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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 172231" data-attributes="member: 35">I like AOC and what she stands for, but I don't believe Pelosi is calling out "the squad" because they're women of color.  She's calling them out for being principled progressives in a party of platitude-shilling neocons.  If you support the green new deal, medicare for all, ending the wars, and criticizing the Israeli government, the establishment Democrats will go on the attack.Pelosi certainly has some nerve asking Democrats to go to her with their complaints.  I guess she'd rather dismiss the progressives privately rather than publicly.  Frankly, I find it refreshing that the new progressives in the party have put transparency above protocol.  I'm glad that they're not afraid to call out the hacks in the party who keep pushing center-right policies.</blockquote>