Ocasio-Cortez at SXSW Likens America Today to ‘Garbage’

GRAY I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ missed the line over ░░░░░░░░ at the mic AUDIENCE ░░░░░░░░ Because it s brand ░░░░░░░░ yeah GRAY Yeah Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ Yeah AUDIENCE MEMBER I ░░░░░░░░ the days that Donald ░░░░░░░░ will not be my ░░░░░░░░ which will hopefully be ░░░░░░░░ but I think it ░░░░░░░░ not Applause I think ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ in until 2020 My ░░░░░░░░ is I look at ░░░░░░░░ and I have a ░░░░░░░░ time in choosing someone ░░░░░░░░ believe in verses just ░░░░░░░░ someone I will that ░░░░░░░░ win And at what ░░░░░░░░ will we have a ░░░░░░░░ we all believe in ░░░░░░░░ just getting ahead and ░░░░░░░░ that winds so he ░░░░░░░░ not president Applause Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ That s an excellent ░░░░░░░░ A lot of you ░░░░░░░░ I think that the ░░░░░░░░ think the person we ░░░░░░░░ in is the person ░░░░░░░░ will win And so ░░░░░░░░ think that even if ░░░░░░░░ we believe in is ░░░░░░░░ I think that in ░░░░░░░░ first initial stage we ░░░░░░░░ a responsibility to find ░░░░░░░░ really fight for who ░░░░░░░░ believe in Because what ░░░░░░░░ my opinion and I ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen what ░░░░░░░░ think will win is ░░░░░░░░ Almost always People what ░░░░░░░░ think they ll they ░░░░░░░░ say Oh I believe ░░░░░░░░ Y Z but I ░░░░░░░░ the thing that will ░░░░░░░░ is something other than ░░░░░░░░ I believe And so ░░░░░░░░ starts like triangulating what ░░░░░░░░ think will win away ░░░░░░░░ what they actually believe ░░░░░░░░ compromising all of the ░░░░░░░░ that make them passionate ░░░░░░░░ participating in our political ░░░░░░░░ until we have this ░░░░░░░░ compromise like this weird ░░░░░░░░ which is like how ░░░░░░░░ ve gotten a lot ░░░░░░░░ the politicians that we ░░░░░░░░ gotten and a lot ░░░░░░░░ our the complaints about ░░░░░░░░ we are having today ░░░░░░░░ everyone talks like a ░░░░░░░░ that everything is prescripted ░░░░░░░░ they re either like ░░░░░░░░ out of touch like ░░░░░░░░ is how we got ░░░░░░░░ We take responsibility because ░░░░░░░░ voted for these people ░░░░░░░░ they didn t come ░░░░░░░░ of nowhere we voted ░░░░░░░░ these people that we ░░░░░░░░ t like Laughter So ░░░░░░░░ you re complaining about ░░░░░░░░ system it s because ░░░░░░░░ re not fighting hard ░░░░░░░░ for what we actually ░░░░░░░░ in because we we ░░░░░░░░ do idolize like cynicism ░░░░░░░░ an intellectually superior position ░░░░░░░░ we re like Oh ░░░░░░░░ know it s small ░░░░░░░░ me or it s ░░░░░░░░ know that the child ░░░░░░░░ me that believes we ░░░░░░░░ have health care as ░░░░░░░░ human right GRAY Yeah ░░░░░░░░ CORTEZ And I don ░░░░░░░░ think we should belittle ░░░░░░░░ beliefs anymore Like we ░░░░░░░░ capable of so much ░░░░░░░░ a country and we ░░░░░░░░ capable of so much ░░░░░░░░ what we re doing ░░░░░░░░ now Like we are ░░░░░░░░ of everything in the ░░░░░░░░ we are capable of ░░░░░░░░ the planet of guaranteeing ░░░░░░░░ as a right of ░░░░░░░░ our children through college ░░░░░░░░ are we are capable ░░░░░░░░ establishing all work as ░░░░░░░░ of respecting people s ░░░░░░░░ of having an economy ░░░░░░░░ not only welcomes immigrants ░░░░░░░░ need immigrants because we ░░░░░░░░ being so productive Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause We are capable ░░░░░░░░ ll of these things ░░░░░░░░ and Applause We are ░░░░░░░░ of that And like ░░░░░░░░ t get dubbed by ░░░░░░░░ person that s like ░░░░░░░░ I you know blah ░░░░░░░░ blah the technocratic No ░░░░░░░░ are capable of them ░░░░░░░░ the position should be ░░░░░░░░ let s not do ░░░░░░░░ because we figured out ░░░░░░░░ we haven t figured ░░░░░░░░ all the details yet ░░░░░░░░ about the goal is ░░░░░░░░ s figure out all ░░░░░░░░ details because we ve ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ Moon and we re ░░░░░░░░ to get there before ░░░░░░░░ end of the decade ░░░░░░░░ then we re going ░░░░░░░░ do it Applause You ░░░░░░░░ this is the thing ░░░░░░░░ s like when Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ to the Moon by ░░░░░░░░ end of 10 years ░░░░░░░░ thought that he was ░░░░░░░░ He didn t have ░░░░░░░░ plan So many of ░░░░░░░░ technologies that required us ░░░░░░░░ get there weren t ░░░░░░░░ invented yet but it ░░░░░░░░ taken seriously enough as ░░░░░░░░ mission Like we need ░░░░░░░░ think of platform positions ░░░░░░░░ well as our mission ░░░░░░░░ it should be our ░░░░░░░░ right now to make ░░░░░░░░ that all people have ░░░░░░░░ It should be our ░░░░░░░░ right now Our mission ░░░░░░░░ be to make sure ░░░░░░░░ all jobs are paid ░░░░░░░░ dignified living wage and ░░░░░░░░ it you know and ░░░░░░░░ s like our mission ░░░░░░░░ be to save our ░░░░░░░░ planet Cheering and Applause ░░░░░░░░ this idea this The ░░░░░░░░ York Times said and ░░░░░░░░ quote they said in ░░░░░░░░ headline the Green New ░░░░░░░░ is technologically possible but ░░░░░░░░ it politically possible And ░░░░░░░░ that to me is ░░░░░░░░ biggest you know condemnation ░░░░░░░░ where we re at ░░░░░░░░ there is an admission ░░░░░░░░ actual admission that we ░░░░░░░░ do it And just ░░░░░░░░ idea that our biggest ░░░░░░░░ is political will should ░░░░░░░░ the most embarrassing thing ░░░░░░░░ us right now Cheering ░░░░░░░░ Applause)