General Discussion

Actually not.

The myth is that prior to Trump, the GOP was a sane, slightly right-of-center party interested in sound governance and responsible public policy – that hasn’t been true for more than 50 years.

Trump is the product of the GOP – representing the fear, ignorance, racism, bigotry, and hate of the Republican agenda, of white grievance politics and racist replacement theory, and of a contempt for democracy and our democratic institutions pursuant to the tyranny of Republican minority rule.

Last, ‘the system’ – no matter how imperfect – is worth preserving; a system, despite its flaws, safeguards citizens’ rights and protected liberties and affords the people a voice in governance.

It’s this system that Trump and Republicans seek to destroy; indeed, they’ve already succeeded in hobbling and undermining the judicial process – the democratic process is next.