Given the violence unfolding at the U.S. Capitol today, people are revisiting this December 2020 tweet from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:
The whole point of protesting is to make ppl uncomfortable.
Activists take that discomfort w/ the status quo & advocate for concrete policy changes. Popular support often starts small & grows.
To folks who complain protest demands make others uncomfortable… that’s the point.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 2, 2020
Well, we’d say people are uncomfortable today. Some of them even physically so.
Preach, sister!
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) January 6, 2021
So, can we expect a tweet from AOC paying tribute to the protesters making people uncomfortable today?
Cc everyone https://t.co/dtiWf4S9sA
— Tom Isaac Newton (@Iast3Ietters) January 6, 2021
Well….this is awkward https://t.co/BVDpJMrxng
— samanthamarika (@samanthamarika1) January 6, 2021
How well did this age? https://t.co/361XvPMEQR
— Weaponized Nerd Rage (@WeaponizedRage) January 6, 2021
Hey @AOC, this did not age well. pic.twitter.com/etVIPPwTMH
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) January 6, 2021
— Best snowgirl Tsukky ☃️☃️☃️ (@bestgirltsukky) January 6, 2021
You feeling uncomfortable now?
This is bad when it’s from the left and right. You didn’t help.
— Jeremy (@EODTEC89) January 6, 2021