AOC in campaign money trouble

[Torrocca]

She came second in the Microbiology category of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with a microbiology research project on the effect of antioxidants on the lifespan of the nematode C. elegans.

I'd wager she's far more intelligent than you.

Ben Carson has an MD and was apparently a really good neurosurgeon. And yet, he's also quite an idiot when it comes to anything that isn't neurosurgery.

Ben Carson, of course, didn't major in and receive a Bachelor's degree cum laude in international relations and economics.

AOC, however, did.

[Kowani]

She came second in the Microbiology category of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with a microbiology research project on the effect of antioxidants on the lifespan of the nematode C. elegans.

I'd wager she's far more intelligent than you.

Ben Carson has an MD and was apparently a really good neurosurgeon. And yet, he's also quite an idiot when it comes to anything that isn't neurosurgery.

Remind me, didn’t she Major in Economics?

[Loben]

Ben Carson has an MD and was apparently a really good neurosurgeon. And yet, he's also quite an idiot when it comes to anything that isn't neurosurgery.

Ben Carson, of course, didn't major in and receive a Bachelor's degree cum laude in international relations and economics.

AOC, however, did.

*doubt* that heavily.

[Torrocca]

Ben Carson, of course, didn't major in and receive a Bachelor's degree cum laude in international relations and economics.

AOC, however, did.

*doubt* that heavily.

Gee, it's not like it's a google search away or anything

"She graduated cum laude from Boston University's College of Arts and Sciences in 2011, majoring in international relations and economics.[27][31][32]"

Hey, wait a minute! That was a google search away!

[Proctopeo]

Ben Carson has an MD and was apparently a really good neurosurgeon. And yet, he's also quite an idiot when it comes to anything that isn't neurosurgery.

Ben Carson, of course, didn't major in and receive a Bachelor's degree cum laude in international relations and economics.

AOC, however, did.

She's not showing the fruits of the latter that well tbqh
Besides that, the purpose was more that degrees don't make you smart. Being smart makes you smart. And sometimes, dumb people can get really far in college.
Though, AOC is less "stupid" and more "has a poor filter for dumb ideas and has chronic foot-in-mouth syndrome".

[Torrocca]

Ben Carson, of course, didn't major in and receive a Bachelor's degree cum laude in international relations and economics.

AOC, however, did.

She's not showing the fruits of the latter that well tbqh
Besides that, the purpose was more that degrees don't make you smart. Being smart makes you smart. And sometimes, dumb people can get really far in college.
Though, AOC is less "stupid" and more "has a poor filter for dumb ideas and has chronic foot-in-mouth syndrome".

And I'm sure you know everything there is to know because of Economics 101, right?

[Tobleste]

Regardless of the legality of her actions this is precisely the sort of thing she rails against and so it's hilarious to see her caught out doing it. It will just be doubly hilarious if it turns out it was illegal because that would mean US campaign finance laws are not just less permissive of corruption then she claimed, but less permissive then her.

Tbh, Ocasio-Cortez would be mostly unimportant except that Republicans insist on giving her free publicity. I find myself largely indifferent to her shenanigans.

I've seen Tim Pool call her the Donald Trump of the left, which seems accurate.

Hardly. Trump and her both use Twitter and enrage their party's opponents. That's about it as far as similarities go.

[Proctopeo]

She's not showing the fruits of the latter that well tbqh
Besides that, the purpose was more that degrees don't make you smart. Being smart makes you smart. And sometimes, dumb people can get really far in college.
Though, AOC is less "stupid" and more "has a poor filter for dumb ideas and has chronic foot-in-mouth syndrome".

And I'm sure you know everything there is to know because of Economics 101, right?

I have an acquaintance's degree in economics, that pretty much makes me the Economics Einstein, right?

[Aclion]

She's not showing the fruits of the latter that well tbqh
Besides that, the purpose was more that degrees don't make you smart. Being smart makes you smart. And sometimes, dumb people can get really far in college.
Though, AOC is less "stupid" and more "has a poor filter for dumb ideas and has chronic foot-in-mouth syndrome".

And I'm sure you know everything there is to know because of Economics 101, right?

I know that a tax break is not money in the bank that could be used for other purposes.

Regardless of the legality of her actions this is precisely the sort of thing she rails against and so it's hilarious to see her caught out doing it. It will just be doubly hilarious if it turns out it was illegal because that would mean US campaign finance laws are not just less permissive of corruption then she claimed, but less permissive then her.


I've seen Tim Pool call her the Donald Trump of the left, which seems accurate.

