Originally posted by: Roger S
No not at all, why would I celebrate an attempt to overthrow the government? Your problem is assuming that all conservatives pray to the altar of Trump, but the truth is, there were conservative viewpoints and beliefs long before he was elected, and if Trump is found guilty, he should be thrown in jail, no one is above the law. So rail against him and his followers all you want, and I'll concentrate on the state of the union today, the out of control pandemic, and runaway inflation, the things that average Americans are concerned about.
Yes, there were conservative viewpoints before all this Trump shit happened, and I respected those viewpoints, even if I didn't agree with most of them. There were good people on both sides.
Now, the Republican party has mutated into the RepubliQ, a conspiracy-theory-fed delusion-based gang of nutjobs. You have to remember, Roger, that a majority of Republican congresspersons voted to NOT certify the election results; a majority of them said and continue to say that the election was "stolen." The few--the very, very few--Republicans who have refused to drink the Trump kool-aid and don't want to tout the election lie have been excoriated by their party colleagues and are being removed. The RepubliQ are a party that does not tolerate dissent.
Now, conservativism is fundamentally flawed, because it is, by definition, resistance to change and fear of the future. That's basically wrong in a rapidly changing world. But I realize that older people in particular can be very afraid of change, as their minds and bodies deteriorate and they enter a world that's much different from their former world, where they could still get it up, their boobs didn't sag, and incontinence wasn't an issue. Understandable.
