Admit it. Republicans have broken politics

[Cave Savage]

I don't see that happening. One is if Trump loses he will spread the narrative that it was rigged and that the deep state democrats cheated to win by having illegals/felons/minorities vote. His supporters/the base will eat it up. Plus they saw that McCain and Romney who were moderate conservatives lost to Obama. And Trump beaten Hillary and in their eyes that was a "referendum" on Obama even though Hillary won the popular vote. In their eyes this justifies their belief that going far right is the only way. The base runs the party and its unlikely moderates will bring the party back to the center anytime soon. You already see how far right they are going. This Qanon shyt is much more fringe than the Tea Party. Plus talk radio, Fox News and right wing social media groups aren't going away. Add declining birth rates, declining economic standing and conspiracy theories they aren't going back to the center. They will have to lose in 2020,2024,2028,2032 and 2036 for them to wake up. And even if they somehow wake up by 2036 demographically it will be too late.

Yeah, the nationalists would just blame a Trump loss on either the Democrats cheating or Trump not being racist enough.

But not all GOP members/strategists are tards, certainly at least some of them understand that alienating as many people as possible is not a winning strategy even if it worked in 2016.

 

[skylove4]

This is so true and Democrats have to be vigilant to not allow republican defectors into the party to rebrand themselves as moderate dems, them and their ideology needs to die

 

[Json]

I wouldn't say the Republicans have broken Politics.

I would say that it's the fading power of White Nationalists that is causing a change. They are the people who complain having to conform to other's culture, or say things like, "I hate Rap music! Why do Blacks always flaunt their money!"

Its from that fear that they look for people on Facebook/Twitter, for people who agree with them. They form their own personal bubble, a comfort zone to expel their nationalistic views and then get angry when they get called out on their racism because it should apply to "Freedom of Speech."

With that, you get QAnon, where you get people who are either crazy or looking to make cash, by using their money/fear to get power themselves. In a normal section where Democrats wins easily, they are nobodies. However in Heavy Republican areas, with more of society turning them away, they look at QAnons more favorable and old-time Republicans as people who are betraying them; part of the swamp.

In the end it just comes down to White Nationalists and the concept of power/influence/and entitlements. They want to be 1st Class, they want to be special.

I actually don’t think the racist sector is growing though. The anti-immigrant strain of America has always been there.

I think what separates this iteration is what came out of the Reagan era “ government is the problem”. Republicans lost faith in the government to improve their lives and be a positive force outside of the military

So Reagan was followed by the Hastert, Scarborough, Lincoln Project Republicans but once that era faded, we are left with a version of Conservatism that’s more interested in proving the government to be useless by doing nothing(budget shutdowns) or actively sabotaging American institutions they at least once tolerated as necessary ( EPA, SS, post office,etc). Which is the nexus of Trump.

 

[DEAD7]

I actually don’t think the racist sector is growing though. The anti-immigrant strain of America has always been there.

I think what separates this iteration is what came out of the Reagan era “ government is the problem”. Republicans lost faith in the government to improve their lives and be a positive force outside of the military

So Reagan was followed by the Hastert, Scarborough, Lincoln Project Republicans but once that era faded, we are left with a version of Conservatism that’s more interested in proving the government to be useless by doing nothing(budget shutdowns) or actively sabotaging American institutions they at least once tolerated as necessary ( EPA, SS, post office,etc). Which is the nexus of Trump.

 

[Cave Savage]

I actually don’t think the racist sector is growing though. The anti-immigrant strain of America has always been there.

I think what separates this iteration is what came out of the Reagan era “ government is the problem”. Republicans lost faith in the government to improve their lives and be a positive force outside of the military

So Reagan was followed by the Hastert, Scarborough, Lincoln Project Republicans but once that era faded, we are left with a version of Conservatism that’s more interested in proving the government to be useless by doing nothing(budget shutdowns) or actively sabotaging American institutions they at least once tolerated as necessary ( EPA, SS, post office,etc). Which is the nexus of Trump.

But Reagan and both Bushes were pretty soft on immigration, with Reagan even giving amnesty (to the chagrin of today's movement conservatives)

 

[Wild self]

The GOP is on its last (literal) leg in American politics, and know that the sun is setting on their legacy on racism. Soon, the eternal night is coming to their ideology in the western world, as even Europe moved on from ethno-centrism and bigotry. This pandemic exposed the lunacy and ignorance that they wanted everyone and everything to crumble, as long as non whites don't get to experience true economic and social prosperity.

 

[the cac mamba]

the senate and the electoral college existing simultaneously have broken democracy

there's less than 0 doubt that the majority of americans want biden to be the president, and he would win in a free and clear election where one american = one vote. so if the dems take it, i dont really give a fukk if they toss the filibuster

 

[CBSkyline]

Not only do they break it, they get rewarded for it by voters, the media, and even Democrats themselves. Resistance twitter is filled with "former republicans" who spent the last 30 to 40 years of their political life doing the dirty politics that set the stage for extremism to grow and fester. From dog whistling, to the southern strategy, to election meddling and voter suppression, to birtherism, it all led to this moment and it's continuation. Has any price been paid for it by leading figures and strategists? Nope... They get to place the blame all on Trump, be accepted, and cash out

 

[F K]

Repped you by accident for this. You'll hold this neg for being an enabler eventually

 

[NZA]

politics was never in good shape. if it wasnt white supremacy ruining it, it was capitalism

 

[How Sway?]

republicans presidents started the EPA and national parks, now democrats are the ones trying to save/protect the EPA and national parks.

the republican party would be considered an extreme right-wing party in any other democratic country, complete authoritarian-crony capitalist loons

nixon would be considered by many on the right to be leftist these days.
HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media

 

[DEAD7]

Both Sides are equally to blame IMO

Nothings done more damage to American politics than the 2 party system. We need ranked choice voting and single nonpartisan ballots for primaries.

 

[StatUS]

Both Sides™ are equally to blame IMO

Nothings done more damage to American politics than the 2 party system. We need ranked choice voting and single nonpartisan ballots for primaries.

fixed.

 

[MoneyTron]

Both Sides are equally to blame IMO
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[DEAD7]

My actual face when I typed that part out