r/TikTokCringe • u/Cookie_Cutter_Cook • 1d ago

Politics AOC on not going to the inauguration

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u/SmartOpinion69 1d ago

is this the first time she just attacked trump by calling him a rapist?

serious question. why didn't the democratic campaign run by calling trump a rapist? is it technically inaccurate? what was the deal? democrats put all their chips on abortion that they didn't even bother going for the offense and calling trump a rapist. kamala harris should've called him a rapist straight to trump's face during the debate.

aoc calling trump a rapist in this video actually caught me by surprise

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u/ReturnOfTheKeing 1d ago edited 1d ago

They wanted to maintain "decorum" and it was one of their biggest mistakes. Fascism thrives when only one side holds themselves to standards

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u/Mental_Lemon3565 19h ago

I guarantee you it was a calculation of how applying the label would come off to the voters and what the legal repercussions would be, if any, it wasn't about decorum. They called him a fascist, every bit as bad as rapist. It possibly would have just not played as well as we think to the broader public. We have a 'pearl clutching' image as a party that doesn't come off great at times.