Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compares the New York neighborhood to CHINA
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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) compared a New York neighborhood in Queens to China during a fellow Social Democrat’s inauguration ceremony.
AOC was filmed singing the praises of newly elected state senator Kristen Gonzalez, who defeated Elizabeth Crowley during last year’s state senate race.
Standing in front of a small event held in Astoria on Thursday, part of AOC’s speech was posted on Twitter in which the Democrat made the statement.
She is heard calling Astoria, a predominantly liberal-leaning neighborhood according to the voting results, as the ‘People’s Republic of Astoria’ in the speech and referring to a plot line in the Marvel series ‘The Avengers’.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) compared a New York neighborhood in Queens to China during a fellow Social Democrat’s inauguration ceremony
“Kristen is now with us as the youngest woman ever elected to the state of New York,” AOC is heard saying in the 36-second video posted to the New York City Democratic Socialists of America Twitter account.
‘Kristen is like the last infinity stone for the People’s Republic of Astoria. With her election, we now have DSA members at all levels of the office.’
The Infinity Stones are fictional items in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and play a major role in the first three phases, also called the ‘Infinity Saga’, of the MCU.
Brooklyn Councilman Ari Kagan, who grew up in Belarus under the rule of the Soviet Union, criticized AOC and its socialist allies, telling New York Post it seems they ‘worship the failed communist ideas that so many people fled from’.
“His statement is an insult not only to Chinese Americans who left the communist People’s Republic for a chance to live in a free democratic society, but to all Americans,” he said.
“The last thing we need here is to recreate the system in which the government suppresses the market economy, the exchange of ideas, a free press and independent courts.”
The joke came during the swearing-in ceremony for Gonzalez, who beat Crowley in a big way in the 59th District Democratic primary, representing parts of Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Long Island City.
Brooklyn Councilman Ari Kagan, who grew up in Belarus under the rule of the Soviet Union, criticized AOC and its socialist allies.
Others who posted on the NYC DSA tweet warned of impending doom if socialism took over the neighborhood.
‘RIP Astoria, Queens,’ David Grezelcki tweeted in response to a post applauding comments from the New York City Democratic Socialists of America.
The joke came during the swearing-in ceremony for Gonzalez, who beat Crowley in a big way in the 59th District Democratic primary, representing parts of Greenpoint, Williamsburg and Long Island City.
González was officially sworn in as a senator on January 4, saying, “It means a lot that, as of today, the youngest woman ever elected to the New York State Senate is a Latina and a Democratic Socialist.”
Both AOC and González hold values of Democratic Socialism, which according to the DSA website, refers to someone who wants to create “a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods and society.”
“Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own benefit,” the website reads.
In early November of last year, AOC handily won re-election in his New York seat.
At 9:30 pm on November 8 and with 60,000 votes counted in the state’s District 14, AOC had 73.8 percent of the vote and her Republican rival Tina Forte had just 24.3 percent.
‘We must replace it with democratic socialism, a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods and society.
‘There are many avenues that feed the democratic path towards socialism. Our vision goes beyond historical social democracy and leaves behind authoritarian visions of socialism in the dustbin of history.’
He goes on to add: ‘We want a democracy that creates space for all of us to flourish, not just survive, and answers the fundamental questions of our lives with everyone’s input.
‘We want to collectively own the key economic drivers that dominate our lives, such as energy production and transportation.
‘We want the multiracial working class united in solidarity instead of divided by fear.
“We want to win ‘radical’ reforms like single-payer Medicare for all, defund police/reimbursement communities, the Green New Deal and more as a transition to a freer and fairer life.”
In early November, AOC handily won re-election in his New York seat.
At 9:30 pm on November 8 and with 60,000 votes counted in the state’s District 14, the Squad member obtained 73.8 percent of the vote and her Republican rival Tina Forte obtained only 24.3 percent. .