cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14604927

Conservatives Quickly Turn Against ā€œIdiotā€ Marjorie Taylor Greene

The Georgia Republican is fast falling out of favor for her opposition to the Ukraine aid bill.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greeneā€™s failed fight to end aid to Ukraine, and herĀ sort-of-serious crusadeĀ against House Speaker Mike Johnson, has cost her the support of right-wing media.

The Sunday front page of the New York Post, owned by the conservative Murdoch family, was the latest outlet toĀ attackĀ Greene, invoking the ā€œMoscow Marjorieā€ nicknameĀ coinedĀ by former representative Ken Buck.

Fox News, another arm of the Murdoch media empire, had alreadyĀ taken aimĀ at the Georgia Republican last week, with columnist Liz PeekĀ callingĀ her an ā€œidiotā€ and saying she needs to ā€œturn all that bombastic self-serving showmanship and drama queen energy on Democrats.ā€ This follows an editorial last month from The Wall Street Journal, also in the Murdoch portfolio, that called Greene ā€œRep. Mayhem Taylor Greeneā€ and accused her and her allies of being ā€œmost interested in TV hits and internet donors.ā€

Even a non-Murdoch outlet is on the attack, as conservative Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Debra SaundersĀ demandedĀ to know ā€œwho put Marjorie Taylor Greene in charge?ā€

  • NeuromancerM
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    Thatā€™s such a weird question. No but I donā€™t see a mass order or genocide and the government validates what Iā€™m perceiving.

    • @BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com
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      2 months ago

      I asked it because your last response was essentially ā€œthe government says itā€™s ok so itā€™s okā€.

      Itā€™s ok if thatā€™s how you feel and you agree with the government on this. But ā€œthe government said soā€ is not a very strong argument to make.

      Governments can and frequently are wrong. Thatā€™s why the founding fathers decided to create their own.

      • NeuromancerM
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        0ā€¢2 months ago

        The government validates all the lies Iā€™ve heard about a genocide. It confirms what I already thought was true

          • NeuromancerM
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            0ā€¢2 months ago

            No, itā€™s called validation. A confirmation bias is where you seek sources that agree with you.

              • NeuromancerM
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                0ā€¢2 months ago

                I know it stings to be wrong but there isnā€™t a genocide according to the government and most governments of the world. Itā€™s weird you want to say they are wrong on Israel but right on Ukraine.

                • @BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com
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                  1ā€¢2 months ago

                  I know it stings to be wrong but just because the government refuses to call something what it is doesnā€™t mean the thing isnā€™t there.

                  Iā€™m curious, what is your end goal by engaging in this thread? Cause youā€™re not convincing anyone of your take.

                  • NeuromancerM
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                    0ā€¢2 months ago

                    I will not convince people who are disconnected from the real world. My goal is to make sure the truth is out in the open.