cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14604927
Conservatives Quickly Turn Against āIdiotā Marjorie Taylor Greene
The Georgia Republican is fast falling out of favor for her opposition to the Ukraine aid bill.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greeneās failed fight to end aid to Ukraine, and herĀ sort-of-serious crusadeĀ against House Speaker Mike Johnson, has cost her the support of right-wing media.
The Sunday front page of the New York Post, owned by the conservative Murdoch family, was the latest outlet toĀ attackĀ Greene, invoking the āMoscow Marjorieā nicknameĀ coinedĀ by former representative Ken Buck.
Fox News, another arm of the Murdoch media empire, had alreadyĀ taken aimĀ at the Georgia Republican last week, with columnist Liz PeekĀ callingĀ her an āidiotā and saying she needs to āturn all that bombastic self-serving showmanship and drama queen energy on Democrats.ā This follows an editorial last month from The Wall Street Journal, also in the Murdoch portfolio, that called Greene āRep. Mayhem Taylor Greeneā and accused her and her allies of being āmost interested in TV hits and internet donors.ā
Even a non-Murdoch outlet is on the attack, as conservative Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Debra SaundersĀ demandedĀ to know āwho put Marjorie Taylor Greene in charge?ā
Thatās such a weird question. No but I donāt see a mass order or genocide and the government validates what Iām perceiving.
I asked it because your last response was essentially āthe government says itās ok so itās okā.
Itās ok if thatās how you feel and you agree with the government on this. But āthe government said soā is not a very strong argument to make.
Governments can and frequently are wrong. Thatās why the founding fathers decided to create their own.
The government validates all the lies Iāve heard about a genocide. It confirms what I already thought was true
Thatās called a confirmation bias.
No, itās called validation. A confirmation bias is where you seek sources that agree with you.
Right, as you are doing here.
I know it stings to be wrong but there isnāt a genocide according to the government and most governments of the world. Itās weird you want to say they are wrong on Israel but right on Ukraine.
I know it stings to be wrong but just because the government refuses to call something what it is doesnāt mean the thing isnāt there.
Iām curious, what is your end goal by engaging in this thread? Cause youāre not convincing anyone of your take.
I will not convince people who are disconnected from the real world. My goal is to make sure the truth is out in the open.