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Re:The divide between political parties is smaller than we t... by scythe on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @07:03PM (#26020928)
Right, so that generally falls into the category I identified in the first comment: stuff that people on the left say in the heat of the moment, but don't stick to. She was, at the time, being interviewed by the notoriously fiery Ta-Nehisi Coates. It's kind of like comparing Elon Musk smoking weed on Joe Rogan to someone who smokes weed at work every day.

I really doubt AOC actually believed at any time that the world would end in 2030 (cf. Paris Agreement's 2030 Agenda).

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Re:The divide between political parties is smaller than we t... by zests on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @07:24PM (#26021088)
That's quite the stretch. We can lawyer our way out of anything if we try hard enough.
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Re:The divide between political parties is smaller than we t... by scythe on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @11:50PM (#26022724)
>That's quite the stretch.

It's not a stretch at all. It's an offhand comment being compared to a months-long disinformation campaign. Frankly, I was generous.

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