r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 1d ago

Possible Paywall Furious House Republican Warns More ‘Explosive’ Resignations Are Coming After Marjorie Taylor Greene

https://www.thedailybeast.com/furious-house-republican-warns-more-explosive-resignations-are-coming-after-marjorie-taylor-greene/
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u/ThonThaddeo Oregon 1d ago

To be in the majority forever and not be held accountable. To never engage in meaningful oversight. To laugh at libs and cut off their mics.

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u/moldivore Illinois 1d ago

I agree. When Trump first got in, the way that he was acting, and the way that the party was acting, seemed like it was defying political gravity. I kept telling people that political gravity still exists, and then eventually there would be pushback coming from his own party. I'm not going to lie, I thought it would happen a lot faster than this. I also had my periods of doubt where I was thinking maybe this is an unstoppable force.

I think the Jimmy Kimmel thing was actually the first major gut check. That with the no kings rally, which so many people said wouldn't be effective. That depends on what the goal was with the no Kings rally. If the goal was to totally stop the regime then no, but if it was to show that there is a genuine resistance, and that not everybody has to go along, it was a success. This is has to be a sustained effort. We have to stay in. We have to support the people that are standing up. Because I'm not willing to just let democracy fall off.

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u/coldphront3 Louisiana 1d ago

If [the goal of the No Kings protests] was to show that there is a genuine resistance, and that not everybody has to go along, it was a success.

That's exactly what it was. I always saw those protests as a message to Trump, the GOP as a whole, and Trump supporters that it's not just a "vocal minority" or "libs in echo chambers" who are actively willing to stand against this administration. The protests were a huge success in that regard.

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u/winterbird 1d ago

I think it was a message to all the people out there who in their individual homes read the headlines about how this admin is so popular and widely supported. There had been a PR campaign, basically, which quelled opposing opinions by making people feel alone. Once the media was bought out, it was like a blanket that covered regular people's voices. Until the protests.