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The revolutionary strategy hidden in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Instagram feed
The historically diverse, historically female freshman class of the 116th Congress arrived in Washington this week for orientation. And already, as if starring in the Netflix buddy flick you didn’t even know you were craving, they appear to have become best friends.
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The posts exude gratefulness and camaraderie; these women seem never to miss an opportunity to lift each other up or highlight each others’ accomplishments. “I am inspired by the incredible work she has done for her community,” wrote Sharice Davids (Kan.), one of the first two Native American women to join Congress, as she stood with her arm around Deb Haaland (N.M.), the other one.
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But categorizing the posts as merely giggly “squad goals” is missing a deeper point, I think. There’s sophisticated work going into the messaging. These social media posts aren’t just about female friendship; they’re about the behind-the-scenes strategies women in mostly male workplaces have always employed to get stuff done.
Female White House staffers in the Obama administration, for example, popularized a meeting strategy they’d dubbed “amplification.” Tired of men ignoring their ideas — or worse, claiming them as their own — they decided to reiterate the good ideas voiced by other women in the room and made sure the female creator received proper credit.
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Why do I sense that? It’s happening already. You might have seen headlines about Ocasio-Cortez — the midterm’s biggest breakout star, who ousted a 10-term incumbent in the New York primary — joining activists in protest at Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s office. Immediately pundits, both armchair and television, portrayed this as a catfight or rebellion: Ocasio-Cortez was immature and showboating; Pelosi (D-Calif.), the presumptive speaker of the House, wasn’t a strong enough leader to keep her people under control.
But what Ocasio-Cortez actually told assembled activists was far from combative: “Should Leader Pelosi become the next speaker of the House, we need to tell her that we’ve got her back in showing and pursuing the most progressive energy agenda that this country has ever seen.”
She spoke of her “admiration” for the veteran politician and praised Pelosi’s “civic engagement.”
The young women who have come to Congress have come to elevate, praise and admire one another. Not because they’re immature fangirls but because this coalition-building is their best hope for success in what remains, at its core, another mostly male workplace.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-revolutionary-strategy-hidden-in-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-instagram-feed/2018/11/15/d17ddd1c-e84d-11e8-a939-9469f1166f9d_story.html?utm_term=.8818c7f0defe&tid=sm_tw
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The posts exude gratefulness and camaraderie; these women seem never to miss an opportunity to lift each other up or highlight each others’ accomplishments. “I am inspired by the incredible work she has done for her community,” wrote Sharice Davids (Kan.), one of the first two Native American women to join Congress, as she stood with her arm around Deb Haaland (N.M.), the other one.
...
But categorizing the posts as merely giggly “squad goals” is missing a deeper point, I think. There’s sophisticated work going into the messaging. These social media posts aren’t just about female friendship; they’re about the behind-the-scenes strategies women in mostly male workplaces have always employed to get stuff done.
Female White House staffers in the Obama administration, for example, popularized a meeting strategy they’d dubbed “amplification.” Tired of men ignoring their ideas — or worse, claiming them as their own — they decided to reiterate the good ideas voiced by other women in the room and made sure the female creator received proper credit.
...
Why do I sense that? It’s happening already. You might have seen headlines about Ocasio-Cortez — the midterm’s biggest breakout star, who ousted a 10-term incumbent in the New York primary — joining activists in protest at Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s office. Immediately pundits, both armchair and television, portrayed this as a catfight or rebellion: Ocasio-Cortez was immature and showboating; Pelosi (D-Calif.), the presumptive speaker of the House, wasn’t a strong enough leader to keep her people under control.
But what Ocasio-Cortez actually told assembled activists was far from combative: “Should Leader Pelosi become the next speaker of the House, we need to tell her that we’ve got her back in showing and pursuing the most progressive energy agenda that this country has ever seen.”
She spoke of her “admiration” for the veteran politician and praised Pelosi’s “civic engagement.”
The young women who have come to Congress have come to elevate, praise and admire one another. Not because they’re immature fangirls but because this coalition-building is their best hope for success in what remains, at its core, another mostly male workplace.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-revolutionary-strategy-hidden-in-alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-instagram-feed/2018/11/15/d17ddd1c-e84d-11e8-a939-9469f1166f9d_story.html?utm_term=.8818c7f0defe&tid=sm_tw
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But but but...DU told me that OAC is going to tear the party apart!
Who shall I believe??? 
The irresistible force met an immovable object.
