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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 22 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Marj is still a weirdo winger, but at least she seems to actually give a rip about the pedo stuff and the foreign wars nonsense.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 hours ago

MTG and the other Mar-A-Lago Faces are vapid headline chasers. Being ultra MAGA crazy doesn't swing the pr needle anymore, but being contrarian to Trump now is newsworthy.

[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

She should have stayed in to fight it instead of jumping ship

[–] Laser@feddit.org 7 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

And do actual work?

Left exactly three days she was eligible for her congressional pension.

If her constituents who voted for her weren't so stupid, they'd be upset.

[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, we're on the same page there. She's in it for herself.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago

She's in it for herself.

Blending in perfectly with the rest

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 13 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I can't tell if she's just grifting or if she sincerely thought the cult of personality was a cult of principles all along.

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 hours ago

In all likelihood, both.

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

I think she's just a crazy person that fully drank the Cool Ade for years and 100% believed everything MAGA and Trump said. She has no critical thinking skills but got burned by Trump and that's the only reason she's seeing things differently. The classic "I didn't know this would happen until it affected me" situation. Still absolutely crazy with zero critical thinking skills, though. She's not my friend, but I'm extremely glad she's the enemy of Trump now.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 hours ago

If those kids could think, they'd be very upset.