Since Marjorie Taylor Greene was elected to the House, I've gone from being doubting that she'd do much worth talking about to actually rooting for her. (I never bought into the liberal panic about her.)
Early next year she'll be leaving Congress. Her sponsorship of the Protect Children's Innocence Act makes me wonder if she might be planning a second act, and if so where. Her opposition both to Israel's assault on Gaza and the march to war in Venezuela speak well of her, but have made her persona non grata among the still dominant Neocon wing of her party. She's also broken ranks on some domestic issues. This could be intended as a reminder that she's still, after all, on the right.
Whatever the case, it's the right call. Gender medicine is a prime example of activists driving everyone over a cliff. Enough with the nonsense about how "kids know who they are." No, left to their own devices, kids will walk on all fours and eat grass because they think they're a cow today. The process of growing up is and always has been one of gradually finding out who you are. And in truth it lasts well into adulthood.
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I can't say I've spent much time thinking about Marjorie Taylor Greene or reading about her exploits. I understand she's been one of the more outspoken MAGA promoters who has recently had a falling out with President Trump's pronouncements and actions. Opposing the Israeli assault on Gaza is courageous as is her opposition to the attacks on Venezuela. They're both worthy causes you'd hope everyone would oppose. That appears not to be so, in fact things look hopeless especially on the Gaza and West Bank fronts.
Apparently, MTG said she's changed her positions following the death of Charlie Kirk and that's a very good reason. The temperature across both parties and their followers has been far too high.
As far as the proposed bill to cancel gender changing care for children I think it never should have found support in the first place. Young people aren't exactly fonts of wisdom and are far too prone to cults of hysteria - well, particularly girls, boys have different incentives. An argument that's still being pushed as a favorable reason is that puberty blockers are harmless and they're not.
You're right growing up takes a long time. I'm still hoping to get there myself.
She interests me because of the contrast between what she appeared to be when she was first elected and what she eventually turned out to be. In her first months in office she seemed to be about promoting herself and Trump and nothing else. She's gradually turned out to have her own concerns and things she'll pursue whether he's with her or not. And of course she's one of the few Republicans concerned with the welfare of Palestinians. (Most Democrats aren't much better.) Gaza and West Bank may seem most hopeless but it turns out that catastrophe can strike very fast in Venezuela.
The legacy of Charlie Kirk is highly contested. It looks a lot like some people found it inconvenient that he was where he was and had the following he did. In any case, he was a good example of talking things out.
It was always absurd that at an age when kids can't get a tattoo without it being subject to parental veto, there was a movement to give them free rein to take opposite sex hormones. Including threats to take away parental custody in some cases. One thing that really needs to be investigated is how so many people came to be accepted as children's advocates when they really just saw kids as tools for advancing their own agenda.
Life is a work in progress. There are earmarks for progress, though.
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