Geraldo Rivera defends AOC, 'generosity' of socialism

[Right_in_Virginia]

Geraldo Rivera defends AOC, 'generosity' of socialism
Washington Times, Mar 6 2019, Cheryl K. Chumley

Geraldo Rivera, in a heated debate on Fox News with host Sean Hannity and guest Dan Bongino, defended Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by saying she was a too-easy target of the ideological right and that conservatives should just leave her alone because, by gosh, “she has heart” and socialism “is so yesterday” and mean old Americans were killing the dreams of all these youthful idealists.

“I feel pride in her,” Rivera said, Mediaite reported. “She’s me at the age of 26. She may have the most far-fetched ideas that are totally implausible or impractical, but she has heart.”

[...]

Socialism is over,” Rivera said, Mediaite reported. “Socialism is so yesterday. But let the kids enjoy. Let them revel in the possibility that everything can be wonderful.”


More:  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/6/geraldo-rivera-defends-socialist-alexandria-ocasio/

[Right_in_Virginia]

 

[skeeter]

Saw this. Hannity needed to get out of the way and let Dan Bongino kick Geraldo's creepy arse.

[dfwgator]

Hitler had "heart", too.

[Absalom]

Geraldo Rivera defends AOC, 'generosity' of socialism
Washington Times, Mar 6 2019, Cheryl K. Chumley

Geraldo Rivera, in a heated debate on Fox News with host Sean Hannity and guest Dan Bongino, defended Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez by saying she was a too-easy target of the ideological right and that conservatives should just leave her alone because, by gosh, “she has heart” and socialism “is so yesterday” and mean old Americans were killing the dreams of all these youthful idealists.

“I feel pride in her,” Rivera said, Mediaite reported. “She’s me at the age of 26. She may have the most far-fetched ideas that are totally implausible or impractical, but she has heart.”

[...]

Socialism is over,” Rivera said, Mediaite reported. “Socialism is so yesterday. But let the kids enjoy. Let them revel in the possibility that everything can be wonderful.”


More:  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/6/geraldo-rivera-defends-socialist-alexandria-ocasio/

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Hmm.............................the generosity of socialism?
The essence of socialism is coercive collectivism;
which is destructive of individualism and voluntarism.
Africa and South America's embrace of this ideology
is the driver of their chronic poverty in deed and thought. 

[mountaineer]

On Communism and Socialism, Many Americans are Still Clueless
By Jay Richards Published on August 7, 2017


Too many of us are still clueless about socialism and communism. I blame biased media and fuzzy thinking.  ...

Alas, the delusion goes far beyond the media. Millennials don’t seem to know what the word socialism means. And even many who grant the evils of communism still try to defend socialism. Have a look at the comments on Ilya Somin’s piece about Mao Zedong. Over and over, readers chastise him for calling murderous Mao a “socialist” rather than a “communist.”

Lots of people seem to think “communism” just means “bad socialism.” But that ignores the meanings of words and Marxist theory itself. ...  Entire article

[Free Vulcan]

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[Cyber Liberty]

Saw this. Hannity needed to get out of the way and let Dan Bongino kick Geraldo's creepy arse.

It's not in Hannity to do that. It would detract from his "Look at me!  Me!  Me!  Me!!"  as he frantically waves his hands around.

He's a lousy interviewer and he'll be damned if he lets anybody upstage him do the job for him.  He's not gifted.

[LMAO]

In a sense, I get what Geraldo Rivera is trying to say here. We have someone on this website who is full of youthful idealism. Young people do tend to be more idealistic and less realistic but, for most of them, that changes over time.  I’ve seen it more often than not be the case in my own life.



However, that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be challenged. And in the case of Alexandria Cortez, she wields  legislative power.  Which on one hand is good because then her ideas can be challenged in the public arena.

There is a difference between “having heart” and “having heart” with other peoples money.  Believing in free healthcare, free college, free housing, ect  as your own personal belief should never be interpreted as believing everyone else believes in the same things, also  and that you will be able to implement all those upon others without them pushing back. Alexandria Cortez is going to struggle more as she finds out there’s going to be considerable pushback to her ideas

[Cyber Liberty]

In a sense, I get what Geraldo Rivera is trying to say here. We have someone on this website who is full of youthful idealism. Young people do tend to be more idealistic and less realistic but, for most of them, that changes over time.  I’ve seen it more often than not be the case in my own life.



