NYT Editorial: "The Republican Party needs to be crushed & the earth salted behind it"

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49. That is the Grand Illusion

That a right wing party, whether it is called Republican, or Conservative as in most other countries, has as their top prority, to make themselves and those even richer than themselves richer, and to curry favour with them. To use the machinations of the government when in power, an institution they despise, to dismantle government protections for their citizens. Both environmentally by reducing regulations for polluting for their friends in the corporate world, and financially by keeping wages low, unions out, and entitled benefits reduced.

And because they don't have any other agenda to talk about, the only way they win is using fear. Fear that any other party will persecute the major western religion ie..Christians. Fear the other party will take away guns, your ability to protect yourself and your family. Fear of their kids turning gay because the other party is okay with setting an example that LGBTQ are just like them, and just want to love someone too. Shocking. That immigrants are coming to steal their jobs. Fear that allowing any kind of government run heath insurance will lead to a Communist country.
etc etc etc'

Its the same worldwide. At least in western democracies. In the US Mitch is gleefully confirming hundreds of "unfit" judges, many having never even tried a case yet, who only have to share a right wing loyalty to ruling for businesses over people to be confirmed.

So even if the Phoenix rises into a new Republican party, a new conservative coalition, its goals will be just the same as the old Republican party. Just not as overt.