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Far-right Georgia Republican Representative and QAnon devotee Marjorie Taylor Greene has once again angered many with a controversial tweet that has some calling for her to be banned from the platform.
Again.
Greene posted a poll on Twitter earlier today asking if America should "have a national divorce," a question some have interpreted as a call for a second civil war.
See the tweet below.
Greene is a far-right darling who regularly peddles conspiracy theories, is believed by many to have aided and abetted the January 6 insurrection and has made a name for herself since taking office in January by harassing and attacking Democrats.
Her poll asked people to choose to divide America "by R[epublican] & D[emocratic] states" or to "stay together." Those on the fence could choose "Undecided."
As of this writing, a plurality of Greene's followers and other poll respondents want America to "divorce" along party lines. States don't have political parties, of course, but Greene is presumably referencing a "blue state" and "red state" divide.
Many far-right conservatives who share Greene's political beliefs, especially those with ties to white nationalist groups, have been advocating for a second civil war for years. Many such groups were active participants in the January 6 coup attempt on the U.S. Capitol. Greene has repeatedly defended the insurrectionists and vociferously opposed investigations into the event.
So it's no surprise that her suggesting a "national divorce" raised more than a few eyebrows.
Many on Twitter were outraged.
@mtgreenee Are you suggesting civil war for real?— jphurrah (@jphurrah) 1634008790.0
@mtgreenee @TwitterSupport this amount of division from a member of Congress can't be tolerated— Arizona Patriots Resist MAGA (@Arizona Patriots Resist MAGA) 1634009459.0
@mtgreenee just straight up calling for civil war are we?— Alex🌹 (@Alex🌹) 1634008787.0
@mtgreenee 3Names, this is tweet is being reported for inciting violence... @FBI— 🌈Ann Keep our kids safe! Mask up,Get a COVID VAX! (@🌈Ann Keep our kids safe! Mask up,Get a COVID VAX!) 1634008902.0
@mtgreenee Did you really just tweet this? As a US Representative?— Ewan Barker Plummer (@Ewan Barker Plummer) 1634008980.0
Others schooled Greene on the absurdity of her tweet.
@mtgreenee whispers….Georgia is a blue state— Noble Prize in Sarcasm (@Noble Prize in Sarcasm) 1634008796.0
@mtgreenee Red states could not support themselves without the federal tax dollars paid by blue states. Be careful what you wish for Magda.— CallMeNancy (@CallMeNancy) 1634009118.0
@mtgreenee How will Red States financially support themselves without Blue States contributions?— Metavivor 💜More4StageIV🌈✊🏽❄🌊 (@Metavivor 💜More4StageIV🌈✊🏽❄🌊) 1634009499.0
@mtgreenee How will yall pay your bills without that blue state cash?? The welfare red states need our cash, sorry.— HusbandFromHell (@HusbandFromHell) 1634008875.0
The question of a Democrat vs. Republican split of the country is a curious one to ask on Greene's part, given her home state of Georgia became a "D state" in the 2020 election for the first time since 1980.
Hope she's ready to spend her non-Washington time in The People's Republic of Democratland in her imagined America of the future.