<p>Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) argued that paying back one’s student debt constitutes “policy violence” — an argument promptly refuted by conservatives on social media.</p>
<p>On Friday, the progressive lawmaker posted a lengthy Twitter thread about student loan debt, arguing that the phenomenon is a “racial,” “gender,” and “economic justice” issue.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Today, over 43 million people in the U.S. are crushed under more than $1.7 trillion in student loan debt.</p>
<p>This fall, the A-Team led our first ever deep canvassing efforts w/our neighbors across the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MA7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MA7</a> to hear how this crisis impacts our communities. This is what we learned🧵</p>
<p>— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) <a href="https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/1471857512236396553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“Today, over 43 million people in the U.S. are crushed under more than $1.7 trillion in student loan debt,” Pressley noted. She thanked activists for “deep canvassing” her district — a process in which they “engaged voters across the district in longer, one-on-one conversations about student debt cancellation, discussed how canceling student debt would impact their lives, and introduced new perspectives by sharing stories &amp; lived experiences.”</p>
<p>Pressley offered three such interactions, concluding: “And so many others whose lived experiences continue to affirm what we know to be true: That the student debt crisis is multiracial &amp; multigenerational. That it is a racial, gender &amp; economic justice issue.”</p>
<p>After calling on President Biden to unilaterally cancel loans, Pressley declared that “student debt is policy violence.” However, conservatives immediately noticed the hypocrisy behind Pressley’s argument.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Let’s make it plain: student debt is policy violence.</p>
<p>We’ll keep fighting to relieve families across the country, to make sure our policies &amp; budgets reflect their lived experiences &amp; that we build this grassroots movement to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelStudentDebt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CancelStudentDebt</a> together🧵</p>
<p>— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) <a href="https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley/status/1471858295329771528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2021</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“Paying your own debts that you entered a contractual agreement to repay is VIOLENCE. But forcing blue-collar workers to repay your debts while you engage in online social justice activism is EQUITY. Am I understanding this correctly?” <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristinaPushaw/status/1471946921577177094">tweeted</a> Christina Pushaw, the press secretary for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). “Student debt is violence, but throwing Molotov cocktails into police cars is social justice,” she <a href="https://twitter.com/ChristinaPushaw/status/1471944826719457285">noted</a> sarcastically in another tweet.</p>
<p>“Let&#8217;s make it plain: you&#8217;re a dirty Communist,” <a href="https://twitter.com/ConceptualJames/status/1471938022803480581">said</a> New Discourses founder James Lindsay. “We&#8217;ll keep fighting to remove you from any power and influence in our society, and you&#8217;ll thank us if you don&#8217;t end up is prison for the rest of your life.”</p>
<p>“Democrats always get the human motivation part wrong. Every time,” <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/1471946417388228609'">said</a> cartoonist Scott Adams.</p>
<p>“Abusing terms like ‘violence’ doesn&#8217;t persuade people,” <a href="https://twitter.com/saletan/status/1472061496423235586">acknowledged</a> Will Saletan, a correspondent with progressive outlet Slate. “It just makes them discount the rest of your message.”</p>
<p>“Abortion is violence,” <a href="https://twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1472006526160228364">countered</a> Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton.</p>
<p>Pressley’s remarks follow other Democratic lawmakers’ <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pay-your-own-darn-bills-aoc-who-makes-174000-per-year-blasted-for-complaining-about-17k-in-student-loans">complaints</a> about their own outstanding student loan balances.</p>
<p>In a speech on the House floor, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called it “ridiculous” that she needs to pay $17,000 in student loans — although her annual salary as a member of Congress is $174,000.</p>
<p>“I’m 32 years old now,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “I have over $17,000 in student loan debt, and I didn’t go to graduate school because I knew that getting another degree would drown me in debt that I would never be able to surpass. This is unacceptable.”</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) said on the House floor that she is likewise struggling to repay her obligations: “I worked full time, Monday through Friday, and took weekend classes to get my law degree. And still, close to $200,000 in debt. And I still owe over $70,000 and most of it was interest.”</p>

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