What the ‘Pro-Pedophile’ Rhetoric Really Means About the Direction of the Republican Party.

The GOP is inciting and preparing for violence.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readApr 8, 2022
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As many of us who follow politics took note of, Marjorie Taylor Greene recently made headlines once again for referring to the left — on more than one occasion — as ‘pro-pedophile’. After pausing to digest this and the significance of that kind of rhetoric, it began to sink in about what it means not only about her personal brand, but the future of the GOP. It’s beginning to hit me that in less than a year, a party where Greene remains one of the top fundraisers will probably be in control of the Senate and the House of Representatives as well.

As I’ve said a number of times, it’s been easy in the past to dismiss Greene as an anomaly. Nothing more than a spineless coward willing to say absolutely anything to make a headline or gain relevance within the GOP. The thing is though, she can no longer be ignored.

Has she faced any consequences for the remarks that she makes? What, exactly, has GOP leadership done to really take action against a member of their party who is making claims that her political opponents are ‘pro-pedophile’ simply because they do not subscribe to her narrative?

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Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx