Republicans don't actually care about even their most heavily promoted issues. Abortion. Fiscal and social conservatism. Limited government. Religion. Law enforcement. Patriotism.
It's all malleable ideology in service of one thing: power.
They're not. This party has transformed into a fascistic, anti-democratic movement that is more than willing to believe or push anything in the pursuit of power.
It's never been about ideology or deeply-held beliefs. It's about using controversial issues and inherent white supremacy as a cudgel for political power.
That's it.
This moment is the result of that sickness and until people realize the GOP isn't a political party but a fascistic movement all is lost.
It’s a terrifying truth. And to understand what’s happening is to accept that much of our lives have been shaped by lies in the service of white patriarchal supremacy.