“Right Out of the Marxist Playbook” – Bishop Barron GOES SCORCHED EARTH on AOC, Exposes the Radical Left’s War on Western Culture and Religion (VIDEO)

Catholic Bishop Robert Barron did not hold back in a blistering new video statement released on X, dismantling the radical ideology pushing the Democrat party further into the arms of Marxism.

Bishop Barron, known for his intellectual defense of the faith, took aim directly at “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), exposing how her recent comments reveal a terrifying adherence to the “Marxist playbook” that threatens the very foundations of American freedom.

The Bishop’s comments came in response to a dust-up between Senator Marco Rubio and the far-left Congresswoman.

Barron’s response came after Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech at the Munich Security Conference defending the shared cultural heritage of Western civilization.

In his remarks, Rubio pointed to the deep historical and religious roots that unite Europe and America and emphasized that Western democratic institutions are grounded in a civilizational tradition heavily shaped by Christianity.

But when Ocasio-Cortez responded by dismissing the idea of Western cultural unity as “thin” and instead argued that politics should focus on “material” concerns rooted in class-based interests, Barron said the framework she employed was unmistakable.

“A recent statement by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez illuminates the Marxist ideology which continues to take hold of American politicians,” Bishop wrote on X.

In his video, Barron explained that AOC’s dismissal of culture isn’t just a difference of opinion, it is a classic Marxist tactic to deconstruct society.

Barron went on to explain that Marxists view culture merely as a distraction, a “superstructure” designed to protect economic power. By attacking the culture, the radical Left seeks to destabilize the very things that make America free.

Transcript below:

Bishop Robert Barron: “Just last week, Marco Rubio gave a talk that I thought was really good in Munich. He was talking about the shared culture of Europe and America. He referenced Gothic cathedrals, Dante, Shakespeare, and even The Beatles. His point was that we’ve got to get beyond just our political differences and find our sources in the great culture that unites us.

Then he took a further step that was very much in line with Pope Benedict XVI and Christopher Dawson—namely, that culture is grounded in cult. At the root of all culture is something like religion. And so he wasn’t afraid to reference the Christian faith as a key element in giving rise to the shared culture of Europe and America.

So, a really good speech, I thought.

Well then, just—I think it was yesterday—I saw Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez answering him, and I was very struck by her answer. I thought it was very illuminating. She said, “Oh, this appeal to culture is so thin because culture is ephemeral. It’s always changing. We shouldn’t pay attention to culture; we should pay attention to the material foundations in the class struggle.”

Well, all of that, everybody, is right out of the Marxist playbook.

First of all, that Western culture, as Rubio invoked it, is thin—the culture that gave us all those great figures, that gave us the rule of law, that gave us respect for the rights of the individual, that gave us our democratic political system, that gave us the university system—that’s thin?

And your argument is, well, because culture has always changed. Well, that’s a banality. I mean, of course cultures are alive; they change and evolve. It doesn’t mean for a second we can’t identify the key elements within a culture that give it its character.

But also this: to characterize culture as thin is a Marxist move. Marx said that culture is simply an epiphenomenal superstructure on top of the economic substructure. And are we distracted, therefore, by the culture? That’s just protecting the economics at bottom.

Well, again, listen to her: “Let’s pay attention to the material conditions and to class struggle.” Again, that’s the Marxist playbook.

What’s worrying me, everybody, is the extent to which political leadership on the left in America is becoming unapologetically Marxist. The mayor of New York City—the warmth of collectivism—he’s calling for the confiscation of private property, for seizing the means of production. All language right out of The Communist Manifesto.

Might I encourage followers of Mamdani and AOC—talk to some of them; they’re still alive—some of the people that fled Marxist tyranny in Europe, people laboring under it to this day in Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela, etc.

And then this, too: it concerns me not just as someone who follows politics, but as a bishop of the Catholic Church. Marx himself said, “The first critique is a critique of religion,” and his political adepts followed him. The first thing that the Marxist tyrannies went after, in most cases, was religion.

I’m getting a little concerned that, in some of these leading figures in our own politics, a Marxist philosophy is taking hold. As a religious leader, this is concerning me quite a bit.

Take a look, everybody. Attend to the language. In a way, they’re telling us who they are and what they’re for.

I think that should be very concerning to everybody.

God bless you.”

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A recent statement by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez illuminates the Marxist ideology which continues to take hold of American politicians. Here are my thoughts. pic.twitter.com/Edgy0smzeb

— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) February 16, 2026

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