Following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, many have become consumed with a terrifying question: What do we do now? In a late-night Instagram Live video, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told her followers that it's time for action, not cynicism
Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images On Friday night, many Americans mourned the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. But the tragedy left progressives with a particular sense of terror that President Donald Trump could appoint a third justice to fill her seat, someone who would want to control women’s bodies, take away voting rights, and discriminate against the most vulnerable populations.
“It’s a really incredibly sad day and evening,” she began the 40-minute-long video. “I wanted to hop on because a lot of people were reaching out to me on Twitter and publicly and privately saying, ‘What now? What do we do? I’m scared.’” “This moment is not the time for despair,” she said, wearing a blazer over a T-shirt that said “The Green New Deal.” “I got bags under my eyes — I know you got bags under your eyes … What we need to do is never give in.” Instead, make a plan.
She encouraged everyone to get involved in community activism, by showing up to protests and rallies. The congresswoman also emphasized that people need to leverage their personal relationships. She doled out some homework: Make a list of five people in your life who are on the fence about voting, who plan to vote for President Donald Trump, or who need help getting to the polls. Reach out to them. Explain to your uncle in a swing state why the current administration strips you of a basic right.
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