Socialist Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York faced fierce backlash when she attempted to compare the protests in Iran against the hijab to that of pro-abortion efforts in the United States. Ocasio-Cortez made the comparison in a tweet issued on Friday. Protests have erupted a...

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“[T]he sick delusional motivation to westernize and highjack Amini’s death is disgusting. No, there is no comparison in the west. Stop comparing your ‘struggle’ to theirs. It’s not the same and it’s disgusting,”