It is probably redundant and unnecessary to observe that power corrupts. This is one of the fundamental truths of life that no one denies. But it can still be instructive to witness the process in real time. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been in office for less than three months and this comparatively small amount of power, just recently acquired, has sent her into a galactic ego trip.
A few days ago, Cortez declared that she is the first Democrat to “even try” and pass environmentalist legislation, which, she says, makes her “the boss.” Shortly after this embarrassing display of childish arrogance, she questioned whether it is moral to have kids: “Our planet is going to hit disaster if we don’t turn this ship around and so it’s basically like, there’s a scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult. And it does lead, I think, young people to have a legitimate question, you know, ‘Is it okay to still have children?'”
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