AOC and Performative Socialism...do as I as say not as I do...Hypocrisy on parade!!

[bb1961]

The left is a bunch of hypocrites...AOC's Puerto Rico Trip Highlights the Hollow Core of Performative Socialism.

Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) has built her political brand on fierce opposition to wealth inequality and the excesses of the elite. Yet recent campaign finance filings reveal a whole different story: Nearly $50,000 was spent in Puerto Rico on luxury hotels, upscale dining, and venue rentals tied to a high-profile concert.

The expenditures, detailed in Federal Election Commission reports for Ocasio-Cortez for July through September, include more than $15,000 at boutique properties like Hotel Palacio Provincial and Hotel El Convento in San Juan establishments that market their colonial elegance and premium amenities.


Another $10,000-plus went to catering and meals at high-end restaurants, while thousands more covered a venue at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, the same arena where Ocasio-Cortez was filmed dancing in box seats at a Bad Bunny concert show in August. This came during a trip where the congresswoman publicly criticized gentrification on the island, visiting housing developments and decrying the influence of wealthy outsiders.

Her campaign defends the spending as necessary for supporting local causes, events, staff, and security. Fair enough — political work requires resources. But the optics are unavoidable. Especially when supporting Bad Bunny, whose outrage over ICE doing their job had led him to cancel his U.S. tour.

Ocasio-Cortez routinely casts capitalism's fruits as immoral and supports fellow socialist Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, while partaking generously herself, courtesy of donor funds. It's a pattern familiar on the Left: Condemn private jets and stock trading in theory, then embrace the perks when convenient. Recall the "Tax the Rich" gown at the Met Gala, borrowed from a designer but worn amid champagne and celebrities.


Or the broader Socialist Squad dynamic, railing against systemic greed while navigating Congress's insider advantages. Campaign money isn't personal income, and politicians across the spectrum spend on travel. Conservatives do it too, often without the same ideological baggage or hypocritical nature. The difference lies in the messaging. When you position yourself as the champion of working people against oligarchs, dropping tens of thousands on luxury accommodations in a U.S. territory still recovering from economic strains from repeatedly being hit by hurricanes invites scrutiny.


Socialism, as preached by Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats, promises equality and shared sacrifice. In practice, it too often translates to rules for thee but not for me. This episode does not expose some grand scandal; campaign finance laws allow these outlays.

It does, however, underscore a deeper inconsistency. Authentic leadership demands alignment between words and actions. Voters notice when it falters, and rightly so. In an era of eroded trust, such gaps fuel rightful cynicism about politics altogether. Ocasio-Cortez remains a forceful yet annoying voice on many issues. But moments like this remind us that socialist ideology is not immune to human temptation. True progress requires humility, not just hashtags.

[Yssup Rider]

Source?

Do you know what performative socialism is?

Did you read the story?

I think you’re at the wrong parade, bruv.

[Precious_b]

And the Right isn't full of a bunch of hypocrites?

Referring back on my comment of dialing down the rage and inviting an open dialogue, you would make beaucoup points by supplying what YR asked for.

[Yssup Rider]

Originally Posted by Precious_b

And the Right isn't full of a bunch of hypocrites?

Referring back on my comment of dialing down the rage and inviting an open dialogue, you would make beaucoup points by supplying what YR asked for.

It would be a first.

Come on OP, surprise us.

[Precious_b]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

It would be a first.

Come on OP, surprise us.

Yes OP, be a contributor in dialing down the rhetoric and get some meaningful dialogue going.

[bb1961]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

Source?

Do you know what performative socialism is?

Did you read the story?

I think you’re at the wrong parade, bruv.

Yeah tell us the DEFFINITION of performative socialism is...you don't know but you comment as always.

You're always the first to make comments and know nothing about the details. You didn't read the story...you NEVER do.
Please show us where this information is incorrect...you can't. It eats you alive to have the socialist being shown for who they are....HYPOCRITES!!!!
They hate capitalism only if it doesn't benefit them...these fuckers are millionaire and out of the other side of their mouths condemn the wealthy. How disingenuous of these assholes!!
Good try defending that behavior.
YOU don't have the ability to do a SIMPLE search...you are shot down AGAIN!!

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[bb1961]

Originally Posted by Precious_b

Yes OP, be a contributor in dialing down the rhetoric and get some meaningful dialogue going.

These facts aren't meaningful. Why, does exposing the hypocrisy of this phony bitch bother you? Pointing out FACTS abd if they hurt you so be it.
Facts are facts...DEAL with it.

[txdot-guy]

Originally Posted by bb1961

These facts aren't meaningful. Why, does exposing the hypocrisy of this phony bitch bother you? Pointing out FACTS abd if they hurt you so be it.
Facts are facts...DEAL with it.

The problem is not the facts it’s the interpretation of them by the biased right wing media that is the problem.

AOC isn’t perfect but she is certainly better than most politicians out there.

You complain about her hypocrisy while completely ignoring the hypocrisy of the entire Trump organization.

[Precious_b]

Originally Posted by bb1961

These facts aren't meaningful. Why, does exposing the hypocrisy of this phony bitch bother you? Pointing out FACTS abd if they hurt you so be it.
Facts are facts...DEAL with it.

Well, if the facts "aren't meaningful", why you getting your panties in a wad?!

