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Ocasio-Cortez Mocks People Who Get ‘Cancelled,’ Suggests That They Are Entitled And Unliked

Ryan Saavedra
Ocasio-Cortez Mocks People Who Get ‘Cancelled,’ Suggests That They Are Entitled And Unliked
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Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Thursday evening mocked people who are getting “cancelled” as being entitled and unliked.

In a series of tweets, which came in part as a response to an open letter defending “open debate” (below), the Democrat congresswoman attempted to reframe the idea of “cancel culture,” a term primarily associated with left-wing activists attempting to destroy political opponents or squelch support for ideas and causes that they oppose.

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