Re: Another example of the GoP leadership championing freedom
The Republicans have a history of authoritarianism despite always loudly championing freedom. Its all very well documented. Up to the Gringrich era (early 90s) it was kept in check by the party establishment but in recent years it has become more open as the party moved to the fringes in order to remain in power despite demographic changes in the country as a whole. (Again, well documented.) The Trump era might have been a watershed but it is thought to be a manifestation of the changes rather than being primarily an agent of change itself.
The Democrats are really the party of "everyone else". Its loudly lambasted as 'extreme socialist' by the usual talking heads but its policies would not be out of place among Heath era Conservatives in the UK.
The argument about 'saying nothing' and usual -- and frequently lame -- attempts to corrupt names and so on are the products of AM talk radio aided by social media (and for all I know seeded by professionals).
(Anybody read "It can't happen here" by Sinclair Lewis?)
Biting the hand that feeds IT
