Thomas ZimmerFeb 20, 2023

Rightwing extremists advocating for the dissolution of the country is neither new nor surprising.

The fact that such extremists have risen to the center of conservative politics and continue to be elevated within the Republican Party, however, is indicative of an acute threat.

Show threadThomas ZimmerFeb 20, 2023
It really says a lot about how far the Republican Party has radicalized to the right that we all know this stuff will neither have any personal consequences for Marjorie Taylor Greene nor be forcefully condemned by any of her Republican colleagues. That’s just where we are.
Show threadThomas ZimmerFeb 20, 2023

I certainly get the urge to dismiss and ignore Marjorie Taylor Greene. But it won’t work. She is an elected official in good standing with the rest of her party, in a position of influence, fully intent on using her power. Her extremism is increasingly that of the Republican Party itself.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/13/extremists-like-marjorie-taylor-greene-are-the-future-of-the-republican-party

Extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene are the future of the Republican party

It’s impossible to understand American politics without grappling in earnest with why Greene’s extremism is widely seen as justified on the right

The Guardian
Show threadThomas ZimmerFeb 20, 2023
And as much as I get the temptation to say: Go ahead! Go do your own reactionary thing! - That’s just not how America’s political geography works. The “blue states vs. red states” narrative too often obscures what is primarily an urban vs. rural divide.
Show threadThomas ZimmerFeb 20, 2023
“Well, they’ll have to vote with their feet and move!” I’m sure a lot of young people, especially, will do exactly that. But it leaves those behind who aren’t able to uproot their entire existence – often precisely the people who will suffer most from white reactionary politics.
Show threadDewi Ioan
@tzimmer_history The most extreme "Red State" Wyoming only 67.4% of voters voted Republican... but only 67% of eligible voters are registered and only 44.4% voted - so only 43.3% voted republican ... It's not really Red
Feb 20, 2023 at 9:13pmWeb