleep-over-generation-z/#64ab50547878
in turkey we have access to free education and healthcare with decent fees, however our gdp per capita is one sixth of the US, so that means US can afford to have those as well without any excuse
Turkish universities are corrupt and full of bribery and nepotism. Turkish degrees are worthless around the world. American universities admit eager candidates from across the globe because they have value. Socialist university level education turns degrees into monopoly money.
Dont confuse sociology departments with real academics.
@Frank Bigschlong Ok, I understand what you are getting at.
@Luis Flores - Making it No one is saying that there isn't some cool stuff in Turkey. We are saying that the threat of being jailed by the government if you voice an opinion, is very very real there. And that having clean streets while you are licking the boots of a dictator is not the way we want to live. I think that one of the most important points that American individualists/conservatives/ libertarians etc, miss, is that there are many people in the world who would happily sell there morals, freedoms, and rights, as long as it means they receive some comfort and money.
I mean we have free education, just not college. But it kinda shows that you have to pay for American universities when they are some of the most elite in the world. But yeah healthcare for sure should be a guarantee.
I will never understand why Americans seem to fight so much against universal healthcare...education etc i dont get it ? Get over the ‘OMG ITS COMMUNISM’ 😂
Republican billionaires brainwashed lower class uneducated rural Americans with cold war era propaganda that socialism is bad so that they can continue to line their pockets with the American peoples money.
@@Wuwarrior-bi2tl EXACTLY
The only people who fight against free health care and poverty are the Republicans!
McCarthyism + Frontier Mythology killed any rational consideration of policy.
You ever heard of North Korea, China, Cuba and Venezuela? Yeah, totally awesome system (not) at work there. Thats why any1 with at least 2 brain cells goes "OMG COMMUNISM".
“In a modern, moral and wealthy society; no human being should be too poor to live”! 👏👏👏👏🎆❤️. YOU GO GIRL!! Hell, you’ve got this old former Republican ready to move to the Bronx just to have you as my Rep! 🤗
onlyfacts That has always been a truth; but since when do we have a policy that cancels everything because of a very small minority? Certainly NOT in funding defense contractors-several of whom have stolen billions. What about the 2nd Amendment? We know a few are going to misuse that privilege-so do we repeal the 2nd Amendment because of that extreme minority? Especially when a policy is based on our supposed values in this country-err on the side of compassion and prosecute the ones who misuse the privilege. 😊-
elaineg60 for president!
paul borst imma guess you still live with your parents
When did people start being to poor to live? 5 years ago, 100, 1,000? How did we get to 7 billion with people being to poor to live? What model of socialism has or is working? Its all great until you run out of other peoples money. If you are old you should understand the past and a Kibbutz debt crisis.
I live in Utah and see homeless people all the time in Salt Lake City. What Utah are you talking about?
She embodies almost everything the GOP hates: a young, driven, intelligent latina woman running on a socialist platform. God bless her and may Alexandria be the first of many new faces in congress.
Sadly given what establishment democrats are saying about this win she is also everything those currently in power in the Democrat Party hate as well. (Had to edit as weird sentence added to front of my comment that I didn’t put there. Is that happening to anyone else?)
young: fine, driven: great, intelligent: great, latina: fine, socialist: bad.
Kaj - "In a modern, moral, wealthy society, no one should be too poor to live." - AOC
I'm not a socialist, but I'm okay with this. Health care as a human right and access to affordable college education...I don't mind my taxes supporting that. Way better than every advantage going to support the super rich.
+Kaj Printz Madsen god forbid we finally put someone in that would give our taxes an actual meaning and not be completely wasted.
Maybe she should go help Venezuela...there socialism was NOT a fresh breath and is killing it's own people....I don't think you know our country's system...and why is Jenny from the block embraced but a successful business man shit on...backwards!!!
THANK YOU Stephen, first for calling it DEMOCRATIC socialism, and then for allowing an explanation of it.
THe more they mention the 's' word on the mainstream tv, the more people will get used to it and maybe will start understand what it really means :)
Trevor Hill - The red scare is still strong with Americans, but yes, I think you may be right.
Those who are triggered by the word "socialist" are either very old and dying off, or deafeningly ignorant Trump supporters who are lost causes. Both are in the severe minority.
Yep. Gonna have to spin the hell out of it to get it to fly.
You'll easily get the ignorant and stupid though.
Socialism is socialism no matter what first name you put in front of it.
I grew up in France where healthcare and college is free. I came to the US and was shocked!
GO back to France!
I want her to run for president in 2024.
Good thing there won’t be anymore
I think she is a fantastic person with brilliant ideas but if Bernie Sanders couldn't even run against Trump in both elections then I don't see how she could possibly win that election. However the future is bright and I hope she eventually will run.
Socialism is evil
@@BlackOasis21 Try English, next time, tovarisch - just saying...
And you thought bush was thick
Any old blue won't do! Vote Justice Democrats!!
Young teenage 19 years olders voted.... That's what needs to happen for such a tremendous positive change
EXactly. Trump opened the door for all the worms to come out, not only in America but also in Europe. Suddenly it is ok to hate, to lie, to fake to pretend, to discriminate, and even to kill. But i do hope good smart people will come out stronger after that. We just need good leaders to take us all on the right path.
How did change work out for you from 09 -2016 ?? not too well huh?
Voteing age should be brought down even further. I know I was smartest when I was about 16-
Chris Choir, I'd say it worked pretty well, considering the worse recession since the great depression was reversed and we had continued economic growth starting from 2010 and the unemployment went from double digits all the way to 4%. You know, all the things Trump is trying to take credit for that started way before he even took office (funny how during Obama's time all those stats measuring how much the economy was improving were fake, and yet now apparently they're real). Not to mention the major social changes that occurred during that time, from Gay Marriage being allowed to America finally accepting socialized Medicare that went from being the most hated thing in the country to being so popular that even with republicans controlling all three branches of government they can't repeal it for fear of voters turning on them.
Chris Choir Really well actually. I couldn't stand Obama for awhile and then I got my head out of my ass. One of my biggest regrets is not voting for him in 2012. He never threw a tantrum, he EARNED respect, and most of all he cared about people regardless of who the voted for. Trump only cares about who can feed his ego.
Is anyone here watching this in 2024? When I was watching her latest appearance on the Colbert Show, I couldn't help but want to come back to this moment. She has come so far in the past few years and grown so much. I can't wait to see how far she goes!!
I’m watching! I really like AOC!
