Liberalism isn’t on the left right spectrum at all. It has some leftist principles, but it has capitalist principles. Also, the Democratic leadership and at least 3/4 of national Democrats aren’t even liberal. No liberal could stomach the Democratic primary circus, or sign off on mass surveillance or genocide. The Democratic establishment is neoliberal, which is to say that they are anarcho-capitalist with a liberal facade.
None of this describes AOC, but it’s true that AOC has been partially assimilated to establishment politics and is way too interested in having a comfortable relationship with the establishment Democrats.
Liberalism is now the only true left, anything saying otherwise is gatekeeping
Liberalism isn’t on the left right spectrum at all. It has some leftist principles, but it has capitalist principles. Also, the Democratic leadership and at least 3/4 of national Democrats aren’t even liberal. No liberal could stomach the Democratic primary circus, or sign off on mass surveillance or genocide. The Democratic establishment is neoliberal, which is to say that they are anarcho-capitalist with a liberal facade.
None of this describes AOC, but it’s true that AOC has been partially assimilated to establishment politics and is way too interested in having a comfortable relationship with the establishment Democrats.