Greene’s plan would increase states’ powers while potentially limiting rights protected by the federal government
Greene claimed that such a move is necessary because of “sick and disgusting woke culture issues” that are supposedly being “shoved down our throats.” As many observers have noted, grievances about “woke” culture have become a racist dog whistle among Republicans, who have co-opted the phrase as a convenient political tool to activate the most bigoted elements of their base.
On far right conservative Charlie Kirk’s podcast on Tuesday, Greene elaborated on her proposal, suggesting that it would allow states to disenfranchise Democratic voters.
Freelance writer Noah Berlatsky pointed out in Public Notice that Greene’s call for a “national divorce” was essentially a call for white nationalism.
“People like [Greene] who evoke secession do so as a form of propaganda,” Berlatsky wrote. “Specifically, they are framing partisan division as regional. That allows them to frame themselves as victims under assault by a supposedly more powerful Northern aggressor. And it also allows them to pretend that their ideology and political aspirations are about local control, rather than white supremacy.”