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Her name isn't on the ballot. She no longer serves in Congress. But Marjorie Taylor Greene is looming large in the minds of north-west Georgia voters as they prepare to choose who to replace her with in Washington.

Known for her hard-line Christian conservative views, brash committee appearances, and embrace of multiple conspiracy theories, Greene quickly became one of the most prominent Republican members of Congress after winning her seat in 2020.

"She did some stuff off the wall," said Justin Leonard, 28-year-old firefighter in Georgia's 14th congressional district, who voted for Greene twice. "Kind of making conservatives look a little right-wing and a little like nut jobs. But other than that, I think she did her job."

But when Greene broke her unwavering support for US President Donald Trump late last year, the pair's rift descended into a very public feud that ultimately led to her decision to quit Congress in January.

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[–] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 53 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

"She did some stuff off the wall," said Justin Leonard, 28-year-old firefighter in Georgia's 14th congressional district, who voted for Greene twice. "Kind of making conservatives look a little right-wing and a little like nut jobs. But other than that, I think she did her job."

Justin Leonard, you're a fucking idiot.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 14 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I wonder what side does Leonard think that conservatives fall under? Center? Surely not left-wing.

[–] waddle_dee@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

I get what he's saying, probably because of my upbringing. But he's saying that she made conservatives look a little right wing (normal Trump) and little like nut jobs (crazy). So, hes just going an extremely round about, redundant way to say she made them look crazy. Folks in the south view conservatives as old money republicans. Even some of the newer southern dynasties have caught flak for not being hard right enough. That's why Trump was so big in those areas. They viewed him as someone who was challenging the people they felt had left them behind; take notes dems. They truly believe he's doing something different. They're just ignorant enough and stubborn enough to not see he's destroying the country.

What is interesting to me is, he's losing support with old money republicans. I'm still a part of a lot of inner circles, and these folks are done. A lot of them want to go back to talking about just money and leaving all social issues in the dust and use it as negotiating tools for more money. But younger republicans, aforementioned in the article, tend to care more about those social issues, while also believing trump has their back with the economy; ignorant.

A lot of fractures are happening in state houses across the South. You have younger, very hard-line republicans at war with the older, more manageable republicans. I saw one meeting where a speaker said, "I swear if you bring up abortion one more time, I'm shooting you on the floor. You won your little battle, we're gonna only discuss the budget now." I think the primaries are gonna go hard this year lol

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world -3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

You just described half of the people in this country... On all sides.

And if you don't think your side has any fucking idiots then you are part of the problem.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The difference is the batshit insane fucking idiots on one side want to murder all non-whites, and the batshit insane fucking idiots on the other side want us all to eat vegetables and live in free-loving communes. There's a difference between a lovable moron and a hate-filled asshole moron.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 1 points 23 minutes ago

Then which one is Schumer, Pelosi and Booker? Something tells me y'all are confused about where the sides really are.

[–] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You just described half of the people in this country... On all sides.

And if you don't think your side has any fucking idiots then you are part of the problem.

If intellectual dishonesty and arguing in bad faith caused searing abdominal pain, you'd spend your conscious moments curled up in the fetal position.

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world -2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Well spoken for someone who thinks picking sides is what unifies a nation towards a real democracy.

[–] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Well spoken for someone who thinks picking sides is what unifies a nation towards a real democracy.

It's been established that you're intellectually dishonest.

I never accept the premise of assholes.

In summary, no one cares (correctly) about your take on anything.