She is so young, so intelligent, and having so much potential... there is hope for US
lol you said this horse was intelligent
@@alexj1507 If I could neither capitalise nor punctuate my typed English, I would be a wee bit reticent about even trying to impugn the intelligence of a woman who is so much more intelligent than you are that you may as well blong to different species - just saying, cono...
They showed up to vote because they had a reason: *YOU, MS. OCASIO-CORTEZ.* You can't do it alone so it's up to us to send you some allies in November. Show these corporate stooges *ON BOTH SIDES* what a real progressive is.
Get out & vote! This is what democracy looks like!
Democracy works best when citizens are inquisitive, well-informed, educated, & active participants of the democratic process. This is why Trump & his propagandists at Fox knowingly spread falsehoods & "alternative facts" as opposed to the verifiable sort.
ZECTCustomUnit people dont act until it hurts. Thats how cancer (not unlike trump) spreads too far to be easily removed, long before we act.
It looks hot!!!
Democracy worked in 2016 as it did in 2012. It has always worked
We must do away with the electoral college. It is an undemocratic institution in the sense that it does not represent the will of we the people. That is why Trump is president.
I love how what she stands for is called "Democratic Socialism", while here in The Netherlands these things are standard and our government is right-wing....
This either must mean the US is far behind, or (what I suspect) the right wing in the US is extremely radical
In the US the traditional choice is between right wing and extreme right wing, and both sides have been disappearing down the rabbithole of selfish shitwankery for decades. TO the extent that fascist conspiratorial stupidity is normalised.
So it's up to the fresh forward looking new faces like AOC to get the pathetic old white millionaires out of the way to make a working society for all.
Everyone whining about socialism is fine when corporations benefit from handouts whilst not paying taxes ...
Both parties have been moving to the right since Reagan's days. The Democrats now are somewhere near where the Republicans were 4 decades ago.
WE call it freedom, wake up tit
She's a badasss.
She needed a longer interview
Rodrigo mx9629 .......RIGHT?!?! Come on, Stephen.
A week ago Stephen didn't know her name, now she's on the show. This won't be the last time. She's in a safe district and she's young enough to spend 50 years in politics if she wants. I don't think she's going to be a back-bencher. She'll be one of the few Congresspeople known outside her district.
Apparently, neither do you. Guests are given accommodations (car service, flights, hotels, etc.) and a nominal stipend (as per Screen Actors Guild rules, can't even say with certainty for non-SAG guests like Ocasio-Cortez). I'd imagine the real value is the publicity. And if what Jerry Seinfeld mentioned in passing from a recent interview is accurate, then it's only around $500.
Eric Andre needed to dance [4] millennials where this girl, a millennial just entered Congress. Colbert didn't know she was going to win.
Rodrigo mx9629 Plenty on the internet to choose from. Check one out. You won't be disappointed!! 😎
"Trump Isn't Ready For A Girl From The Bronx"
Or any girl, for that matter.
well he hasn't even tried to give her 130'000$ yet!
"Girls? Let me handle this..." - Roy Moore
At least not one who isn't ordered priority mail from Eastern Europe.
let alone women....
not even the girl from Iponema
Love this woman. My aunt lives in the 14th and voted for her.
Give your aunt a high five for me
And for me.
And for me too!
Lol I live in the 13tb of Manhattan, not too far from the Bronx. For me she's repping where I'm from
Zennin Casl - That's cool!
Her goals are basically what the Europe welfare is about, nothing radical here , as she said is about human right
A Human right? but slavery for the doctors wow imagine not properly being compensated at your job you’re be outraged
@@stayswervin554 US doctors work more than the average Western European doctor. Get your facts right
@@someguy6862 ??? I think we were agreeing with each other my friend
@@stayswervin554 oh really? im sorry, im tired out of my mind
Nothing radical for your country, but for a greedy trap like ours, that’s supposed to be the land of opportunity!!!
Holy shit how can I vote for her? Like, as a European, when I see "liberals/democrats" talk about how progressive they are, they usually make me laugh, because most of them would pass as conservative or center-right here, but she's the real deal. More smart young people that want to make the world a better place, please.
Paige Eaton I would put them really close to Europe's far right in some policies. But our "regular" right has also gone far-right almost everywhere, so it's quite worrying.
Yeah I see that "liberals" here can pass as "conservatives" in Europe since universal healthcare is an anxiom to Europe while it's a taboo over here.
Absolutely - I love America and used to live there, but you can't call yourself a civilised country when you don't have free-at-point-of-use healthcare.
Paige Eaton Idiots! Although, conservative is the wrong word. Conservatism implies balanced budgets, modest goals, practical thinking, and compassion. The RNC and Trumpelstiltskin have nothing to do with that now. Progressives need to steal the conservative mantle away. In truth, you can only be as progressive as your budget will allow. Otherwise, a collapse will follow.
FiatDuster Thanks for making me laugh: You’re a moron.
"we won" i haven't heard that in a bit
thats like saying i represent u
A.I. Dimmer that’s so well put
@@a.i.dimmer4616 yes exactly
You fell for that? By we she means Socialists not her constituents. Who btw hate her. Look at her approval ratings
she sound like daenerys targaryen
“No person should be too poor to live” I like that. If I lived in NY, she’d have my vote
Derf Head Apache Junction KTM rules Your taxes would go towards helping those who really need it. You're just being selfish.
Elon Musk is so rich that he released a line of flamethrowers as a joke, so maybe we could tax the hell out of him and other billionaires instead.
What childlike naive nonsense
Ssalamanderr Musk is heavily subsidized by the government you doofus. They're taking your money and giving it to him 😃
I can't afford it...I have 3 young children to support..there is no money left after payday...I would love to help...Why insult me by calling me selfish.. You don't know my finances. Maybe you could pay my share of the taxes for me as I can't pay.. don't be selfish.. pay my share for me to help me out
SHE WOULD MAKE THE BEST PRESIDENT, THE USA HAS EVER HAD.
1000% agree with you!!!
Yes big time
I definitely agree with you but the powers that be both democratic and Republican will not allow it to happen. She is just straight up smart/ direct which scares the powerful people in America , She wants equality/ justice for all, wants affordable healthcare, wants more affordable housing, fair taxes, etc. I can see the ads on TV calling her a radical socialist who wants to destroy our way of living. Unfortunately many older voters will believe that and im old myself :)
@@punanny123 yh
If not President then definitely vice President
People are more concerned about where she's from than what she stands for?
