(01-31-2021, 02:57 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(01-31-2021, 01:38 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: Sure, but she's going to generate more fundamentalists in opposition to her. I can say that I agree with many of Green's philosophies about government, while acknowledging that she is reckless with her speech and shouldn't be lauded. Now the left will use her as the face of the right in the same way AOC is the face of the left, which in turn will create more crazies. I'm cool with ousting these people from the public realm, but the left does not have the same standard. The right is always the one that must concede or condemn, based on the situation. Well, now they are fighting fire with fire. I can't say I blame them unless the left is willing to do the same, which they never do. May as well get on with it.

You seem to be contradicting yourself.  You say, the left will use Taylor Greene as the face of the right, the same way the Republicans use AOC as the face of the left.  But then you say you don't want to oust Taylor Greene from the public sphere until the Dems oust AOC.  But if AOC is bad for the left, why do you want them to oust her?  You say, "The right is always the one that must concede or condemn..." but wouldn't getting rid of Taylor Greene be GOOD for the Republicans?   Wouldn't you want the Dems to KEEP AOC?

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(01-31-2021, 01:06 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: AOC won't be condemned by the left because what she advocates aligns with what most of them believe to varying degrees. 

On the other hand, AOC has been propped up by the right by attempting to portray her as a mainstream voice of the left. Too many times I've seen her say something which is obviously a prod for reaction and Republicans foolishly oblige her. As long as they keep feeding the troll, she'll keep growing in influence.

But wouldn't the Republicans want AOC to gain influence over the Democratic Party?  It would seem to be in the Republicans' best interest to, as you put it, keep feeding the troll. 

I'm a moderate.  So I wish they would BOTH go away.   But it seems like the right would want AOC to stay and say more stupid stuff, and the left would want Taylor Greene to stay and say more stupid stuff.

The Republicans only want AOC as a symbol in the hopes that people will see the folly of her views. Giving too much attention lends her ideas legitimacy. 

You guys are missing the main point in the difference between Greene and AOC. Greene is a serious loon who has expressed support for shooting Nancy Pelosi in the head. She's a wild-eyed conspiracy nut who has no business being in Washington. 

AOC, on the other hand, is a cheerleader for an ideology which is a proven failure. Like Bernie, she's just another purveyor of big government nostrum. 

AOC's ideas are merely flawed, Greene is deranged.

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