I might be opening a can of worms with this topic, but I want to hear the community’s thoughts.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, is a congresswoman from Georgia, who from the start has been a staunch proponent of MAGA. She has supported Donald Trump and his agenda, since Trump’s first term. Over the years she hasn’t just been a voice of far-right ideas, but her rhetoric has also been quite toxic toward the transgender community, Muslims, and Jews. Her toxic rhetoric has put these marginalized communities in danger of violence.
Despite this, she has long been an advocate for the survivors and victims of Jeffrey Epstein, calling for justice and the release of the Epstein files. In the last few months, she has made a heel-face turn, breaking with Trump and MAGA on many issues, including showing support for reauthorizing the Obamacare subsidies to keep people’s healthcare costs low.
Because of Greene’s support for releasing the Epstein files, Donald Trump has turned on her, and is calling her Marjorie Traitor Greene. She states she has started receiving death threats from Trump supporters. In a recent interview, she apologized for her previous toxic rhetoric, stating she now realizes the power her words have, and has committed to civility going forward.
https://youtube.com/shorts/G0wASrM-_L0
I’ve long considered Greene to be part of what’s wrong with our country, even putting her on the level of Trump as a vile human being. I still don’t agree with her on very many issues, but her face turn over the last few months has earned a bit of my respect. If her mea culpa is genuine, do we forgive her?
I know it’s hard to forgive someone who has done so much harm. But I think forgiveness is necessary for us to survive and function as a society. It seems she has learned and is taking responsibility for her previous conduct. She seems committed to a more civil discourse going forward. She is making strides to correct her past mistakes and build bridges between political ideologies. If we continue to condemn and ostracize people who have done wrong, eventually there is no incentive for them to learn and grow. If someone has genuinely learned and is making an effort to be better going forward, we should welcome that.
What say you?
@Katie As tempting as it is, it is wrong to endorse the face eating leopard just because it will eat your enemys face first, it is eventually coming for you. Any win against trump based on pedo hysteria will only lead to a greater witch hunt, either side will see it as a working tactic to victory after that, and the war on pedos will be the new drug war, full force. Puritanism has to be fought even when it targets bigots. Trump isn't a bad person for allegedly having (presumably) consensual sex with minors, he's a bad person for saying hateful shit and drone striking people and ice raids and shit. If he raped anyone, regardless of their age, he is a bad person for that too.