Why does my mentioning the word hypocrisy and the right get a reaction from you?

She's a New Yorker. Just like that mayor they elected, what does it have to do with me? That's what the voters wanted. We know maggies like rigging that voting shit, but live with it. And what i'd like to do with that "bitch" is in line with this site unlike cheapskates from the right who don't ante up and do reviews.

So, go ahead and rage about facts being not meaningful as an excuse to have a diatribe. Just like the failing lame duck potus who had to stamp out fires tonight ranting about anything else except what was pertinent.

[bb1961]

Originally Posted by txdot-guy

The problem is not the facts it’s the interpretation of them by the biased right wing media that is the problem.

AOC isn’t perfect but she is certainly better than most politicians out there.

You complain about her hypocrisy while completely ignoring the hypocrisy of the entire Trump organization.

She's a fucking idiot. Where did you get your word salad from...'The problem is not the facts it’s the interpretation of them by the biased right wing media that is the problem.' When did the TRUTH and facts become bias???...do tell. How convoluted that comment of yours is!! I have posted numerous articles because the leftwingers on here say this is nonsense because they can't admit the truth when it's clearly slaps them in the face. Now you're trying to deflect to excuse this clearly hypocritical behavior. What is bias about the truth? Only in the minds of bias leftwingers do you find this kind of twisted logic. The socialist bitch rails against the wealthy and CAPITALISM when she has become rich from CAPITALISM during her time in gumment, but she campaigns on the EVILS of CAPITALISM. If that isn't hypocrisy WTF is??
Nice try though...stay on topic.
You need to start you own thread about the evils of Trump and his hypocrisy...you and your 'aboutism'!!

[pxmcc]

^^good job using the term "bias" instead of "basis"..

however, bias is a noun, not an adjective. "bias leftwingers" isn't a thing in the English language. "biased leftwingers" would be the correct grammatical formulation..

your objection is how much she and her team spent? do you have a basis (not bias) for comparison that her spending was excessive? should her hotel have been a Motel 6? or should a Bedbug Inn have been sufficient? has she ever claimed to be Mother Theresa? did she ever claim we should all live like poor people? can you provide a source for that?

her mission is to give the working man a shot, not to have everyone live like poor people.

does someone who advocates for the poor and working class also have to pretend to be poor and working class, if she's not? where does it say that?

did she misappropriate public funds to support what you claim is her excessive spending? did she leave there with her pockets full of money for her own private enterprises as Trump so often does after every Persian Gulf kingdom he visits?

and what business of your's is it how AOC spends her own money if there is no allegation of illegality or impropriety? it's actually none of your damn business.

finally, without context or a basis for comparison, your facts prove nothing, not even hypocrisy.

[Mort Watt]

Originally Posted by bb1961

She's a fucking idiot. Where did you get your word salad from...

Dude....you REALLY need to tone it down. I'm not kidding. Your rants are becoming nothing but aggressive rambling. You are triggered waaaay too easily and it's getting worse. Really.

txdot's point was a good one, not at all irrelevant to the topic. Your explosive response to it just looks like defensive denial and deflection. Notice that very few of your MAGA friends on here come to support you when this starts to happen.

I'm being serious with this criticism. You are headed more and more down a path that is seemingly extremist. It is not good and it is starting to have a serious impact on most of the discussions here. Take a step back. Stop freaking out on everyone who disagrees with you.

(I fear you will not respond well to this...please prove me wrong...please)

Originally Posted by pxmcc

^^good job using the term "bias" instead of "basis"..

I am your biggest fan....

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[Yssup Rider]

I'd like to know what makes her a "bitch."

Seems like that's how insecure men react to strong women.

And you DO need to prove your points. Cutting and pasting a google search result - of the same fucking story - doesn't mean you've done any research beyond googling a topic.

Take a step back and a deep breath.

You're gonna hurt yourself, bro.

[Mort Watt]

Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

I'd like to know what makes her a "bitch."...

If she advertised on tryst and ya didn't know who she was....a bunch of us would probably pay to fuck her.

.

[bb1961]

Originally Posted by pxmcc

^^good job using the term "bias" instead of "basis"..

however, bias is a noun, not an adjective. "bias leftwingers" isn't a thing in the English language. "biased leftwingers" would be the correct grammatical formulation..

your objection is how much she and her team spent? do you have a basis (not bias) for comparison that her spending was excessive? should her hotel have been a Motel 6? or should a Bedbug Inn have been sufficient? has she ever claimed to be Mother Theresa? did she ever claim we should all live like poor people? can you provide a source for that?

her mission is to give the working man a shot, not to have everyone live like poor people.

does someone who advocates for the poor and working class also have to pretend to be poor and working class, if she's not? where does it say that?

did she misappropriate public funds to support what you claim is her excessive spending? did she leave there with her pockets full of money for her own private enterprises as Trump so often does after every Persian Gulf kingdom he visits?

and what business of your's is it how AOC spends her own money if there is no allegation of illegality or impropriety? it's actually none of your damn business.

finally, without context or a basis for comparison, your facts prove nothing, not even hypocrisy.

You talk a lot and say nothing like the rest of the left...the bitch is a rich socialist who trashes capitalism.
The definition of hypocrisy. Keep trying buddy.