Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Monday said she’s “done” with the Republican Party, which she said has turned into the “America LAST” party.

Her comments came after right-wing commentator and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he was done with the party after voting Republican his entire life.

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    Maybe her and Tucker can form a new party and split the conservative vote and send all of them into the wilderness for decades.

    They are all so fucking crazy. It’s not at all surprising they have a difference of opinion over doctrinal issues. First of all, most of the shit the cons say they care about, they do not really care about: small government, freedom, liberty, the Constitution, non-interventionism, free markets, etc…what really motivates much of the conservative “movement” is about racism.

    So when someone like Donvict steps out of line on something like tariffs and attacking Iran, it’s not surprising some peel off, while others stay, because as long as the important kernel of conservatism is there - which is the racism (xtian nationalism) - many will stay. But Tucker and MTG also have the important kernel of xtian nationalism, too…so what is a conservative to do, LOL?

    Given their RWA (right wing authoritarian) character flaws, most RWAs will tend to line up behind someone deemed to be a “strong leader”, so that’s the dangerous thing.

    But if there are two prominent right wing conservative parties (The Republican Party, and The Teabagger 2.0 Party under Tucker and Marge) with two cult of personalities leading them, hopefully they’d split all the RWAs for a while.

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      It’s because Greene actually drank the kool-aid, and has now found out what’s in it, whereas most of the others only pretend to like it.

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        I think those who dont truly believe but follow anyway are more vile than those who were duped

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          Well, there are also those who truly believe and like the Kool-Aid, the really committed white supremacists such as Stephen Miller and Elon Musk. They probably win the evilness contest.

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      You run to the right to wing the primary and waddle back to the center when you’ve got control. Because the center is where all the money’s at. The fringe is just people spun up hard enough to show up at convensions, scream at people during board meetings, and then stomp through oppressive heat and knock doors until nightfall for weeks at a time to scream “They’re destroying America!” at anyone who answers the door.

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    It’s not either America first or last, it really is America alone.
    Just watch the G7 pictures, it’s very clear that nobody really want to talk to Trump.

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    Yes they still fully believe in the fucked up ideology of the same party. The Republican party has been a fucked up mess at least since Reagan, but these fucks are the people that created the tea party mess that led us here. These are the founders, if you will.

    The only reason they’re leaving is because they’re pissed that now they too have to suffer the results. They were supposed to be on top and we’ll they’re not.

    Don’t for a second believe that these fuckwads have any interest in actual democracy and good for all. They are fascists, they just want to be on the other side of the stick again

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    Kinda funny how this guy was a narcissistic scammer his entire life and people we like “I trust him”.

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    Now watch in amazement as Schumer surely gears up to court the “disillusioned Carlsons and Greenes” of America, instead of focussing on the left base of the party. Maybe Kamala tries going on tour with Greene next.