The Republican Party Is Now in Its End Stages

[DemocratSinceBirth]

The GOP has become, in form if not in content, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of the late 1970s

We are living in a time of bad metaphors. Everything is fascism, or socialism; Hitler’s Germany, or Stalin’s Soviet Union. Republicans, especially, want their followers to believe that America is on the verge of a dramatic time, a moment of great conflict such as 1968—or perhaps, even worse, 1860. (The drama is the point, of course. No one ever says, “We’re living through 1955.”)

Ironically, the GOP is indeed replicating another political party in another time, but not as the heroes they imagine themselves to be. The Republican Party has become, in form if not in content, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union of the late 1970s.

I can already hear the howls about invidious comparisons. I do not mean that modern American Republicans are communists. Rather, I mean that the Republicans have entered their own kind of end-stage Bolshevism, as members of a party that is now exhausted by its failures, cynical about its own ideology, authoritarian by reflex, controlled as a personality cult by a failing old man, and looking for new adventures to rejuvenate its fortunes.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/the-republican-party-is-now-in-its-end-stages/618132/

THE MONEY SHOT- The Republican Party, to take a phrase from the early Soviet leader Leon Trotsky, should now be deposited where it belongs: in the “dustbin of history.”

[bif]

1. I've been hearing about that for at least 20 years.

With voter suppression, the Republicans are never going away!

[liberaltrucker]

8. Much longer than that

Started when Nixon resigned.

[sfstaxprep]

2. I'll Believe It When I See It

I've been hearing about the demise of repub party for a couple of decades. I'm not holding my breath.

[RKP5637]

3. I doubt it IMO. The GOP is comprised of liars, cheats, swindlers, con artists, and disinformation

artists ... and a good percentage of Americans are very gullible and susceptible to distortions. It would certainly be nice, and I'm hopeful ... but I think when the sun rises the GOP will still be there, attacking, as usual.

[Midnight Writer]

4. The GOP is the Party of Stunts. It is all they have.

[bluestarone]

5. As long as QRUMPS cholesterol filled heart is beating

The Rethugquons are alive and well , sorry to say!

[empedocles]

6. I agree with the concept. trump controls the republicon party, [ as of now]. trump has no policy,

other than erratic control by himself.

As the trump personality force fades [assuming his mental decline continues], as the [much more competent] brezhnev power faded; my guess is the 'cons will just dueling hate personalities competing for various 'con subgroups.

[calguy]

7. The GOP isn't going away.

They are going through a phase. Hopefully that phase will last long enough to give us big wins in the next two elections.
Make no mistake. They'll be a viable force as they always have been.

[Cosmocat]

13. WINNER

this was what people were saying here in 2006 to 2008.

Then, less than a year after he was elected the assholes whipping themselves into a rage over BHO passing THEIR GD VERSION OF HEALTH CARE to create the "Tea Party" movement that had the biggest mid term win in our lives in 2010.

That was crazy town that led to Sarah Palin.

Which then led to 45 ...

Which has led to this compete fucking freak show.

People want to confuse how horrible they are with the party somehow being in danger, when how horrible they are unfortunately appeals to so much of this country.

[Dustlawyer]

9. As long as we have campaign donations and RW propaganda networks to perpetuate their cult

the Republican Party will continue to destroy this country in the name of greed!

[NCjack]

10. I'll believe it when they are gunning each other.

[Cicada]

11. Young people favor Dems two to one, bye bye GOP

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. It's a sclerotic party, devoid of policy and purpose.

[Johnny2X2X]

14. IF our Democracy were assured, this would be right

Our democracy is under threat and has been weakened. if it were up to the voters they would be in their end stages, but because of jerrymandering and a bias in the EC and Senate, the Republicans don't have to answer to voters. They answer only to corporate interests.

If they succeed in blocking voting they can cement control no matter how low their support gets. There's a scenario where they can represent 25% of the country an still have control of all 3 branches of the government.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

15. I hope so, but I'm not holding my breath.

They've been incredibly successful with propaganda over the years, and they also use anti-democratic efforts like gerrymandering and voter suppression when that doesn't work. And I've heard my brainwashed right-wing coworkers actually desire the loss of democracy! It's incredible to me.

As a side-note, this exchange in an old Simpsons episode titled "Days of Future Future" (S25E18) seemed to be depressingly accurate too, in an exaggerated way:

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Nelson: With social security a thing of the past, she can't afford to retire.
Bart: I don't know how that happened in a senate with ninety-nine Democrats.
Nelson: That one Republican is great at getting his way!
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