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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs Marjorie Taylor Greene is the new Trump?
Shes everywhere! Everybody covering her batshit crazy shit. Theyre covering her way too much. No one should care this much.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)the Atlanta Journal Constitution is covering her responsibly. They're not exactly enamored, by a long shot, and don't rush to gratify her with columns denouncing every attention-seeking action she can think up either.
I think it would be better if everyone just ignored her as much as possible and maybe see if we can put up a challenger that has a shot at unseating her. You live in GA, right Hortensis? Is there a chance a Dem could beat her?
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)who are appalled, but they're a definite minority. BUT a decent conservative could.
That's what our nation needs from its conservatives, of course. A widespread conservative reaction away from the extremism that's been dominating the outcomes of primaries in red districts. I live in another deep-red county, and all the conservatives we know (uncrazy by definition) want better candidates and a return to responsible, stable, decent, but still conservative, government.
Turin_C3PO
(13,909 posts)would definitely be a big step up from what we currently have. I cant remember who said it but someone said its necessary to have a decent center-right party competitive with a center-left party in order to avoid the rise of fascism.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)capable of meeting in the center. To avoid the rise of totalitarian government of any orientation.
We've done it before. Too many nations have fallen to disastrous right and left extremist revolutions over the past 100 years, but our democracy held by creating a widespread wellbeing instead that starved extremists of the insecurity and anxiety required to spread the kind of virulent fanaticism we're seeing.
PRETZEL
(3,245 posts)I think she's more a by-product of the vitriol hatred of Hillary Clinton/Barak Obama.
This segment of the population, which up until a few years ago, were largely underground and self contained as no one outside their own little community gave them much credence. That was until Trump, but unlike her, saw an opportunity to exploit them but in reality just caused America to see them for what they really are.
superpatriotman
(6,246 posts)Stupid. Check.
Know-it-all. Check.
Big mouth. Check.
samnsara
(17,605 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,601 posts)*what's his name
Initech
(100,039 posts)Chainfire
(17,471 posts)Everybody knows her name, and that is probably the point, because nobody is that crazy.
LeftInTX
(25,129 posts)Greene Plaza, reality show...etc..
She's trying......
She doesn't have money and doesn't have Robin Leach promoting her on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous...
bdamomma
(63,799 posts)craving all the publicity. She should be expelled period.