Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram after the Department of Homeland Security suggested they may pursue arrests of three Democratic lawmakers who partook in a protest outside of an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) all attended the protest.
They don’t need hope. They need to realize if they don’t fight now there won’t be a future for them.
You’re right. But they also need hope alongside what you said. Specifically, hope that there’s a future to fight for and that they’re not alone.
Don’t lie to them.