@Dr. Andrew M. Goodman i feel like you're forgetting about norway, denmark and other places in that sentence :o
No we're also concerned about what she stands for her because she stands for communism basically and everything free and more taxes and destroying America
@@zz424 so you're saying america was communistic in the 80s and 90s when taxes were 10%+ higher than what she is proposing? you're spewing nonsense
@Dr. Andrew M. Goodman yeah i'll do that as soon as you give me documents saying that AOC is advocating a 100% government controlled economy :))
@EL GEE why are you bringing up socialism? AOC isn't socialist if that's what you're trying to refer to - mind you idek if you'd know the difference between socialism and democratic socialism.
She's refreshingly enthusiastic and seems to lack the narcissism and arrogance that you see in most politicians, it's not surprising that she gets a lot of young supporters.
ZX T they'll look like that when they start.. But after some years of corruption and everything, you might see a new trump.
daniel e.g smith It happens to a lot of people but based on her background I think she may be a bit more resistant to corruption, but you never know in politics. Although big businesses won't like her policies so she will most likely not receive as many donations to her campaign from the normal big investors (investments are probably a more appropriate description for the 'donations'), which will make it difficult to climb the political ladder.
You don't change Washington. Washington changes YOU.
ZX T Give it a few years.
just like JAHANA HAYES in Connecticut--
FORMER national teacher of the year!!!
NOT a politician-- very REFRESHING
5th DISTRICT
But she doesn't take bribes AND wants to spend taxpayer money on the people instead of wars
That's not possible for an american politician!!!
Etham oh so you agree oir government was corrupt before Trump. You didnt get that idea from one year . So you r looking at before Trump with this comment. Trump has picked up where JFK left off. so do you know these words mean marcism , neonazism , and stalienism ? They all started socialist and turned into communist and took all the money from the people. Making everyone equal. Equally poor. Even ceos of buisnesses make what a mcdonalds bitch makes. So no one will ever try for smart jobs because theres no incentive. Then everything will become 3rd world if we survive. What the hell drugs are you dems on? Socialism always brings death. Wake the fuck up.
Any American that disagrees with free healthcare and education... well those are the ones keeping their pockets stuffed with cash that other people need to just put food on the table. The ones that fear these ideals are the ones grasping on to the fickle idea of money being the source to all happiness in life. When really, we all just “need” it to get by in this society (unfortunately) *sigh*
Wow. Isn't this the future president of America?
Hope not.
@@SirDankleberry you know she can easily win in 2024
@@gwenxgoddess3331 Not easily, but she would have a shot, just like anyone else. She would also JUST BARELY meet the age requirement in 2024 as she will turn 35 in October, right before the November election. So technically, its possible. I'd strongly consider voting for her.
@@helloken i think she can even flip some red states
hell no
She's a great candidate with an undoubtedly bright future in front of her. That goes without saying. But holy hell, she is stunningly beautiful.
Now Now, James. It never hurts a politician to be attractive. If you want to be president, you damn well better have a full head of hair. All that said, yeah, she's pretty hot. I ain't denyin' that.
if you know about electoral politics and you aren't delusionally optimistic, you'd understand that her looks are probably how she won. I've worked for an MP in the UK and, believe me, I was stunned at how sleazy things were regarding their campaigning. it's totally changed my view of politics, too.
James Wayne Nah, it’s actually her energy that got her elected.
@James Wayne like your sister. LOL.
Not a girl from the Bronx. She's a woman. Grown a** ladies, let's stop calling ourselves girls.
She’s a gremlin*
Preston Anderson wow didn’t know wallets can talk!! 🤭🤭
Iguana Plays that makes absolutely zero sense
Preston Anderson you’re not in on the joke 😂💀
Y? Young is a good thing!
She is not from the Bronx. Has this liar ever told the truth.
In Europe she is a Centrist. She can go to the left or right.
Yeah all the Americans calling her a communist need to visit Europe!
Yes, but she is also much more progressive than most European politicians, no matter whether left or right.
@@patrickmonkman8151 I think it would be enough to read about other countries or watch their media
Patrick Monkman we don’t need to visit Europe cuz America ain’t like Europe
She's not a centrist haha. She's a radical leftist out of touch with the real world and the real working people. She goes on to Hollywood shows to promote herself, how noble of her
Wow she is just full of light! I can't help smiling watching her talk!
And maybe get some content on your channel, lest anyone mistakes you for a Russian troll...
She seems pretty wise to me. She got out there and met the voters. She can defend her positions, agree with her or not (and I don't agree with all her positions at ALL). She won because Crowley dismissed her, being so confident he would win he didn't even show for debates. The voters were looking for fresh perspectives and someone who showed up and listened to them.
10% of the electoral voted for her. The other guy was a disaster. She will destroy America economically and is an Antisemite based on her outrageous comments supporting Terrorist organisations.
YES most voters opted out of voting but she won because the voters who showed up voted for HER. Her positions aren't even that far from Crowley's so it's highly unlikely she will "destroy America". No need for your hysteria.
And please stop lying about the anti-semitism. You just come off as an ignorant rightwing blog follower because that's who is making this claim despite the fact that SHE didn't make any such comments and when she found out that the ONE VOLUNTEER did make anti-semitic comments she railed on him. Either you're ignorant or you're one of them already trying to make her out to be a bigot. That's pretty funny given the right's track record when it comes to such things.
Jacinda ardern was on this show too, this man knows a strong and kind female leader when he sees one.
And crazy one too
@@zvjezdanapuljanic8891 lol crazy is the man in the white house.
"Strong"? More like mentally unstable.
@Alex True
She can sure pour a strong drink at her job
After 2020 election: guess Trump couldn’t handle this girl from the Bronx after all.
Alexandria could never handle a Real Job. If the Voter Fraud was dealt with We would have 4 more years of MAGA
This is what Obama meant back in 2008 when he spoke of change. Out with the blind and jaded, in with the visionaries who care about the people. Sad to think that while he proposed it 10 years ago, it took the culture shock of POTUS Trump to make it happen! Young people are voting and old dogs are being shown the door! Go USA!
daniel job it's just a shame that he was always outnumbered in congress to even do anything. Which, as the POTUS, shouldn't happen. But hey.. Elections in November can overhaul Trump in return
Now we just need to vote for the right party and the right people this time to get something done.
Obama never meant it (the hope and change thing) that is the only difference.
