On the subject of outrageous political behavior, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene, the core problem is the voter. Politicians have correctly identified that being controversial gets clicks and eyeballs which gets them a profile which gets them votes. The last bit is the actual problem. If they didn't keep getting elected for this, it wouldn't continue. To anyone who has a problem with it, I suggest the following rule: if you don't find a politician boring, don't vote for them.
If voters are rewarding this behavior more today than they used to -- and it sure seems like they are -- it's interesting to ask why that changed. I'm not sure. Maybe it's a temporary fad?
On the subject of outrageous political behavior, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene, the core problem is the voter. Politicians have correctly identified that being controversial gets clicks and eyeballs which gets them a profile which gets them votes. The last bit is the actual problem. If they didn't keep getting elected for this, it wouldn't continue. To anyone who has a problem with it, I suggest the following rule: if you don't find a politician boring, don't vote for them.
If voters are rewarding this behavior more today than they used to -- and it sure seems like they are -- it's interesting to ask why that changed. I'm not sure. Maybe it's a temporary fad?