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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.
Should America have a national divorce?— Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1634008760
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.
Are you suggesting civil war for real?— jphurrah (@jphurrah) 1634008790
@TwitterSupport this amount of division from a member of Congress can't be tolerated— Arizona Patriots Resist MAGA (@Arizona Patriots Resist MAGA) 1634009459
just straight up calling for civil war are we?— Alex\ud83c\udf39 (@Alex\ud83c\udf39) 1634008787
3Names, this is tweet is being reported for inciting violence... @FBI— \ud83c\udf08Ann Keep our kids safe! Mask up,Get a COVID VAX! (@\ud83c\udf08Ann Keep our kids safe! Mask up,Get a COVID VAX!) 1634008902
Did you really just tweet this? As a US Representative?— Ewan Barker Plummer (@Ewan Barker Plummer) 1634008980
Others schooled Greene on the absurdity of her tweet.
whispers\u2026.Georgia is a blue state— Noble Prize in Sarcasm (@Noble Prize in Sarcasm) 1634008796
There's no such thing as a Red or Bue state. Each state is a mixture of both, even within families. \n\nYou should know this.— Dems Enforce Subpoenas \ud83c\udf0a (@Dems Enforce Subpoenas \ud83c\udf0a) 1634012482
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
How will Red States financially support themselves without Blue States contributions?— Metavivor \ud83d\udc9cMore4StageIV\ud83c\udf08\u270a\ud83c\udffd\u2744\ud83c\udf0a (@Metavivor \ud83d\udc9cMore4StageIV\ud83c\udf08\u270a\ud83c\udffd\u2744\ud83c\udf0a) 1634009499
How will yall pay your bills without that blue state cash?? The welfare red states need our cash, sorry.— HusbandFromHell (@HusbandFromHell) 1634008875
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.