You remember that video above right? When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared her experience during the insurrection and in a very open and vulnerable manner revealed events of her past which increased her experience of trauma?
Well, with Marjorie Taylor Greene stalking, harassing and terrorizing AOC, I had a thought. Daily Kos has a history of sending flowers to female legislators as a thank you.
Back in 2004, we got 5,000 plus roses for Senator Barbara Boxer to say THANK YOU for standing up to the Bush Administration.
Senator Boxer, as I recall brought them to injured veterans in nearby hospitals (there were many thanks to the misguided Iraq and Afghanistan invasions).
But we also did this for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi … twice. In 2010 to celebrate her new role as Speaker of the House …
And again in 2019!
Can we do something similar for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
I’m not sure flowers are appropriate. In my mind (and I’m open to correction) the message AOC needs is:
- YOU HAVE AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO BE SAFE AT WORK.
- We see you, we know this is very hard for you, we hear you.
- Your voice must never be silenced by terroristic threats. We got your back.
I also see this as AOC being the proxy for our sending this message to ALL our Democratic legislators who were traumatized on January 6th.
Remember: this is not about agreeing 100% with Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’ positions (though I do). This is about: we KNOW being in Congress now adds to your trauma — and we are sending a massive group hug and well wishes plus a vote of confidence in you for having the right to speak out.
Can we brainstorm what might be an appropriate way to give that message?
Thanks for your consideration.