AOC just referred to herself as one of the survivors of the capital attacks. Really? Can anyone of you that are supporting her at least call that a small embellishment?
Not really, since we have people on video at the Capitol saying they wanted to murder her. And at least one rioter is charged with threatening to assassinate her. The rioters didn't get bored and leave. They were FORCED to stop.
AOC just referred to herself as one of the survivors of the capital attacks. Really? Can anyone of you that are supporting her at least call that a small embellishment?
AOC just referred to herself as one of the survivors of the capital attacks. Really? Can anyone of you that are supporting her at least call that a small embellishment?
Not really, since we have people on video at the Capitol saying they wanted to murder her. And at least one rioter is charged with threatening to assassinate her. The rioters didn't get bored and leave. They were FORCED to stop.
AOC just referred to herself as one of the survivors of the capital attacks. Really? Can anyone of you that are supporting her at least call that a small embellishment?
AOC just referred to herself as one of the survivors of the capital attacks. Really? Can anyone of you that are supporting her at least call that a small embellishment?
Not really, since we have people on video at the Capitol saying they wanted to murder her. And at least one rioter is charged with threatening to assassinate her. The rioters didn't get bored and leave. They were FORCED to stop.
AOC just referred to herself as one of the survivors of the capital attacks. Really? Can anyone of you that are supporting her at least call that a small embellishment?
The rioters were a third of a mile away from her
1. Nobody has to take her words out of context to imply she was closer to the crowd of disruptive protesters that were causing damage and threatening harm.
She said she was in her office when she heard someone knocking and searching which frightened her; this turned out to be capitol police, so this part of her story checks out.
2. It is as exaggerated and misleading to "make the leap" between
A. her being in her office scared by the police knocking and searching vs. giving the impression she was referring to the crowd encroaching on federal property
B. officials and protesters contesting the election and calling for a political fight and march vs. Instigators conspiring to incite riots or insurrection including death threats against officials
C. Cortez exaggerating "Cruz almost got her killed" vs. accusing him of "attempted murder"
D. Cortez dramatizing the feelings of distrust and fear vs "lying" and "intentionally" trying to deceive the public into thinking she was hearing the crowd. She didn't know who was who, so she was afraid for that reason also. She and many others were already afraid of extremists backing Trump and refusing the election, whether or not any came near her or not.
That is all her words are describing, similar to Trump and Cruz only calling for legal actions in contesting the election as unconstitutional and fighting politically within the democratic process.
Nothing else needs to be read into what these people actually said.
To accuse Cortez of "lying" means proving intent. Not blaming her if other people read more into her words than they actually referred to.
Similarly to accuse Cruz or Trump as calling for insurrection is also blaming them for what others decided to do. There is no intent, so no way to prove something they did not intend.
I wish both sides would stop trying to "criminalize" and assume the worst "intent." If it's wrongful to assume malicious intent with Trump and Cruz, the same applies to Cortez.
If you just read their actual words, there is no reason to read more into what they said.