Who needs the Republican Party?

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22. As much as I like Pelosi, she is wrong on this issue.

Republicans at best, gave lip service to women's issues and the environment. I am saying this knowing the Nixon signed the Clean Water Act and the EPA into existence. Sure, some Republicans may have cared and been more centrist or at least pragmatic in their approach to issues. That changed WAY before Trump came into office. Trump was more a change in style and tactic than substance. He simply started saying the private part out loud.

While the shift from merely conservative to out right fascist was ongoing throughout the Bush years, Republicans jumped, very quickly into their new role.

Maybe there is a need for a "Republican" party, but as long as Conservatism is at its core, ANY party will eventually turn fascistic. Conservatism and democracy are ultimately incompatible. Conservatism is a top down ideology, promoting the idea that there is a natural hierarchy, that society is best structured as a pyramid, with the "best" (Wealthy, White, Protestant Christian, Men) at the top, and the rest below, serving to maintain the status quo. The role of government for Conservatives is "to preserve the natural order" and to keep people in line and in their place.