Ocasio-Cortez on the moderates: "We consider cynicism as an intellectually superior attitude"

Progressive firefighter Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOvernight Health Care – Presented by Kidney Care Partners – Demography Leaders, Progressives Disagree on "Medicare for All" | HHS will spend $ 5 million on housing for migrant children | Azar will testify about the 2020 budget Hill's report: 12:30: The House of Democrats adopts a bill on electoral reform after a difficult week 2020 will oppose Trump's victories to Dems' dreams MORE (D-N.Y.) Was harshly reprimanded by political moderates, claiming that the widespread admiration of centrist ideologies was misplaced. "

"We see cynicism as an intellectually superior attitude and ambition as a juvenile naivety," she told the South by Southwest Festival in Austin on Saturday.

"When we think of the greatest things we have ever done as a society, they are ambitious acts of vision, and the" meh "is just revered now, for what?"

Ocasio-Cortez is part of a group of progressive students in the House who want to tip the Democratic Party to the left, pushing for policies such as Medicare for All and Green New Deal, which would fight the climate change by investing in environmentally friendly jobs. .

She first broke into the political scene beating Rep. Joe CrowleyJoseph (Joe) CrowleyLets build a bipartisan women's rights agenda. Ocasio-Cortez: Superheroes overlay shows "we all have a superhero in us" Two Socialist Democrats win seats on Chicago City Council, three move to second round PLUS (D-N.Y.) At their primary run at home last year. She then joined the protesters in the House. Nancy PelosiNancy Patricia's Alesandro PelosiPelosi appoints new chief of staff Pelosi fights to defend Omar House and adopts an ambitious law on electoral reform PLUS(D-Calif.) Calls for increased efforts to combat climate change while Pelosi was still at the helm of the minority in the House.

While moderate Democrats have sought to stand out from Ocasio-Cortez without stirring up the fury of its millions of followers of social media. The Republicans, meanwhile, have excoriated the self-proclaimed Socialist Democrat, suggesting that she is an example of the democratic grip of far left politics.