In a tweet Wednesday, progressive “squad” member Ayanna Pressley raised some eyebrows by redefining what she considers “infrastructure.”
“Care is infrastructure. Climate justice is infrastructure. Housing is infrastructure.” Pressley wrote.
“We can and we must meet the moment,” she added.
Care is infrastructure. Climate justice is infrastructure. Housing is infrastructure.
We can and we must meet the moment. https://t.co/6yPWRXMpd3
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) August 11, 2021
One Twitter user replied “Housing is infrastructure?? Is the government now going to be in the business of building homes??”
If my dumbass congresswomen has a say in it, apparantly so. Pathetic.
— Christian Lafrance (@ChristianLaf) August 12, 2021
Another Twitter user replied “That is pushing the meaning of infrastructure a bit far…Infrastructure is the general term for the basic physical systems of a business, region, or nation. Examples of infrastructure include transportation systems, communication networks, sewage, water, and electric systems.”
That is pushing the meaning of infrastructure a bit far…Infrastructure is the general term for the basic physical systems of a business, region, or nation. Examples of infrastructure include transportation systems, communication networks, sewage, water, and electric systems.
— Mario (@Mario01082048) August 11, 2021
“No, that is your interpretation of infrastructure. The dictionary definition: the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools.”
No, that is your interpretation of infrastructure. The dictionary definition: the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools.
— Debbie G (@DebbieG112A) August 11, 2021
“None of those are infrastructure. Congress just throws taxpayer dollars at their pet projects. What happened to obamacare? wasnt that supposed to be the huge deal for all americans?”
None of those are infrastructure. Congress just throws taxpayer dollars at their pet projects. What happened to obamacare? wasnt that supposed to be the huge deal for all americans?
— skeetertperv (@skeetertperv) August 12, 2021