Reporter: Isn’t there concern that this slippery slope to socialism inevitably ends up as full-blown communism?
AOC: I mean, no. I think that’s very silly. We can’t even raise the minimum wage. Do they really think communism is going to happen? No. They’re trying to scare people because they don’t want us talking about the fact that we all have a right to health care.
So they want to call everything they don’t like communist because if people actually wake up to the fact that their elected officials are screwing them over when they get here, they’re going to realize they deserve better and that health care as a right isn’t crazy. They want to call this stuff communist because they don’t want us to realize that the rest of the developed world has guaranteed health care. They want to call it communist because they don’t want you to know that Germany, Italy, the UK, Canada—everybody else—has it better than us, and we spend the most money for the worst care in the developed world.
AOC: I mean, no. I think that’s very silly. We can’t even raise the minimum wage. Do they really think communism is going to happen? No. They’re trying to scare people because they don’t want us talking about the fact that we all have a right to health care.
So they want to call everything they don’t like communist because if people actually wake up to the fact that their elected officials are screwing them over when they get here, they’re going to realize they deserve better and that health care as a right isn’t crazy. They want to call this stuff communist because they don’t want us to realize that the rest of the developed world has guaranteed health care. They want to call it communist because they don’t want you to know that Germany, Italy, the UK, Canada—everybody else—has it better than us, and we spend the most money for the worst care in the developed world.
Definitely republican scare tactics! … they were against Social Security & Medicare
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She's absolutely right! Everybody else has it, not you... So what's wrong! In the richest country in the world... Think about it.
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Also communism and socialism are not the same thing in the first place.
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the countries aoc cited have both billionaires and functioning social/health programs. we are woefully deficient in ours. scrooge rules.
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AOC has no idea what’s she’s talking about, ever. This feeble minded dumpster needs to run for President. She would make Kamala look like a genius! I’m all for it!
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AOC is apparently blissfully unaware of her colleagues screaming from the social rooftops "ELECT MORE COMMUNISTS"...🙄🍄🟫
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AOC and brilliant dont go together
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Hi
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We are closer to dictatorship than communism 😂
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What about the slippery slope from capitalism to fascist corporatism?🤔
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Brilliant
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💙💙💙🙏🙏
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Ask any repub to define either. Dumb af. That’s the demo trump loves. Simple… = any government later NEEDS. Education
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