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.

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.

“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.

@tzimmer_history Also, I don't want to leave. I'm proud to be an NC native and proud to live in Georgia. We have amazing climate, great food, great music, and the majority of us are great people. Racist traitors like Greene are the exception here, and I'm not abandoning my neighbors to her abuse.

@hydropsyche @tzimmer_history how did she obtain the votes? A whole lot of people must agree with her batshit crazy dangerous views. But as a Scot who loves Georgia I do agree you should not have to move.

@lassielmr @tzimmer_history She is in a single, very gerrymandered district in the far northwestern corner of the state. Georgia has 14 Congressional seats. If you're going to judge our state by who represents us in Congress, you have to also consider Nikema Williams, Hank Johnson, David Scott, Sanford Bishop, and Lucy McBath.