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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It really does boggle the mind.  How did the party that strived for limited government for decades suddenly swing so far to being an authoritarian party that strives to impose its morale and political opinions onto everyone, across a spectrum of issues?  And the blatant hypocrisy of demanding government stay out of their decisions and away from their bodies when it comes to their own personal beliefs, such as with vaccines, but demanding government interfere with people’s decisions and bodies when it comes to what they believe is right?

I used to be a moderate swing voter, and voted for Republicans just as much as Democrats over the years.  But I just can’t vote Republican now, even though I may want their conservancy on some issues.  I don’t trust them anymore not to suddenly take away rights just because that’s their own opinion, the hell with what anyone else thinks or what is democratic.  [/quote]

I agree it boggles the mind, but the answer is actually really simple - first, the GOP never really believed in limited government except as it applied to limits on them. Second, once it became clear that a majority of Americans didn't agree with their ideas and would vote them out, the GOP decided it would use all means at their disposal to retain power. They gerrymandered in the states. They packed the courts with Federalist society appointees. The began and continue to fight a culture war.

I didn't grow up with a lot of political talk in my home. I didn't even know my parents were/leaned Republican until a few years ago (which I guess is the most Republican thing ever, but my hometown is in one of the reddest counties in the country). I did not fully understand or realize until the Trump years that a hallmark of the Ronald Reagan Presidential campaign was a "state rights" speech in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Mississippi, that is. Where the civil rights workers whose murders were depicted in Mississippi Burning we actually murdered. It all clicked for me then. The GOP will attempt to hold onto power however they can. If that means destroying the country then they will do it. The more they can convince people that government is the enemy and voting is useless, the better for them.[/quote]

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