He sold out day one in the White House. You think of the greats like Roosevelt and LBJ -- they knew how to rally the public, how to fight for what was right & what the country needed and for what the people had elected them for, how to shape the national dialogue. Obama was Mr. Get Along, Go Along with Wall Street and the Republicans -- he made pretty speeches and then retreated. An inconsequential president accept for the fact that he paved the way for Donald Trump. The Democrats have to go back to their roots and begin to fight again for Main Street. Alexandria is of that ilk.
Obama sold out to his corporate masters.
As others have said, Obama never meant it or at the least stood up for it. That's why I like Sanders because he's preached the same thing in Congress for DECADES and at this point in his life he can't really be bought. Also, Obama didn't actually preach much of a progressive message. He tried too much to play even when the current Republicans have shown that hardball is the only option. Honestly if the Dems took back over all 3 branches they need to grow some balls and abolish the Electoral College and add 4 Supreme Court justices to make it 13 total. Otherwise we're fucked the rest of our lives and only the next generation will see the progress that our generation should have.
Just when you think hope is gone, a hero comes along!
COULD NOT AGREE MORE...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a communist / socialist
Paul Borst-----100% spot on.
Honest Opinion Socialism doesn’t work.
wahoo strike These idiots see a young, energetic, pretty, non-white female spouting feel-good nonsense and don’t realize that socialism never has and never will work. It ALWAYS leads to tyranny.
What a charismatic, energetic woman!
She's cute but her voice is irritating.
Good thing neither of those things are relevant in any way, right?
ReivecS Well in order to be a politician you have to have enough energy to essentially never have a day off since your workplace product is, well, the country. Also charisma is extremely important for politicians and orators so that those who voted for them feel a connection with their government official. That’s my opinion at least.
You misinterpreted who I was replying to. That comment was for nahor88.
ReivecS Ah, I apologize.
I love how she is just getting her footing in this clip. She's not yet used to TV spots or interviews, and Stephen actually has touch her arm to keep her from standing up and walking off set right after he thanks her. She's a pleasure to watch.
She's awesome - more of her kind please America 👍
The rest of the world needs to know you haven't all drunk the Kool-Aid.
The progressive wave is incoming
Rose S The orange Kool-Aid lol
Yep, Rose, let's have more socialists in government. Do you know what socialism is?
Wes Brazo
I do in fact, and you're an idiot if you think socialism is 'one thing' that could be summed up in a RUclips comment.
Socialism and parties espousing such philosophies are failing all over the world. Just look at the last month throughout the world. I asked a number of students why they were supporting Bernie in 2016. They said he looked more like their grandfather. I said, "tell me about his socialist philosophy." They said, "We don't know anything about that." That appears where your head is. Socialism is on the decline all over the world and should be.
AOC is the type of role model I want my future daughter to have. Literally one of the best people in global politics at this time
Yea if she defund the police they won’t get the proper training so they will be more corrupt.
@C C Philip DeFranco has released a video that covers Defunding/Abolishing police and what it means. I believe that you should educate yourself on what you're arguing for, before you jump to conclusions. What I'm about to go into is covered in the video, some parts of what I say even word for word, but please do your own research on this, because this is an issue that needs to be talked about. Nobody is proposing for anybody to be in danger- this all started because black Americans are constantly in danger of losing their lives because of police. At least hear what the other side has to argue before becoming a bigot.
Defunding and abolishing the police is not what you think it is. Nobody is saying to completely remove money or police immediately- or ever. People still need to be safe, but right now, police are not living up to that standard.
These ideas of defunding/abolishing begin with dismantling the idea that police are public stewards meant to protect communities. Because right now, many black Americans do not feel as though the police are protecting them.
Defunding the police means that funds that would normally go to the police would be distributed among the communities- specifically marginalized communities that the police would normally serve in. Basically, the higher standard on the community is maintained, the lower existing crime rate will be. If you didn't already know, in most cities the police budget is the highest, so really, these cities would not be devastating the police force. Yes, they won't have the same number of resources available to them, but you know what will? Mental health services, housing, hospitals, schools, food. That is where the money will be disbursed. Which will increase safety of the community.
When you invest in communities- they become safer, meaning that the need for the police is lessened. By defunding the police, they limit the ability for police to harm communities- specifically black communities.
So what about what you mentioned before? The home invaders? The rapists? they won't just go away just because the community is nicer. You're right, but the thing is, right now police are over relied on, from homelessness to domestic abuse. We turn to the police when, really, years of experience and common sense tell us that we can handle these things ourselves. By shrinking their funding, we shrink police responsibilities- so they will only respond to actual emergencies- like a home invasion.
By defunding the police, the money can go into areas where it really matters, such as social and mental health providers, expanding community mediation and violence disruption programs and providing more training for those individuals to help descalate situations.
It's also important to note that defunding the police has been used before! In Eugene, Oregon, they use a program called CAHOOTS- a nonprofit crisis intervention program, that had responded to over 25,000 calls of service last year- about 20% of the area's 911 calls with a budget of just 2 million dollars.
If CAHOOTS can do that, with just 2 million in funding, why can't the police?
So what does abolishing the police mean? Well, first off, it's not something that is going to happen over night. It isn't about snapping your fingers and instantly defunding every department in the world. Rather, they are talking about a gradual process of strategically reallocating resources and responsibilities away from police and towards more community based models of safety, support, and prevention.
The people that respond to crises in a community, should be those who are best equipped to deal with these crises. Not strangers armed with guns- who very likely do not live in the neighborhood they are patrolling.
Like defunding, funds will go to mental health service providers, social workers, victim/survivor advocates, religious leaders, neighbors and friends- all the people who really make up the fabric of a community- who look out for each other.
Both of these ideas include moving funding to the community and shrinking the duties of the police, while giving them to others who will be better suited for dealing with certain situations. The biggest difference is that defunding is more of a spectrum.
So please, next time you claim something terrible is going to happen because of a worst case scenario that nobody wants or is even suggesting: learn about what you're arguing against.
@@ethio1285 Most police are only trained for a year. Sometimes not even half that. They aren't being properly trained in the first place.
She's a truly beautiful woman, both inside and out. And she's remarkably brave. I won't be having any future children, but I completely agree with you that if I did then AOC would be a real role model.
Morgan Marks notice how they don’t reply back to you. People like that refuse to listen to any knowledge or actual facts. 👏👏
I love her. She looks like my little sister and she makes so much goddamn sense. She is succinct and wholly decent... don't change, Alexandria! You are a breath of fresh hope!
Do your research. She doesn't make any sense and doesn't have any real answers. Just a lot of smoke and mirrors. Nothing but political theater, but she's a great actress!
