Summary

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez denied claims that she is secretly wealthy, stating she is worth less than $500,000 and doesn’t trade stocks or take corporate money.

Her financial disclosures show modest savings and student debt.

Some conservatives on X, despite opposing her politics, praised her perceived integrity.

Accusations of political corruption have surged online, partly fueled by Elon Musk.

  • meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Oh, the classic “what have you done?” deflection. Cute. Here’s the thing: I’m not an elected official claiming moral superiority. AOC’s job is to lead, not just clear the lowest ethical bar. Maybe demand more from your heroes instead of settling for mediocrity.

    • CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      translation:

      I’ve done nothing but sit on my ass and be mad that someone else isn’t taking the steps to make things better.

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        Translation: I’ve done nothing but sit on my ass and be mad that someone else isn’t taking the steps to make things better.

        Oh, the irony. You’re so busy patting yourself on the back for this smug little “gotcha” that you missed the entire point. Critiquing mediocrity isn’t laziness; it’s refusing to settle for scraps while the system burns.

        If your bar for “making things better” is not being corrupt, then congratulations—you’ve just endorsed the bare minimum as revolutionary. Bravo, hero. Slow clap.

        Maybe instead of simping for politicians who barely clear ethical limbo, you could channel that energy into demanding actual systemic change. But hey, keep translating—at least it saves you from confronting your own apathy.

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          15 hours ago

          Seems like you get off on criticizing others and feeling superior by resorting to logical fallacies. Nobody is celebrating “doing the bare minimum” - that’s just something you made up in your head for what seem to be personal psychological reasons.

          It’s not the end of the world to be envious of others but understanding why you are envious might help you flip that envy into inspiration and respect.

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            10 hours ago

            Oh, spare me the amateur psychoanalysis. The irony of accusing someone of logical fallacies while peddling this dime-store “it’s just your personal issues” rhetoric is almost poetic. You’re not dissecting an argument; you’re deflecting because engaging with the actual critique is too much work.

            Nobody’s envious here, least of all of people content with mediocrity. Critiquing isn’t about feeling superior; it’s about refusing to accept the garbage heap you’re so eager to defend. If you think “understanding others” means patting them on the back for doing nothing, then congratulations—you’ve weaponized complacency into a virtue.

            Inspiration? Respect? Cute buzzwords. Maybe try applying them to ideas worth defending instead of playing therapist to dodge accountability.

            beanzie out