{"id":597664,"date":"2021-07-20T10:20:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T14:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=597664"},"modified":"2021-07-20T10:20:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T14:20:59","slug":"aoc-dragged-for-claiming-shes-not-using-capitalism-while-describing-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-dragged-for-claiming-shes-not-using-capitalism-while-describing-capitalism\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Dragged For Claiming She\u2019s Not Using Capitalism, While Describing Capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-dragged-for-claiming-shes-not-using-capitalism-while-describing-capitalism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=597664&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/AOC-3-scaled-e1626790737663.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) became highly defensive Monday when former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused her of using capitalism to advance socialism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing capitalism to push socialism Branding the U.S. left: [AOC],\u201d Spicer posted, captioning an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/ocasio-cortez-needs-fame-invests-1-4-million-in-merch-much-of-it-emblazoned-with-her-initials\">article<\/a> from Reuters detailing AOC\u2019s campaign cash haul through her political merchandise shop.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.6331360946746\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">using capitalism to push socialism  <\/p>\n<p>Branding the U.S. left: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> makes a push into political merchandise<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZgyI18ksHq\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZgyI18ksHq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanspicer\/status\/1417096820279414788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez reacted by claiming she\u2019s not using capitalism, while simultaneously describing how she uses profits \u2014 that she says aren\u2019t profits \u2014 from her private shop to fund tutoring and other programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot sure if you know this Sean, but transactions aren\u2019t capitalism,\u201d AOC wrote in response. \u201cCapitalism is a system that prioritizes profit at any &amp; all human\/enviro cost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cBut fwiw our shop is unionized, doesn\u2019t operate for profit,&amp; funds projects like free tutoring, food programs, &amp; local organizing,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"16.174647887324\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not sure if you know this Sean, but transactions aren\u2019t capitalism.<\/p>\n<p>Capitalism is a system that prioritizes profit at any &amp; all human\/enviro cost.<\/p>\n<p>But fwiw our shop is unionized, doesn\u2019t operate for profit,&amp; funds projects like free tutoring, food programs,&amp; local organizing.\ud83c\udf31 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RPnMlg0mpS\">https:\/\/t.co\/RPnMlg0mpS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1417272306154590214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Spicer pushed back, noting that capitalism is \u201cbased in private (not gov) ownership,\u201d while ripping AOC for not speaking out enough about anti-communism freedom protests in Cuba:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.0494186046512\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks 4 the reply:<br \/>1. actually the definition of capitalism is based in private (not gov) ownership<br \/>2. I think u have commented more about this than <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cuba<\/a> <br \/>PS \u2013 can you come on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spicerandco?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#spicerandco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsmax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@newsmax<\/a> at 6pm to discuss?<br \/>PSS -pls tag me in the future so I can respond quicker<br \/>Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wwyd41JnEh\">https:\/\/t.co\/Wwyd41JnEh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanspicer\/status\/1417461145489838082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>AOC was quickly hit with an avalanche of criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll be shocked to discover that AOC can\u2019t define capitalism,\u201d posted politico Noam Blum. \u201cNote her positioning of capitalism in opposition to the environment \u2013 a common tactic that enables leftists to disguise their efforts to roll us back to a Kolkhoz economy as concern for the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.5125\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Note her positioning of capitalism in opposition to the environment \u2013 a common tactic that enables leftists to disguise their efforts to roll us back to a Kolkhoz economy as concern for the planet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noam Blum (@neontaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neontaster\/status\/1417450346029461504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that AOC can source materials and labor and infrastructure for her store that conform to her worldview is solely thanks to capitalism, which enables such competition to exist in the market,\u201d Blum pointedly added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.4560669456067\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The fact that AOC can source materials and labor and infrastructure for her store that conform to her worldview is solely thanks to capitalism, which enables such competition to exist in the market.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noam Blum (@neontaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neontaster\/status\/1417451839969239059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cClaiming that what you do is more benevolent than \u2018regular\u2019 capitalism is a classic capitalist marketing tactic,\u201d slammed Blum.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.2547770700637\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Claiming that what you do is more benevolent than \u201cregular\u201d capitalism is a classic capitalist marketing tactic.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noam Blum (@neontaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neontaster\/status\/1417457365050347520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Daily Wire editor Emily Zanotti sarcastically pondered, \u201cIf the shop doesn\u2019t make a profit, then how does it fund those programs\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.5\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If the shop doesn\u2019t make a profit, then how does it fund those programs\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ezmIcZphJV\">https:\/\/t.co\/ezmIcZphJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emzanotti\/status\/1417450131905994752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEven for a socialist, she\u2019s shockingly stupid,\u201d said popular political Twitter account Matt\u2019s Idea Shop.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.3870967741935\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even for a socialist, she\u2019s shockingly stupid <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aJLT1TItdc\">https:\/\/t.co\/aJLT1TItdc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 matt\u2019s idea shop (@MattsIdeaShop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattsIdeaShop\/status\/1417450880115294209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cHey [AOC]<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">, finish your Starbucks, hop off of Twitter, set down your iPhone and use the Google search feature on your Tesla\u2019s touch screen monitor to search for a better definition of capitalism,\u201d mocked the account. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">AOC notably <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/socialist-tesla-whole-foods\/\">bought herself a Tesla<\/a> this year; the car reportedly ranges between $46,000 and $59,000. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.140077821012\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey \ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@aoc<\/a>, finish your Starbucks, hop off of Twitter, set down your iPhone and use the Google search feature on your Tesla\u2019s touch screen monitor to search for a better definition of capitalism.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 matt\u2019s idea shop (@MattsIdeaShop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattsIdeaShop\/status\/1417454425761849370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAOC has discovered a secret formula where you take money and make something and sell it without making a profit then take the money and fund other projects with it. She\u2019s a genius,\u201d the account further poked fun.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.6100386100386\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AOC has discovered a secret formula where you take money and make something and sell it without making a profit then take the money and fund other projects with it. She\u2019s a genius. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aJLT1TItdc\">https:\/\/t.co\/aJLT1TItdc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 matt\u2019s idea shop (@MattsIdeaShop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattsIdeaShop\/status\/1417451581986025473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Matt\u2019s Shop Idea also posted a meme from \u201cAlways Sunny in Philadelphia,\u201d which reads, \u201cI\u2019m playing both sides, so that I always come out on top.\u201d He captioned the meme, \u201cAOC using capitalism to promote socialism.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4214876033058\">\n<p lang=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\">AOC using capitalism to promote socialism <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lxagd8M4na\">pic.twitter.com\/Lxagd8M4na<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 matt\u2019s idea shop (@MattsIdeaShop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattsIdeaShop\/status\/1417452396754743297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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