Hardly. Trump and her both use Twitter and enrage their party's opponents. That's about it as far as similarities go.

That's literally the point of the label, she's a person with no filter, dumb ideas, who can't take criticism and are regularly lambasted by their opponents

[Proctopeo]

And I'm sure you know everything there is to know because of Economics 101, right?

I know that a tax break is not money in the bank that could be used for other purposes.

I read in a book once that you can just simply print more money to pay denbts and fund public works projects.

Though it also did say that mass unrest, starvation, and horrible popularity were side-effects if used more than, like, once every 50 years.

[Torrocca]

And I'm sure you know everything there is to know because of Economics 101, right?

I have an acquaintance's degree in economics, that pretty much makes me the Economics Einstein, right?

Nah.

[Proctopeo]

I have an acquaintance's degree in economics, that pretty much makes me the Economics Einstein, right?

Nah.

No, that's basically how it works now.

[The Galactic Liberal Democracy]

She came second in the Microbiology category of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair with a microbiology research project on the effect of antioxidants on the lifespan of the nematode C. elegans.

I'd wager she's far more intelligent than you.

I’ve read Trump’s Twitter extensively.

[Luminesa]

Ben Carson has an MD and was apparently a really good neurosurgeon. And yet, he's also quite an idiot when it comes to anything that isn't neurosurgery.

Ben Carson, of course, didn't major in and receive a Bachelor's degree cum laude in international relations and economics.

AOC, however, did.

Fair enough, but both of their degrees have quite a bit of merit on their own. Sure, Carson didn’t have a political degree. I can see an argument for maybe he wasn’t suited for politics, because of his lack of training in the field. If we’re going head-to-head in terms of more degrees, or who has had more schooling, or or even who was a pioneer in their field, Carson takes all three rounds. Certainly AOC is not stupid when it comes to science (she’s absolutely better than me in regards to science-fair projects, my science fair project was garbage, lol), but Carson was a pioneering neurosurgeon who performed the first successful surgery to separate conjoined twins.

[Luminesa]

Regardless of the legality of her actions this is precisely the sort of thing she rails against and so it's hilarious to see her caught out doing it. It will just be doubly hilarious if it turns out it was illegal because that would mean US campaign finance laws are not just less permissive of corruption then she claimed, but less permissive then her.


I've seen Tim Pool call her the Donald Trump of the left, which seems accurate.

Hardly. Trump and her both use Twitter and enrage their party's opponents. That's about it as far as similarities go.

AOC tends to make her own party mad as well.

[Luminesa]

She's not showing the fruits of the latter that well tbqh
Besides that, the purpose was more that degrees don't make you smart. Being smart makes you smart. And sometimes, dumb people can get really far in college.
Though, AOC is less "stupid" and more "has a poor filter for dumb ideas and has chronic foot-in-mouth syndrome".

And I'm sure you know everything there is to know because of Economics 101, right?

I don’t think he’s claiming that at all. But even someone who knows a little bit of economics can discuss and debate on whether ideas might be reasonable or not.

[Torrocca]

Ben Carson, of course, didn't major in and receive a Bachelor's degree cum laude in international relations and economics.

AOC, however, did.

Fair enough, but both of their degrees have quite a bit of merit on their own. Sure, Carson didn’t have a political degree. I can see an argument for maybe he wasn’t suited for politics, because of his lack of training in the field. If we’re going head-to-head in terms of more degrees, or who has had more schooling, or or even who was a pioneer in their field, Carson takes all three rounds. Certainly AOC is not stupid when it comes to science (she’s absolutely better than me in regards to science-fair projects, my science fair project was garbage, lol), but Carson was a pioneering neurosurgeon who performed the first successful surgery to separate conjoined twins.

I mean, yeah, that's entirely true. I wouldn't not trust Carson's knowledge about neurosurgery for a second, but that knowledge doesn't translate to economic knowledge or knowledge regarding foreign affairs, and vice versa for AOC.

Either way, it's literally stupid to dismiss either of them as stupid for (in Carson's case) not having a strong amount of political knowledge or (in AOC's case) suggesting a different economic system.

[Proctopeo]

Hardly. Trump and her both use Twitter and enrage their party's opponents. That's about it as far as similarities go.

AOC tends to make her own party mad as well.

They're both controversial figures, they both say dumb shit, they both have a blindly loyal following...
There's probably more but I CBA to figure it out honestly

And I'm sure you know everything there is to know because of Economics 101, right?

I don’t think he’s claiming that at all. But even someone who knows a little bit of economics can discuss and debate on whether ideas might be reasonable or not.