You should look for another super hero, her approval rating is 20% and falling!
I'm a 60 yr old white guy from London and I was aware of her a year ago, come on Stephen, you live just around the corner.
Testify!
Yeah, I'm from the Czech Republic and even I learned about her a month ago.
What does being white have to do with it?
COVETED
What's being 60 got to do with it, what's being from London got to do with it ? I'm just describing myself and my situation and you've got to try and make a racial issue out of it. Are you saying that because I identify myself as a white person that I am being a racist ? If not ,what is your point ?
The fact you're white and 60 is irrelevant to your being aware of her all the way from London. That's my point. I don't know if you're racist nor do I care but I do suspect (because you mentioned your race) perhaps you suffer from white-guilt. Don't forget, you made it a racial issue, unnecessarily.
Love Alexandria Ocasio!! The new face of Congress. I’m with everything she stands for. She’s beautiful, smart and tough. One teeny thing that annoys me though is when she’s asked a question she usually starts with “ I think......” Speak with conviction girl! ❤️ You got my vote!
What if she was ugly?
At least she thinks! You need more politicians who do.
She does speak with conviction and quite eloquently,I might add.Go girl!
Good question,3rd World Pearly.
Yeah, we get it, it helped her. I think it's hard to deny her youth and beauty were an asset. But it's more important to ask what if she was unintelligent? Then she surely would have lost. So she didn't win because of her beauty and her credentials shouldn't be questioned because of something she can't control. But nice try...
I hope she has a good security, they don't like it when people stand up and speak out
Did you attend school in this country? If so, I'm guessing you did not attend English class too often.
they need a woman not a girl
The truth has to be said
Hazard 671: AOC does not need "good security". She needs a rubber room. She is an idiot!
Rich McClelland how is she an idiot?
Her smiles beautiful I swear it always makes my day!
She speaks coherently....and....knows...the...law.... wtf....
Jake Highwood 🤯 #Brains&Beauty
Jake Highwood poli sci. 101 bro.
Yes. You Americans need more well spoken lawyers in politics.
Uh-huh.
Then you can _hope for a change_ .
Heh.... get it?
It's funny, the first thing white liberals say when someone of color doesn't talk like a 2nd grader. Is "wow he or she speaks so well. " What that really means is "I totally expected to hear a bunch of you know i'm sayins." That's what they kept saying about Barack Hussein Obama. That's the only thing that the traitor did well, but that's another story.
Jake Highwood jealous
She said “we one,” not i won
because she was hired by the Justice Democrats to run.
We = Democrat
Selling patients, goes well only with saliva test not with free drugs and no. We want gay bosses here!!!
Antonello G Di Mattia ??
So did Trump...
"I believe that in a modern, moral, and wealthy society, no person in America should be too poor to live."
It's difficult to see where all this will go, but I damn-sure have some respect for this woman.
The bride of Doctor Bernie Frankenstein.
Hoopdy Sounds like a Miss America pageant contestant response.
and to think, a show like Late Show with Colbert is filmed in New York City and hasn't covered her until now. wow
In EVERY society - modern, postmodern, ancient, alien, animal, socialist, capitalist there are people who are too poor to live. This is a stupid statement. You can't save everyone from themselves. This woman is naive. Glad she's your hero because you will be easy to beat with this message.
Erroneous Monk - how, per chance, do you know that in alien society they are as violent and barbaric as human beings and have not achieved a universal worldly system that provides for all its people? there is a concept called "universal basic income". how would you know if an alien civilization, if one exists, has not achieved universal basic income for its people?
homelessness can be solved with 20 billion dollars. hunger could be ended with ~100 billion dollars. free public college in America costs ~80 billion dollars
we just increased the military budget by ~120 billion dollars, on top of its previously 700 billion dollars. Jeff Bezos himself is worth ~100 billion dollars, he could end homelessness himself if he wanted to
the problems is priorities and whose priorities are the most important. for the US, the most important are themselves and their rich friends
you are uninformed
People need to remember that she wants democratic socialism, not full-on socialism. Democratic socialism is what countries like Finland use. It works.
america will never be a socialism country deal with it
@@moneymachinemachine9972 go live in Russia or North Korea if you disagree with the rights of the people to decide what role they want their government to play. bye!! We won’t miss you!
@@moneymachinemachine9972 Try English next time, cretin - blagodaryu vas!
Finland is not democratic socialist and has never been. Sure it is social democratic but not democratic socialist, they are not the same thing
Then go over there if you like it so much (assuming you're American), instead of trying to force this trash on sensible, common sense people.
What a lovely charismatic charming lady, and she’s a politician; wow. This is both promising and inspiring and it put a smile on my face. 🙂
Devil in sheeps clothing.
lushin burl Funny thing is, Donald Trump actually looks like the devil
lushin burl, you're a moron in sheep's clothing? Thanks for sharing i guess...
sexist bunk
Uh, Hey grandpa... She's a socialist ... an enemy of the state trying to disrupt America from within.
She is a god send. I love this woman
Samuel Philips because?
Watch, she'll be the President one day.
I hope that she can MANA ... Make America Normal Again ... !
Ed Diepstra We need more "MANA" potion.
Adrian I Wish she was communist
You know...this is a great campaign slogan
Love Maná. Great band.
From the Interweb: "While communism and socialism share many principles (in fact, some would say communism is an extreme form of socialism), the primary difference between the two is that communism is both an economic and political system, while socialism is only an economic system, and as such can exist within a number of political systems or even within parts of a larger economic system, such as capitalism. Other notable differences exist around the concepts of personal ownership (socialism maintains the concept of personal property ownership, while communism removes it) and personal choice (socialism maintains personal choice in areas like education and religion, while communism removes it)." I think this means that the equation "socialism = communism" doesn't quite work.
In 2024, she's gotten even better, more brilliant, and more amazing all around. 🥰
First latina President??? Definitely a longshot right now. We still need to see how she implements her ideas into policy but I would be more than happy to vote for her if she decides to run someday.
I wish! But she has to be 36😕
Give her a couple of terms in Congress and she'll be old enough. She can't possibly do any less than UNBELIEVABLY better than the current guy.
Isa Rodriguez after 8 years Bernie she'll be old enough.
Isa Rodriguez 35
She's got plenty of time, no rush.
She’s my hero.
