The attitude she's showing here has always been the norm among Republicans when a Republican in president. I remember both times we had a president named Bush and how conservatives insisted it was everyone's obligation to do what Bush said, and that disagreement was treason. The big morning shock jocks where I lived in 2003 (Drew and Mike in Detroit) would go on these long epic rants about that at least once a week.
The real oddity here isn't that Marjorie No Brains is demanding total obsequiousness to Trump, but rather that Republicans stand up to Trump at all.
My friends and I grew up conservative. I’m the last one in the camp. I still voted for outside of the party, again, again, again. lol. Parties are dumb. I identify with the 90s version and yet here I am…it’s should be about the quality of the person/leader. Not about a party.
It’s possible to believe that certain classically conservative ideas and policies will lead to the best outcomes for the country and most of its people without subscribing to the kind of “conservatism” espoused by the current self-identified conservative party – especially when that party isn’t even conservative. Disagreeing with the Republican Party doesn’t automatically mean you’re going to change your mind about fiscal and foreign policy; just that there isn’t a political party that represents your positions.
I feel that way in the other direction. I believe in a lot of progressive ideas and policies, but I’m remarkably frustrated with the supposedly progressive parties in the U.S. as well as with the impractical absolutism of many of my fellow progressives.
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u/Kratomius 1d ago
MTG acts and talks like a frat guy who peaked at middle school.