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Jeremy Jones's avatar

Thanks for this wonderful dissection of the insanity of the modern Republican Party. There’s something about this piece that makes me wonder if we can frame a narrative about the Republican Party vs. the MAGA Party. Republican’s have done an excellent job painting all Democrats as Socialists as a way to disqualify Democrats from even being considered by many moderates. I wonder if we can do the same thing: Expose MAGA for the horror show it is (pro-Russian white supremacists), and then tag all Republicans as MAGA to disqualify them from consideration. Basically, use “MAGA” as a shorthand the same way R’s do with “Socialist.”

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Darrin Bodner's avatar

The only component I would add is evangelical Christianity. That's the glue that really holds this together -- their values, their mythology. Also, I frequently come back to this Vox article (https://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism) and the importance of their view of the nuclear family and parenting. It's the foundation on which the whole authoritarian appeal rests.

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