Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Gunning for AOC--And There's Only One Reason

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Elie Mystal
@ElieNYC
Marjorie Taylor Greene is not the AOC of the right. She's a dollar store racist who needs to be stopped before she escalates her violent behavior.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Gunning for AOC—And There’s Only One Reason
A newly discovered video of Greene harassing AOC in 2019,
Elie Mystal
@ElieNYC
Marjorie Taylor Greene is not the AOC of the right. She's a dollar store racist who needs to be stopped before she escalates her violent behavior.
My latest in @thenation

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Gunning for AOC—And There’s Only One Reason
A newly discovered video of Greene harassing AOC in 2019, along with Greene’s attacks on her colleague on the House floor last week, reveal a racism that is as old as it is scary.
thenation.com
8:37 AM · May 17, 2021
along with Greene’s attacks on her colleague on the House floor last week, reveal a racism that is as old as it is scary.
thenation.com
8:37 AM · May 17, 2021

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/aoc-marjorie-taylor-greene/

Video emerged late last week of bigoted Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene trying to intimidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at her congressional office in Washington, D.C. The video, filmed in 2019, was taken as Greene went to Ocasio-Cortez’s office, uninvited, to laugh and mock her while purposely mispronouncing her name and talking through the mail slot in her door. Greene was flanked by a small gang of thuggy guys, including one who some think participated in the Capitol insurrection. The video, which was initially streamed by Greene on Facebook Live but later deleted, resurfaced just days after Greene accosted Ocasio-Cortez on the House floor. There, Greene accused Ocasio-Cortez of backing “terrorists and antifa,” which is rich considering that Greene only exists to give aid and comfort to white domestic terrorists.

Greene’s stated goal in all of this is to bully Ocasio-Cortez into “debating” her about God knows what. Ocasio-Cortez has, of course, determined to do no such thing, and she is absolutely right to stand up to Greene’s intimidation tactics. First of all, wrestling with Greene does Ocasio-Cortez no good since it only elevates Greene, even if Ocasio-Cortez is only lifting her up to throw her in the trash. Secondly, Greene has no policy platform to debate. While Ocasio-Cortez has an actual agenda to defend (the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and many other positions), Greene is a conspiracy theory made flesh who is only able to string two sentences together in support of guns, chin-ups, and racism. You can’t debate that; you can only wipe it off your shoes.

MTG is not the right-wing version of AOC, despite her own best efforts to set herself up as AOC’s nemesis. She does not have a coherent policy agenda like AOC does; she hasn’t brought new voters into the political process like AOC has; and she’s not as influential within her own party as AOC has become. The only things MTG is good at are being white and a jerk.

Which is precisely why the white wing loves her, and why white media like Newsmax drives the narrative that, far from being the unhinged aggressor, Greene is merely standing up to AOC and liberals in general. Please understand: The false equivalency between Greene and Ocasio-Cortez is what happens to nearly every person of color who rises to prominence in this country. White people always find some low-account, undereducated, unskilled, crass loser to “oppose” people of color in the public space. Greene’s attempted elevation to the position of antebellum-AOC is just the congressional equivalent of the white masses lifting up Donald Trump to oppose Barack Obama. It’s the same as white people thinking Ben Shapiro can tangle with Nikole Hannah-Jones. Greene is this generation’s version of Vanilla Ice.

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[Irish_Dem]

1. She is doing as a fund raising tool and she likes being on video taking on liberals.

[sop]

11. That's all this is; a way to increase her visiblity and raise money.

[Walleye]

2. She can stand up on the House floor and debate anytime she wants. That's why she's there

But, she has nothing to say, certainly nothing constructive. I’ve never seen such a bunch of immature politicians in Washington in my life

[CrispyQ]

4. Not just in Washington, either.

It seems about 40% of the adult population acts like junior high school jerks. That's who's voting these whack jobs in. We will see more of them, too, in the coming elections. These people feel that something that they are entitled to, that they deserve more than the rest of us, is being taken away from them & they are itching for a fight. They thrive on conflict. I don't understand. I think it must be a high stress way to live. My only hope is that the stress kills them early in life.

[pandr32]

9. +1

[bahboo]

16. agree 100 percent....

[geardaddy]

24. Says you!

But seriously, I agree with you. People have lost the art of debate.

[struggle4progress]

3. When ya ain got nothin, you got nothin to lose

[Walleye]

5. You're invisible now you got no secrets to reveal

[WA-03 Democrat]

8. Love every line of this song!

[Walleye]

14. Me too. After Dylan went electric people would show up to his concerts and boo but loudly sing along

with “Like a Rolling Stone”. I had a record with the Stones live version of it. Mick singing with his bitchy inflections. At the end he said “thank you, Bob”.

[WA-03 Democrat]

18. Wow

I have not seen Bob or Mick. That is incredible. I was born in 66 so while I loved the stones as a kid, Bob took much longer to appeal to me but I have listening to his entire collection and love it all. The “electric” Bob is my favorite. I can imagine Mick singing it in that style

Tangled Up in Blue and Baby Blue are my favorites. I know what tunes are going to inspire work magic today

[Walleye]

19. Tangled up in blue. I fell in love to that album

There’s a great version by the Jerry Garcia band

[underpants]

6. the white wing

I love that phrase.

[Maraya1969]

7. AOC should just tell Green that she is a "nobody" and she doesn't debate "nobodies"

Of course AOC has too much class to say that. Maybe she can say something similar but not a blatantly mean.

It really is true though. Green is just a member of congress with no committees or bills. She has done nothing positive. She should be called out for it.

[UTUSN]

10. Another layer: Misogynist wingnuts love *girl fights* - pitting women against one another.

[Walleye]

15. Good point. I never connected it up with politics before

[young_at_heart]

12. Can't the GOP have a "talk" with her?

I would think they'd be embarrassed, if nothing else!

[dianaredwing]

25. are you kidding?

If these rwnjs are not embarrassed by Don the Con and Rootie Pootie, they are impossible to embarrass.

[young_at_heart]

26. Yes, I was kidding!

Other people "talk" but not them...they are too busy defending "the big lie" to be bothered by anything else.

[Celerity]

13. poundland nazi-lite, with an IQ that if expressed an F temp, would struggle to melt an ice cube

[FM123]

17. "Greene is this generation's version of Vanilla Ice"

Even that comparison is much too generous.
More like Vanilla Lice.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. Empty Greene versus New Green. Easy choice. . . . nt

[marble falls]

21. Debate? Greene isn't as smart as a fifth grader, let alone someone like AOC.

[Probatim]

22. That editorial is brutal. If the Georgia troll had any sensibilities, she'd be embarrassed.

[keithbvadu2]

23. How come we don't hear about/from Mr MTG, the cuckold?

How come we don't hear about/from Mr MTG, the cuckold?

Are they divorced?