Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leaned into her socialist image at SXSW, saying ‘capitalism is irredeemable’

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke about her self-described socialist values in the SXSW festival and called moderate politics”an attitude towards life, of, like,’meh.’”
She also critiqued capitalism, saying”capitalism is irredeemable.”
Her remarks follow a tweet aimed at Ivanka Trump, who she said was contrary to the idea of a minimum wage.

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s controversial views on capitalism have made her a target of both Republicans and Democrats, who have also balked in her debate with moderate politics.

During a talk at SXSW on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez called the moderate perspective”an attitude towards life of, like,’meh,”, according to NBC News. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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