Bishop Barron: AOC Mocks Western Culture — Marx Would Love That, But I Find It Chilling Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech at a security conference in Munich, emphasizing the shared cultural convictions of Europe and America, rooted in Judeo-Christian faith. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Rubio’s focus on Western culture as ‘thin’ and advocated for concentrating on ‘material’ elements of society and class struggle, a perspective Bishop Barron likens to Marxist ideology. Barron expresses alarm at the explicit Marxist rhetoric emerging from some American political figures, drawing parallels to historical Marxist movements’ attacks on religion and warning of its chilling implications.

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke favorably about shared Western cultural convictions, rooted in Judeo-Christian faith, at a Munich security conference.
• Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dismissed Western culture as ‘thin’ and suggested focusing on ‘material’ societal elements and class struggle.
• Bishop Barron criticizes Ocasio-Cortez’s views as Marxist, noting that Marxists historically prioritize class struggle and view culture as secondary to economic structures.
• Barron expresses concern about the open display of Marxist rhetoric and collectivist ideas in American politics, citing examples.
• He warns that Marxism’s historical critique of religion and its association with oppressive regimes should be a cause for alarm.