Thing is, GOP is not conservative. They do not actually exhibit the “conservative values” that they claim.
Protect families and ensure they have healthy communities to raise their children in? Nope, that would be “socialism”.
Promote morality, modesty, and decency? Nah, GOP politicians exemplify immorality, immodesty, and indecency in their personal lives and their public behavior, from Trump to Boebert to Jordan.
Encourage private charity? No — well, maybe as a means of tax evasion.
Obey the dictates of Christianity? Definitely not; Jesus was “woke”.
Protect the free market? Not when it interferes with capital accumulation by political supporters, fraud by political supporters, or the interests of foreign enemies.
Prevent crime? Nah, need crime to justify police violence.
Investigate and punish shameful crimes against innocent girls? No, testing the rape-kit backlogs would be “woke feminism” (and we might find Matt Gaetz’s DNA in there). Millions for SWAT teams; zero for prosecuting actual offenders with actual evidence!
Respect the classical, educated heritage of Western culture? No, education is “woke” too, and so are cultural institutions like universities, orchestras, museums, galleries, the Catholic Church, …
Honor the military? Nah, disabled veterans are lame and ugly, get them out of sight (and cut their benefits).
Respect the flag, surely? Nope, desecrate it into a symbol of police violence.
Secure the nation against enemies? No, America must be weakened so that Russia may rise.
Thing is, GOP is not conservative. They do not actually exhibit the “conservative values” that they claim.
Protect families and ensure they have healthy communities to raise their children in? Nope, that would be “socialism”.
Promote morality, modesty, and decency? Nah, GOP politicians exemplify immorality, immodesty, and indecency in their personal lives and their public behavior, from Trump to Boebert to Jordan.
Encourage private charity? No — well, maybe as a means of tax evasion.
Obey the dictates of Christianity? Definitely not; Jesus was “woke”.
Protect the free market? Not when it interferes with capital accumulation by political supporters, fraud by political supporters, or the interests of foreign enemies.
Prevent crime? Nah, need crime to justify police violence.
Investigate and punish shameful crimes against innocent girls? No, testing the rape-kit backlogs would be “woke feminism” (and we might find Matt Gaetz’s DNA in there). Millions for SWAT teams; zero for prosecuting actual offenders with actual evidence!
Respect the classical, educated heritage of Western culture? No, education is “woke” too, and so are cultural institutions like universities, orchestras, museums, galleries, the Catholic Church, …
Honor the military? Nah, disabled veterans are lame and ugly, get them out of sight (and cut their benefits).
Respect the flag, surely? Nope, desecrate it into a symbol of police violence.
Secure the nation against enemies? No, America must be weakened so that Russia may rise.
On the contrary: the GOP is more genuinely conservative than ever before. The trick is that conservatism isn’t what you think it is.