Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., dismissed her and other socialist politicians' past extreme controversial comments on ABC's "This Week" Sunday, joking that the "Woke 1" era was "crazy."Host Jon Karl asked Ocasio-Cortez to comment on Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong and her controversial comments, such as calling for Thanksgiving to be canceled or for prisons to be abolished.
Hong has sought to backtrack on some of her past views as she seeks the Democratic nomination in her state."I have a local city councilman that has this saying, 'Woke 1 was crazy,'" Ocasio-Cortez said laughing, adding, "And I think that what’s important is that we have to assess what a candidate is saying now."SOCIALIST FRONTRUNNER IN THE HOT SEAT AFTER 'CANCEL THANKSGIVING' POST EMERGES ONLINERep.Alexandria Oacsio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was asked about controversial past statements by socialist candidates.
(David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)Karl followed by asking if there was a point where the socialist movement went "too far," remarking that Ocasio-Cortez had previously supported defunding the police as well.Ocasio-Cortez clarified that most of these comments were made during the height of the COVID shutdowns with people more open to change."And I think that the doors were really open in trying to entertain any and every policy that was going to get us to a better place.
And I actually think that the discussions that were had in that time were quite fruitful," Ocasio-Cortez said.She added, "I think that when we talk about crime today, it’s fundamentally different than the way that we talked about crime in bringing crime down, right? And I think that we all share the goals of having as low a crime rate as possible.I think that during lockdown, of course, rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric that we would use today.
And I’m grateful that these candidates have the opportunity to present who they are to their electorate, and what they’re campaigning on in this moment."DSA...