Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the quintessential 'new girl on the block', and is the subject of much debate around Washington. Many people are scared of her, they don't like her policies, or they're just scared because she's young, and has radical ideas.
Just merely searching into Google, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez" leads to a treasure trove of articles about AOC. Many of these articles talk about how dangerous AOC is, and how she needs to be stopped, before she does something that they don't like.
There are many 'reasons' why people are scared of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:
She's young, almost too young. She's only 30 years old which means that she isn't even old enough to run for president. People, especially older ones, dislike her, because they believe that she doesn't have the experience in Congress to do some of the things she wants to!
She's ambitious, at the moment, she is merely the congresswoman representing the fourteenth district of New York. But one day, she hopes to be president of the entire United States! And many are behind her too!
She's got 'dangerous' ideas, many have said that she is an idealist. Many of her policies such as single-payer Medicare for all, a federal job guarantee and the cancellation of $1.5 trillion worth of student debt, are meant in the best interest of the people.
However, many people, including many economists, worry that there will be severe fallout for the US and global economies.
She's a socialist, socialism still doesn't have the best reputation in the US, even after the USSR fell. Many people of voting age remember a time when the Iron Curtain was in full effect. So a socialist congresswoman or even president is something that many, especially older people, just aren't ready to see yet.
She's going full force against big business. Let's face it, most people just don't like big business, they have never been worth more and their prices have never been higher.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is worrying many, by attacking these big businesses directly. In May 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacked big pharmaceutical companies over the prices of anti-HIV drugs and insulin.
She has often called for anti-trust laws to be strengthened, and for the biggest corporations to be broken up. Many are scared that she is actually harming the working classes, rather than helping them. Many people worry that if the corporations are broken up, they will diminish the number of people they employ.
She endorses Trump's impeachment, Trump is a very divisive figure in American politics. AOC has publicly announced that she fully supports the impeachment of Donald Trump.
This makes people quite scared of her, as she has shown just what she believes in. Many people are scared that she is unwilling to put aside political differences in order to maintain order in Washington.
She endorses other 'dangerous' politicians, some people believe that Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are 'dangerous' politicians. AOC endorses both of them politically, and endorses Sanders for president in 2020.
Are people right to be scared of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Many people are scared of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, perhaps they are right, perhaps they are wrong