National Divorce: Insanely Bad Idea

Just a few days back, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia did something damned unusual for a Congress-critter: She called for the United States to break up into (at least) two countries. This is one of the worst and least logical ideas of all time, and should be called out as such.

Greene’s social-media post about the idea was simple and to the point. “We need a national divorce,” she said: “We need to separate by red states and blue states, and shrink the federal government.” Why? Out-of-control liberalism, basically: “Everyone I talk to says this. From the sick and disgusting woke culture issues shoved down our throats to the Democrat’s [sic] traitorous America Last policies, we are done.” Other popular right-wing figures quickly jumped in to support the Notorious MTG, with podcaster and radio host Jesse Kelly weighing in on “what’s so great about the national divorce talk. Not only is it spicy and makes people emotional, it’s also inevitable. It’s only a matter of dates at this point.”

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Wilfred Reilly

Wilfred Reilly is an associate professor of political science at Kentucky State University and the author, most recently, of Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.

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Just a few days back, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia did something damned unusual for a Congress-critter: She called for the United States to break up into (at least) two countries. This is one of the worst and least logical ideas of all time, and should be called out as such.

Greene’s social-media post about the idea was simple and to the point. “We need a national divorce,” she said: “We need to separate by red states and blue states, and shrink the federal government.” Why? Out-of-control liberalism, basically: “Everyone I talk to says this. From the sick and disgusting woke culture issues shoved down our throats to the Democrat’s [sic] traitorous America Last policies, we are done.” Other popular right-wing figures quickly jumped in to support the Notorious MTG, with podcaster and radio host Jesse Kelly weighing in on “what’s so great about the national divorce talk. Not only is it spicy and makes people emotional, it’s also inevitable. It’s only a matter of dates at this point.”

About the Author

Wilfred Reilly

Wilfred Reilly is an associate professor of political science at Kentucky State University and the author, most recently, of Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me.