Extreme MAGA Republicans Are Absolutely Hopeless

The extreme right in this country are getting out of control. What can be done about it? Farron Cousins discuss this.

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What do you think many of the more extreme right wing need to hear or see to help them come to terms with what's wrong, with their direction and possibly turn away from these extreme ideas in rhetoric? Now, that's a very interesting question because I, I don't know that there is a limit. You know, I, is there a line in the sand that many of these extreme MAGA people need to see before they realize that they're on the wrong side of history? Now, you would think January 6th would have been the thing, but it wasn't. Especially not when you have lawmakers like Marjorie Taylor Green and Jim Jordan and Louie Gohmert and Matt Gates, who, who have downplayed the significance of that day, who continue to go out there and tell us that these people in prison are somehow political prisoners. They're being persecuted for their political beliefs, which as we all know, is not at all what's happening with these people.

They broke the law very blatantly, very obviously, all of it on film, and they deserve the punishments that they have coming to them. But the downplaying of it by these major national figure lawmakers let's these maga people, the extreme right, know that, hey, we've got lawmakers on our side, and as long as they have that, they're not going to see the problem with their behavior. The same goes for Donald Trump and his dining with the white nationalists, the anti-Semites, you know, uh, Nick Fuentez, Kanye West, obviously, um, when Trump does this, it's a signal to the people who hold those same beliefs that this is okay, that you quite literally have a seat at my table, that I will listen to you and I will respect your opinions, and I will, I'll be that sounding board that you want, as long as we have lawmakers who continue to embrace these individuals.

Like, again, Marjorie Taylor Green, cuz she's a great example speaking at that event, introducing Nick Fuentes, shaking his hand up there on stage that normalizes this kind of extreme behavior in the extreme rhetoric. So, is there a line in the sand for these people? I, I don't think there is. I don't think there will be one single event, one single revelation that makes a lot of them wake up and say, you know what? I'm totally wrong about this. I, I, I reject, I renounce my maga ways. What has to be done is getting rid of the cheerleaders. A and that is the lawmakers who approve of this, the lawmakers who accept and embrace it and defend it on our national airwaves. And of course in Congress, when we get

Rid, rid of those people, when we can vote them out of office, which for many of 'em, unfortunately, it doesn't seem like a real possibility. They're either in deep red districts, they're in heavily gerrymandered districts. So it's going to take a lot of time and until then we continue to point out the hypocrisy. We continue to point out the stupidity of these individuals, of their actions. And we hope that every now and then, one person, two people here and there, whatever you can get, we hope it kind of deprogrammed them a a and convinces them that everything they have been doing for the last six or seven years is completely wrong, may not be able to convert 'em over to the, to the left, but if we can just make them no longer extremists, then we gotta count that as a victory.

[luvpuf]

Farron, the answer is simple, until ALL the people at the top are held accountable, MAGA folk will not be afraid and continue with impunity

[michellewilcock]

The Republicans lost plain and simple!!!

[randomrobin]

The people on the extreme right are beyond saving, they'll go down with the ship and deny its even sinking right to the very end.

[elizabethjanik]

What about the Republicans in the House and Senate who were involved in planning to overturn the Electoral College Vote? What about their accountability?

[metalmark]

You can't fix stupid, MAGA are a perfect example. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering - Yoda

[Akira]

I fear most of these people are too far gone, and we must somehow protect ourselves from them.

[DBEdwards]

Indict. Convict. Imprison. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

[cheryldipretoro]

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits

[SeanPat]

I’ve pointed out to people on the extreme right that by repeating claims that have been thoroughly debunked, they are not convincing anyone of anything except that they are either extremely gullible or dishonest. I think even if every politician disavowals these claims, there will be some people who continue to make them.

Perhaps, instead of worrying about these people who are locked into their own distorted view of the world, we should pay more attention to the problems we can fix and ask what we can do about them, regardless of the feelings of a small minority who will not deal with reality.

[PhoenixHinds]

Since they are a harm to both themselves, as well as other people, they should be treated accordingly. Psychiatric care exists for a reason.

[larryjones]

It’s an impossible thing to talk to stupidity. There is no way to get through to them

[mbailey]

Physiologists say “you can’t save someone from themselves “…

[Leonaza]

Hope this leads to the collapse of the entire Republican Party.

[tylerhackner]

Too many beyond saving but I would hope some can be

[mediarare]

Remember that it never is a majority. Those radical views, which are relatively rejected by the public thank god, always existed and always will exist. But they always existed in small rooms like the talk they have in a pub. Digitalisation and Social Media gave those isolated views a worldwide platform and a scope for lawmakers to gain easy votes with easy "solutions". When those lawmakers represent those ideas themselves this is how the "pub talk" reaches the political stage.

[tonycastaneda]

THEY ARE BEING USED LIKE POLITICAL PAWNS, THE SOONER THEY REALIZE IT, THE BETTER THEY CAN CARRY ON WITH THEIR LIFE BECAUSE WE ALL LIVE ONCE.

[claymcbunch]

It will take years if not generations to get rid of this. These people will take this mindset to their grave

[bianca-sgzq]

The social beliefs of Trump supporters found expression in Trump's political actions. Until Trumpists change their social beliefs, not much can be changed in the political arena. They'll just go to DeSantis, a more slick purveyor of Trumpism. Thanks, Farron for always having a sense of humor when reporting on the idiocy of Trumpism. Wish you and your family all the best for 2023!! Awesome, you are!!!🍻

[rodimus]

“Never argue with stupid, because they will bring you down to there level and beat you with their experience” mark twain

[christophersnyder]

They are all hopeless, nothing new, but have a great new year though.