Because if we've learned anything about American politics last election cycle, it's that people are so enthused with neoliberalism -- must have been why Trump and Sanders did so badly! You are the only person who wants "moderate" politicians; don't delude yourself that everyone else does too.
Everything you've mentioned requires radical change to fix. No wonder you want to be "given" solutions, as if they can somehow be conjured out of thin air. Leftists don't need solutions to be "given" to us, because we actually understand the problems to begin with.
I'm not the one saying this.
Gallup already has.
My problem with Ocasio-Cortez is she thinks that she can just put out something like the Green New Deal and expect it to pass and that there will be no repercussions to massive swaths of our economy and infrastructure. There absolutely will be MASSIVE repercussions. And they wouldn't be good ones. I agree that we need a green energy grid, but we also need to make it so that switching over to green energy will be a boost to our economy and not a drain. Ocasio-Cortez certainly doesn't understand what she's talking about when it comes to the environment, nor does anyone who helped write that abomination.
Issues like cleaning up the oceans and rivers require a multifaceted approach, and that does involve simple things like getting rid of disposable plastic silverware and plates, getting rid of single-use plastic bags, making bulk stores a standard, and always asking if customers want straws with their drinks rather than automatically giving one. But when you start getting rid of
all or
most plastic, then you need to come up with a feasible alternative for how to package meat that is shipped or sold in stores; plastic is water- and airproof, and preserves a nearly sterile environment within the packaging that allows perishable food items to keep for much longer than they normally would be able to. And then there's the issue of how to clean microplastic out of the water and air. Especially in the water, we have to make sure we're not filtering out plankton along with microplastic.
Understanding problems is easy. But coming up with realistic solutions that will stand the test of time involves more conversation and usage of brain cells than what AOC has put out.
And for the record, I am on the left. Nice job assuming my politics.