It is my deeply held biology-based belief that every Republican politician is in fact a giant cockroach from another planet wearing a human skin suit like Vincent D'Onofrio in Men in Black.
Immigrants, transgender people, vaccines, voting machines, feminists, clothing with rainbows, and children's books are among the things that frighten and anger conservatives.
I remember flying back from Spain one time and a young woman behind me in line to clear customs had two Spanish sausages, long ones, on top of her luggage. They were a no-no. Clearly, she did not give a fuck. Customs let her through.
Republicans want to rule, not govern. They have completely lost any respect for silly things like separation of powers and the will of the people. Republicans are the most serious threat to our democracy that the US has faced since the Civil War.
No suprise. Conservatives are the purveyors of hate speech, lies, misinformation, and disinformation. When they get banned for breaking a social media platform's rules against those things, they cry censorship. Elon doesn't ban them; he boosts them.
Trump's got the cult. The 1 percenters want even more power than they have already, so of course they'll come around.