However, that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be challenged. And in the case of Alexandria Cortez, she wields  legislative power.  Which on one hand is good because then her ideas can be challenged in the public arena.

There is a difference between “having heart” and “having heart” with other peoples money.  Believing in free healthcare, free college, free housing, ect  as your own personal belief should never be interpreted as believing everyone else believes in the same things, also  and that you will be able to implement all those upon others without them pushing back. Alexandria Cortez is going to struggle more as she finds out there’s going to be considerable pushback to her ideas

Rivers has always been a raving leftist.  He should be ignored as such.

[Absalom]

It's not in Hannity to do that. It would detract from his "Look at me!  Me!  Me!  Me!!"  as he frantically waves his hands around.

He's a lousy interviewer and he'll be damned if he lets anybody upstage him do the job for him.  He's not gifted.

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Gifted?
The entire FOX yip-yap posse is at least 99% noise!

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

In a sense, I get what Geraldo Rivera is trying to say here. We have someone on this website who is full of youthful idealism. Young people do tend to be more idealistic and less realistic but, for most of them, that changes over time.  I’ve seen it more often than not be the case in my own life.



However, that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be challenged. And in the case of Alexandria Cortez, she wields  legislative power.  Which on one hand is good because then her ideas can be challenged in the public arena.

There is a difference between “having heart” and “having heart” with other peoples money.  Believing in free healthcare, free college, free housing, ect  as your own personal belief should never be interpreted as believing everyone else believes in the same things, also  and that you will be able to implement all those upon others without them pushing back. Alexandria Cortez is going to struggle more as she finds out there’s going to be considerable pushback to her ideas

I get what you're saying, and I hope you're right.

But keep in mind that so many young people were deprived of ever being challenged for their entire formative years.  Will they be able to deal with the facts proving them wrong, or will they just insist we need to "believe" harder?  There's something very different in the way Generation Participation Trophy was raised (abused?).

[libertybele]

I get what you're saying, and I hope you're right.

But keep in mind that so many young people were deprived of ever being challenged for their entire formative years.  Will they be able to deal with the facts proving them wrong, or will they just insist we need to "believe" harder?  There's something very different in the way Generation Participation Trophy was raised (abused?).

Exactly.  You people hear free housing, free medical, and a monthly paycheck.  To them, what's not to like about her??

[skeeter]

It's not in Hannity to do that. It would detract from his "Look at me!  Me!  Me!  Me!!"  as he frantically waves his hands around.

He's a lousy interviewer and he'll be damned if he lets anybody upstage him do the job for him.  He's not gifted.

Mentioned to the wife last night I'd love to see Bongino take over Sean's show - he's a pistol. Hannity is a broken record.

[Chosen Daughter]

Yeah I have always strongly disliked that guy.  Why do they give him a platform to spout this garbage?  Where is his family originally from maybe he can go where people have a heart.

Well, Trump is supporting socialism too. He has a big heart for immigrants that need American jobs.  I haven't heard anything about stopping the socialism that draws immigrants to America.  Free health care, food, dental, phones, cash assistance, housing.

[LMAO]

I get what you're saying, and I hope you're right.

But keep in mind that so many young people were deprived of ever being challenged for their entire formative years.  Will they be able to deal with the facts proving them wrong, or will they just insist we need to "believe" harder?  There's something very different in the way Generation Participation Trophy was raised (abused?).

True. And they'll either adapt to reality or suffer the consequences of denying reality.

I had a economics professor back in college that said young people tend to desire things like free healthcare, free college and the like until they start working and find out how much all that free stuff costs and who actually has to pay for it all

[Chosen Daughter]

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[Smokin Joe]

Rivers has always been a raving leftist.  He should be ignored as such.

I knew he was an idiot when I saw him draw out the planned movements of the unit he was embedded with to deal with a force in front of them during the Gulf War on TV....as if jihadis don't watch TV. 

The embeds ended right after that, and the press got their info at press conferences.