Dozens of Bronx public school parents, teachers, students and community activists gathered on March 20, the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, to oppose a military recruitment fair, hosted by U.S. House Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and Adriano Espaillat, at Renaissance

“Only three years ago,” Merino said, “[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] introduced an amendment to prohibit military recruiters from targeting kids as young as 12 through online gaming. She understands the U.S. military preys on vulnerable, impressionable kids. For AOC to now use her celebrity status to headline a high school military recruitment event, in the Bronx, signals that she has turned her back on the Black, Brown and migrant working-class community that elected her into office.”

  • @PolandIsAStateOfMind
    5•1 year ago

    So that paragon of what count as “left” in US mainstream went to black neighbourhood to try to recruit teenagers to die for the crusty old white billionaires and their world domination project?

    Also:

    an amendment to prohibit military recruiters from targeting kids as young as 12 through online gaming

    Sooo, how i can understand that, it is ok to target kids even younger than 12 just not through gaming? And it is ok to target kids older than 12? Recruiters in US do that???