USA: "It was crazy": US Democrat Ocasio-Cortez and the end of the Woke era
US left-wing politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is moving away from previous positions. Other young Democrats are also recognising that you can no longer win elections with "woke".
US Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sparked discussions worldwide with her comment that "woke one was crazy" in an interview with ABC News. The term "woke" refers to a progressive-activist spirit that emerged with the #MeToo movement in 2017 and peaked during the global Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. Ocasio-Cortez was actually quoting her party colleague Chi Ossé, who had used the phrase in May, and was responding to criticism of her past statements on issues like law enforcement, immigration, and social policy.
The comments have been seen as a potential attempt to distance herself from more radical positions, as the US Democratic Party faces a conservative shift in public opinion.
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