Saying "you must have a degree in economics to understand when economic fuckery is afoot" is unusually elitist for a supposed libertarian leftist.

[Torrocca]

And I'm sure you know everything there is to know because of Economics 101, right?

I don’t think he’s claiming that at all. But even someone who knows a little bit of economics can discuss and debate on whether ideas might be reasonable or not.

Eh, my point wasn't nearly as much, "you must have this to discuss this!!1! I'm a gatekeeper rawr!!1!!1!!" as much as it was, "having a different set of beliefs doesn't make somebody stupid."

[Telconi]

Fair enough, but both of their degrees have quite a bit of merit on their own. Sure, Carson didn’t have a political degree. I can see an argument for maybe he wasn’t suited for politics, because of his lack of training in the field. If we’re going head-to-head in terms of more degrees, or who has had more schooling, or or even who was a pioneer in their field, Carson takes all three rounds. Certainly AOC is not stupid when it comes to science (she’s absolutely better than me in regards to science-fair projects, my science fair project was garbage, lol), but Carson was a pioneering neurosurgeon who performed the first successful surgery to separate conjoined twins.

I mean, yeah, that's entirely true. I wouldn't not trust Carson's knowledge about neurosurgery for a second, but that knowledge doesn't translate to economic knowledge or knowledge regarding foreign affairs, and vice versa for AOC.

Either way, it's literally stupid to dismiss either of them as stupid for (in Carson's case) not having a strong amount of political knowledge or (in AOC's case) suggesting a different economic system.

I dont think she's stupid, wrong maybe, but not stupid.

[Torrocca]

I mean, yeah, that's entirely true. I wouldn't not trust Carson's knowledge about neurosurgery for a second, but that knowledge doesn't translate to economic knowledge or knowledge regarding foreign affairs, and vice versa for AOC.

Either way, it's literally stupid to dismiss either of them as stupid for (in Carson's case) not having a strong amount of political knowledge or (in AOC's case) suggesting a different economic system.

I dont think she's stupid, wrong maybe, but not stupid.

^

100% a much better and much less reactionary outlook on her views.

Pretty much the entire reason people are calling her stupid (in this thread) is pretty much purely because of her beliefs. She can be wrong (either in your opinion or objectively so) without being stupid, ffs. It's such a high IQ hot take whenever somebody goes down the ad hom, "lolol she's stupid!!1!" line though without a hint of irony simply because of what she believes in, tbh.

[Telconi]

I dont think she's stupid, wrong maybe, but not stupid.

^

100% a much better and much less reactionary outlook on her views.

Pretty much the entire reason people are calling her stupid (in this thread) is pretty much purely because of her beliefs. She can be wrong (either in your opinion or objectively so) without being stupid, ffs. It's such a high IQ hot take whenever somebody goes down the ad hom, "lolol she's stupid!!1!" line though without a hint of irony simply because of what she believes in, tbh.

It's a natural human reaction, like wanting to punch Hermann Goering's stupid face when you see his picture.

[Torrocca]

^

100% a much better and much less reactionary outlook on her views.

Pretty much the entire reason people are calling her stupid (in this thread) is pretty much purely because of her beliefs. She can be wrong (either in your opinion or objectively so) without being stupid, ffs. It's such a high IQ hot take whenever somebody goes down the ad hom, "lolol she's stupid!!1!" line though without a hint of irony simply because of what she believes in, tbh.

It's a natural human reaction, like wanting to punch Hermann Goering's stupid face when you see his picture.

To be entirely fair here, that's way more justifiable than the reactionary outrage to the mere existence of a Social Democrat.

[Pasong Tirad]

^

100% a much better and much less reactionary outlook on her views.

Pretty much the entire reason people are calling her stupid (in this thread) is pretty much purely because of her beliefs. She can be wrong (either in your opinion or objectively so) without being stupid, ffs. It's such a high IQ hot take whenever somebody goes down the ad hom, "lolol she's stupid!!1!" line though without a hint of irony simply because of what she believes in, tbh.

It's a natural human reaction, like wanting to punch Hermann Goering's stupid face when you see his picture.

Well, I mean, Goering's a Nazi. AOC isn't.

[Telconi]

It's a natural human reaction, like wanting to punch Hermann Goering's stupid face when you see his picture.

To be entirely fair here, that's way more justifiable than the reactionary outrage to the mere existence of a Social Democrat.

Debatable, but the point being. Hermann Goering was actually remarkably intelligent. His IQ test returned 138. Bit we naturally demean people we disagree with as stupid.