(01-31-2021, 06:04 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:

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