posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie
The only time I ever hear about squad members - and I mean the ONLY - is when right wingers get all riled up about them on Fox New or Infowars or like. I never hear a word about them otherwise. Similar to that nutty ass Marjorie Greene from Georgia, they are not effective legislators, not influential on a national basis. Stop giving them the attention they plainly seek.
I'd say the problem with that idea is that the nutjobs on both sides do have their fanbases and, because they tend to be louder and more "LOOK AT ME" than the non-squad/MAGA people, their voices can get amplified. While Twitter/X is stupid and is just getting more so, I do find it interesting that it often seems that political stuff gets deluged by the people (whether it be politicians, media-related or the handful of dipshits who view themselves as poli-influencers) who seem to embrace the more extreme right or left positions, making those voices even louder than they would be naturally.
And there are also minor things such as how the House currently has no speaker due to one of the far right nuts, Gaetz, pulling off an effective mutiny -- which kind of says these people may have a bit more influence on a national basis than you seem to think.
All in all, the "just ignore them and they'll go away" idea is something that's well past its expiration date. When you have loud people who often seem to be dangerous idiots and they have have outlets for their voices and fan clubs, you have something that should be taken seriously. Especially when some of them, you know, are in actual positions of power.