Poop Brain well said ‘poop brain’
Poop Brain you do have poop for a brain. Socialism is communism.
lushin burl
No it isn't, you intellectually lazy idiot.
lushin burl they are completely different
Tiny Terror socialism leads to communism when what's left of private wealth is taxed out of existence, and the government controls all industries.
I LOVE Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Intelligence and talent are not enough. Courage, hard work and vision is what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has in spades.
i love hearing your opinion.....stupid people should have a voice
@@DanielGraybeal1961 Keep talking.
@@padredemishijos12 my pleasure
As you sit on the toilet in your Sesame street Onesie
Her vision is excellent for a blind person
Whew Chile..these comments get me, someone said “you should just work hard to make good money.........”
me: 24 y/o mom to two kids under 5 working 80 hours a week 🥴
Am I not working hard enough? Cause I still feel broke lmao
Well Cesar, living in America where you have only white, elderly rich men having to insult women to get what they want shows me, that none of this has anything to do with education. Justin Bieber did not go to college, he graduated high school and wrote music and got RICH but he deserves more money than me because he can sing and I work 80 hrs a week and can’t have a fair wage to live. I promise you Cesar, I’m not asking to be rich off my basic job in the world but I will accept and claim that I deserve money too because I am a human taking care of children who have to pay these “white rich people” everyday for the rest of their lives and potentially not even have the choice to go to school..
So to say I should’ve just studied harder when the economy is clearly showing how bad it’s failing supporting its system, I was in high school watching kids drop out WEEKS before graduation because their mom couldn’t afford the bills and needed them to work. It’s definitely happened and no one needs to live in a world like that...
Wake up, slavery is not over you’re still living in it. They’re just fooling you to making you think it’s your choice, I choose to believe we are all worthy of money.
Not being filthy rich, they can have that. I just want to say that my boyfriend and I can make securely 5-8k a month together TO START so we can take care of our kids, bills and our mental health. Did you know I got denied foodstamps twice during a pandemic and I just had my daughter so I couldn’t go back to work...I mean..so I just don’t deserve to eat?
I didn’t get paid maternity leave and I’ve worked for over 6+ years in fact I found out you have to apply for disability to be taken out of your check in order to get paid when an accident happens and I’m 24 years old....with 2 kids.
This system out here has not helped anyone. And all we want to do is live, not get rich i don’t understand wtf you rich people got going on in your head but Cesar my dude they getting you too 😂🥴
Well the system has to improve in some ways, but AOC is not the solution, she is an economist but she does not understand anything about economics, im from Venezuela and this kind of words were the same words politicians used here some years ago. yes the system can be corrupt and there are a lot of things to improve, but it takes time, socialism or "democratic" socialism is not the solution, i know it sounds great what she says but in the practice it can not be done. Economic incentives does not work like that.
AOC just use demagogy , and people fall for it, celebrities that dont know anything about the real world living in their bubles support her, and naive teenagers that dont like to work.... i also work long hours and i have to work even more since these "social democrats" control my country.
Chile may not be the best place in teh world but it is the best plase at least in south america, believe you dont know what is to live in a "social democrat" hell.
@@alejandrovega7403 AOC said she wants working ppl to be able to live.. how can that be taken badly? I don't know what happened in Venezuela.. but how could they have explicitly said they want the working class to be able to live.. and then fuck up..? That's sadd.
Anyone who works as hard as Yasmine deserves all success and support and to not frankly have to work that hard to just survive with kids to look after. That's exactly where a modern decent state with healthcare, childcare and a safety net could help.
The only people not deserving a functioning state with a safety net are egotistical misogynistic arseholes like Cesar who choose not to think long term with their pathetic old tiny man attitude.
Proud to say I've supported her for months. Check out BrandNewCongress.org. But more importantly: Her win shows what happens when the "Under 35" demographic comes out for the midterms. Generation Z and millennials: We got this!! Wherever you are, VOTE on Nov. 6th.
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Both Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats are organization to check out to find more people like her, as she's a member of both. But then again, they have fully joined forces now so that they are basically 2 organizations acting as 1, so it doesn't really matter much which you follow (or seek out information about, for those that don't know either of them yet).
Ashim Nreiziev: Definitely, thanks! Yeah, I've been a supporter of BNC and JD for some 14 months or so now. This is exciting!
Thank you!! It's so refreshing to meet americans who are not afraid of candidates who define themselves as "socialist". Thank you!
Tell you what. This generation will take the congress jobs. Yours can have the fast food service.
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YES!! This is just the positive development we needed during these dark days! I support you Alexandria!! :D
YES! I'm all for this smart and passionate woman. Finally!
+NaPaF a fascist thinking he's relevant in the 21st century is an oxymoron. I'll take this chick over trump and his white powder crowd.
Boy this did not age well at ALL! lol
@@dedgzus6808 How so?
She's cat calling Elon Musk on Twitter now. Very creepy.
Old geriatric senile corrupt politicians move over. Make space for younger generations.
lol. You have much to learn about politics...forget the R's, its hew own party doing opposition research on her and she'll be relegated to cheerleading status in D.C. soon enough if she's that lucky.
MyChilepepper 😂😂
Maybe not this time. Things do change for the better too.
Mitch fucking McConnell. Nobody should be allowed to be in power for 40 years. Jesus Christ.
Even the young people are corrupt.
Why is no one talking about the Justice Democrats or Cenk Ugur?
What do you want them to talk about?
Joe Smith he and the group he founded (Justice Dems) helped her launch her campaign
Joe Smith plus she’s also a justice democrat.
@Joe Smith Most interviewers didn't know her name on Monday, but she has been covered by TYT for over a year as one of the first Justice Democrats. Other 1st-time candidate Justice Democrats won in NY and Ben Jealous won Dem Governor nomination in MD.
Troll Slayer I've only read that she was endorsed by different organisations, one of which was Justice Democrats. I don't think she's is a part of Justice Democrats.
Northern Europe has had democratic socialism for over a hundred years. Glad America is finally catching up.
rockblue01 definitions are different. Didn’t the leader of Norway I believe tell Bernie to stop saying they are socialist?
He probably did...Bernie was trying to get people used to the word. Bernie's more of a Social Democrat anyway.
We have a fight on our hands.
gizdonk Denmark*
"She probaly did..." And yeah, she did.
How does it make you feel to know that an average 17 year old boy in Norway (without a finished education) is payed more than an American person with a bachelor degree? If everyone can end their selfishness and open their eyes they would see that this is working in other countries, and it will work for you too, Americans. She is right.
oh sure. How much of his paycheck does he get to keep? Yeah, you know it all goes to the government, and he does what they tell him. Wow, yeah, thats the way we want to live. $8.00 for a soda. Great Idea. Read a book once in a while.
i really like that she says "WE won the election" at 3:28 instead of "I won the election"
starlight1314 Meanwhile, the President is still running around talking about his election victory...
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Every politician says "We" so their voters can feel special. Trump as exception because he is fucking crazy.
In all her nterviews she says 'we.' It speaks volumes about her character.
Well, as a socialist, that's the least that she could say... I mean, c'mon. Kinda, what she's about, right?
Yeah, Communists are like that. Until they aren't.
"In a modern, moral, wealthy country no person should be too poor to live."
How can anyone disagree?
Karen Johnston We disagree with how she's going to do it. She'll force the top who worked their way up to pay for the lower bottoms which, frankly, do not deserve. Healthcare, education, those things aren't necessities for people to live, like electricity or water, people have to work to get their hands on those things. Medicines aren't like water, where you can get by building a rain catch, they're also not electricity which can be generated through a cycling machine modified. They're products, created by hard working people, costs a lot of time and money by those people, not by the public. Can't make enough money, America doesn't provide things for people who are not willing to earn it. Just go to those places where people " can not lived", you'll see that there's a reason for that, the people CNN chose to make interviews of, they're the minorities of those community. Use your brain.
"Healthcare, education, those things aren't necessities for people to live."
America is the only developed nation where people don't believe this.
xaeromancer Well, maybe that's why we're still on top, the "European Union" had their fair shares on "developed policies". Now the French President is actually begging for the citizen's respect, funny, right?
xaeromancer Medicines, education, those are things you need to live a proper and fulfilling life, unfortunately, that kind of living, is earned. People with much money, if not doing the work properly will eventually fail. Countless big shots have fallen down because of it but the smart ones still stays.
Easy... if you're broke because of sh&tty life choices which resulted in you not building yourself over time to being someone society is willing to pay well you "shouldn't" be supported financially by taking away from other people just because they chose the harder road. This lady's ideas are nothing new. She's talking about welfare... again... for the thousandth time... not just for children born to people who shouldn't have kids... but everyone. Some people dig. Some people build spaceships... They don't both get the same out of life. Diggers got to get roommates and get by. What makes it harder to get by is the rising cost of living, and the kind of thing she's talking about doing is exactly what makes it worse for everyone.
I find it hilarious any time healthcare for all is mentioned people ask "How are we going to pay for that?!" Yet we increase military spending every year with virtually no enemies and no one bats an eye.
And give the rich a tax cut to boot!
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" we increase military spending every year with virtually no enemies"
hmmm I wonder why......
Helpful Edits America spends more on its military than the 10 most popular countries.. COMBINED. Also, those same countries are our allies. I have no issues with a strong military but at this point its merely over kill no pun intended. If we cut the budget in half we would STILL have the most powerful military in the world.
你以为美元是靠这个女人才值钱的吗？
北韩？
What a clown show. 🤡
She is the future...go Alexandria!
Paul Borst better start getting used to it
Big difference between communism and some left values. Oh well, you guys south of the border would benefit in realizing the difference.
Then your kids and grandkids will have no ambition or future
What evidence do you have of that? Do you also think that legal weed would turn everybody into stoners?
The days of rich old white men dominating politics is drawing to a close.
If we don't stay on top of our game, the same cycle of greed and hate will continue after the old men are gone.
Well, provided those rich old white men don't change the rules out of nowhere to make sure they and their degenerate progeny are the only ones that profit from it.
Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. Drumph had no chance of winning either I recall. Politics is like the "box of chocolates" analogy. You never know what you're going to get. Sometimes you get a good one and sometimes you don't.
So let me get this right. You don't like old people, you don't like rich people, and you don't like white people? That's a lot of people you don't like. Or is it just the combination? Either way it's racist and ageist. I'm not sure what ist it is if you don't like rich people, probably just jealousy
jennyhesperus my grandad is old and white, not rich in wealth, but rich in heart and spirit. He has the soul of an angel. But you'd hate him because hes old and white I presume? Americans make me sick
God Bless Her & give us more like her!
Then vote for the candidate in your area, so it happens. Don't wait for them to somehow show up.
Also make sure they are true one's by looking at their history on each subject.
No, we don't need Democrats
EXACTLY! More nice titties like those!
She’s fresh and young, that’s what we need more of here in the states in Congress
Don't you know it!
She's also very naive.
@@hyacinthlynch843 we have enough jaded people in the government. we could use more some naiveté
@@DoodooSwaggy
Uh, no.
@@hyacinthlynch843 conservatives are a cancer on society
May there be thousands of candidates AND VOTERS like this ! May God bless !
there are look into the justice democrats where Mrs Ocasio Cortez is part of its a wing of the democratic party set to reform it from the inside we have been laughed off as bernie bros but wait till the progressive wave comes
Thank you for pointing this out !
@@kavaldzhia eager to steal hard earned wealth eh? Love your enthusiasm ...
Having lived all my life in a country with socialist democracy, I find it mystifying how much resistance there is in the USA to these sorts of ideas. I get the argument about wanting to limit the size of the public sector, but is the current situation really good enough that it needs to be preserved? It’s not like a cutthroat capitalist system guarantees that there would be any less corruption or general cronyism.
The mentality of the people in some of those countries are drastically different from America. I honestly believe the ideals and values here don't align with it. You are to NOT WANT to be on welfare. You are to NOT take advantage of pensions, disability, and assistance programs.
Our actions on the individual level do not match up. Also you would need to adopt a Nationalistic government view to keep these things intact to not be a drain. Her views of no ICE plus these programs dont add up. It lowers quality life across the board to be even and fair. Rather than elevating everyone.
To add. Many of the countries that are pointed to as socialist idealistic havens, habe next to no military. Lets not be fooled into thinking they don't rely on other countries to shoulder that burden. Peace is being kept through threat of violence. Don't think its because we've all evolved into enlightened beings of commerce.
is the military not the most bloated public sector to ever exist in america? you're spending 600+ billion a year on a military that is invading and starting proxy wars with half the countries in the world and you call that maintaining the peace? Where to conservatives get off saying theres no money for universal healthcare but then drop 10 billion on a fucking fighter jet to bomb Syria... the hypocrisy is too much
Rowan Hypocrisy? What do you think America's chief export is? Weapons and military might. THATS what pays for our life style. Land of the free everyone wants to come to? The countries these socialist havens rely on is us. So yes. Our military budget is bloated. But its only hypocrisy if you lie to yourself about what is going on. We are the fire nation. If not us it'd be someone else. Next in line is russia and china.
