Fair enough. I'll concede re most of these things (except as in my parallel comment point below). I don't think it's sufficient to refute my core point against Caitlin that "[AOC] knows exactly what she's doing". That's a stretch, to put it mildly.
I have not seen evidence of conscious contempt for the truth. How do you know what's going on in her head? Have you never bought into a line of thinking and rejected it later after realizing more fully its meaning and implications? I think she's contained in a bubble, and she's always being channeled into powerful rationalization to sway her.
She's the Democrats' designated limited-hangout rebel, but thinks she's following her conscience. Like Obama (and, arguably, even Bill Clinton), she was plucked from an obscure environment and molded, although those two presidents are far smarter, and have known for a long time "exactly what they're doing".
On some level she does (she has sufficient though not superior intelligence), but I believe that (within her current hurricane and bubble) she's certainly repressing and/or rationalizing it. It may not bubble to full consciousness for a while, which was in my original point. Therefore, I cannot yet hold her accountable the way I can, say, Bernie Sanders for *his* transgressions.
Fair enough. I'll concede re most of these things (except as in my parallel comment point below). I don't think it's sufficient to refute my core point against Caitlin that "[AOC] knows exactly what she's doing". That's a stretch, to put it mildly.
She's corrupt. She kissed Pelosi's ass. This is not the first example of her corruption. She knows exactly where the lines are.
I have not seen evidence of conscious contempt for the truth. How do you know what's going on in her head? Have you never bought into a line of thinking and rejected it later after realizing more fully its meaning and implications? I think she's contained in a bubble, and she's always being channeled into powerful rationalization to sway her.
She's the Democrats' designated limited-hangout rebel, but thinks she's following her conscience. Like Obama (and, arguably, even Bill Clinton), she was plucked from an obscure environment and molded, although those two presidents are far smarter, and have known for a long time "exactly what they're doing".
On some level she does (she has sufficient though not superior intelligence), but I believe that (within her current hurricane and bubble) she's certainly repressing and/or rationalizing it. It may not bubble to full consciousness for a while, which was in my original point. Therefore, I cannot yet hold her accountable the way I can, say, Bernie Sanders for *his* transgressions.