Edit: ironically they're pro socialists too. Maybe we should give them a go at driving? Hyper nationalist china and russia. Lets go.
Based on polls, most Americans want to end senseless wars and have more democratic socialist policies. But we're in an oligarchy, so what the majority actually want never gets done. It's why Bernie is the most popular politician in the u.s. he wants to get rid of money out of politics. Change will come, just slowly. But right now a minority is determining how others should live.
Bustaper, if that "pays" for our lifestyle, most americans are not getting any of that benefit in the way of guaranteed healthcare, education, and basic living needs. If they did, that'd be one thing, but we are not. Stop justifying the endless war machine just to line the pockets of contractors and their buddies....just stop.
Amazing! I wish her the best of luck. She's going to need it
Well, in New York 14 she's pretty much guaranteed to win the election. But yeah, she'll need luck and patience to survive working in Congress.
Agree, to work around trump is going to be hard to do for sure
TheHua89 once she is in the people must keep supporting to help her all the time and that includes us.
There's only one thing that can go wrong. There will be attempts for people to buy her. Very few politicians resist.
TheHua89
Establishment Dems are frightened of her, (translate that as their donors are scared) and will undermine her at every turn.
Whenever I see my country going through troubles, I read the comments on AOC's interviews, and feel bad for her to have to deal with the stupidest nation in the world.
Nobody in the US gives 2 sh!ts about socialists
Not having health care is a concept that blows my mind, I'm from Romania where there is health care for everyone and I live in UK now where we also have health care for everyone! I really think that health care should be a human right everywhere!
Well Obviously free health care wasn't enough to keep you in Romania so this tells me JOBS and LESS TAXES TRUMPS all!
The space force isn't going to fund itself therefore there's no money for universal healthcare. US of A the first world shithole country.
Black Label she lives in the UK...she doesn’t live in America, so I don’t get your point.
But for some reason America likes to fund the biggest social welfare system in the world: The US armed forces. More than 2 million people paid for with taxpayers money and given expensive toys to fight and die in frivolous conflicts which are what about exactly?
And Trump somehow thought they need another 50 billion dollars but complains to NATO about everyone else not spending enough... Europeans:"Why would we? You just increased the US defense budget by 50 billion on your own. You do so voluntarily and we don't plan to go to war anytime soon. We are fine with mutual defense guarantee and keeping the militaries under Cold War levels... Do you have other plans we should know about?"
Free Health Care doesn't mean you have a good country! I live in Canada and we have people waiting in the hallways on hospital beds because our system is unable to handle all the baby boomers plus all the new immigration in the last 10 years.... Free Health Care is never free the TAXPAYERS pay every year for it and it's not somthing out of this world believe me!
Yay you're exactly what we need Alexandria! Energy! Youth! Humane values! Heart! Caring! Compassion! Greetings and best wishes from the Great Northwest! 👏👏👍👍
I don't want her in congress, I want her in the White House.
richard bidinger it'd be a bit before then, unfortunately I'm pretty sure she's still too young for now
Minimum age for the President is 35. Her birthday is in October. At the next Presidential election she will be 31. At the one after that, she will just be turning 35. So... it's possible but unlikely we could see Ocasio-Cortez 2024.
dont you have to be over 35 to be President? haha
Adam Twarowski unfortunately that's true proper age is 35 if I'm correct? Let's be honest I think I'd rather have somebody young and new and the Oval Office somebody who is fresh off the tree and not something rotten that's been corrupted over time it's true that it said that socialism is gotten a really negative title over the Democratic Party
I'm glad she's so idealistic. I wonder if she's willing to give up one of her bedrooms for a homeless person......
Two very talented individuals at the same place! It's just such a wonderful view to see..
Sarcasm?
@@richardpierpoint494 Look at you gettin' all upset over this horse faced tiktok girl.
Why 6 mins for some guests? Come on. You could have a lot to talk to her about but instead you wanna just squeeze in too little, although still good stuff, you could have asked her so many other questions.
RevFury FoxFive I think she only has time for 6 min lol this woman just exploded heads lol everyone wants to talk to her
She did an in depth interview -- it's on RUclips, about 12 minutes long -- with another place, before the election -- Watch that, she goes into details ruclips.net/video/_dyVxMmmMZE/видео.html
He's doing more than the establishment is happy with him for doing, just giving her positive press is a risk for him
agreed. it's poorly planned. look at the views in comparison to other interviews today. people wanted to see Alexandria, and we barely got more than a teaser.
Blue sky I think it is a risk, but I also think that Colbert is a true progressive that is being crushed by a contract from his employers.
She got less than 6 minutes? The occasional guest who really has something to say - and she clearly is one - might be worth a bit more of your time.
Yes.
El Loco you expect then to give the whole thing for free in RUclips?
Yea, I thought it was short too. Definitely wanted to hear her talk more.
I like her too, but 1. She's not in Congress yet, still just a candidate. and 2) It was good for Colbert to work her in at all, considering the producers probably had already mapped out their guests for this week.
A neophyte candidate got almost 6 minutes on NATIONWIDE TV. That's HUGE. And she stayed on message to make good points in that time; even huger.
A big , "Congratulations to Alexandria!" I sure wish for her to win the Congressional seat in 11/18!
VeganWorld Peace her district is plus 29 Democrat victory on average. There’s no way she’s losing the general. The primary essentially is the general in a district that blue.
VeganWorld Peace you want a communist in our government. Stfu
Troll Slayer theres no way she lives till then. Communism is socilism and not welcome in america. Its against freedom morons.
lushin burl Considering you are a flat earther, i can't really respect any other opinion you have. You sound like a 50s paranoid cartoon character who is afraid of the color red.
VeganWorld Peace I live in South Dakota, and I'm going to send her a check, and volunteer on her campaign. Her website says you can work by phone.
Wow. She *owns* that stage! And the old white dudes on the other side of the aisle still don't know how to handle this young woman from the Bronx. She dances around them and can probably give them an old-school "Bronx cheer" when they need to hear it.
She, the Squad, and other young folks like Greta and the Parkland students give me hope!
We know how to handle her Order a Beer
She is an excellent person worthy of emulation, there should be more politicians like her.
CrenJay there will be!
CrenJay idiot two weeks ago you didn't even know who she was.
That's just evil why would you want to burn her?
No