I've had a tendency to pepper social media with evidence of the danger our democracy faces, in large part because the Republican Party embraces radicalism and devalues human dignity and participatory democracy. Sometimes I just keep news links open to remind myself how ridiculous it's gotten.
Every once in awhile, it's time to vent. Some recent examples.
They Can't Freeze Out January 6
Generally speaking, the Republican Party would like simply to forget about January 6. So much so that the party that ran eight congressional investigations of the Benghazi disaster has disowned party members who participate in the House investigation.
But why? Because so much of their base wants revolt. The Party has been nurturing this sedition at least since armed Ammon Bundy and his group survived two armed standoffs with law enforcement officers. But a January poll indicated that 1 out of 5 Republican men believe violence against the government is justified right now.
Imagine where the Republicans would be without all those treasonous men. We even have a Supreme Court justice whose spouse attended January 6 events with the intention of cancelling the 2020 election results. Ginni Thomas denies having participated in the planning.
Embrace of Explicit Racists
It's no longer a problem when GOP politicians embrace white supremacists. Idaho Governor Janice McGeachin and Georgia US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene have both appeared on platforms provided by explicit racist Nick Fuentes. Both Green and McGeachin denied knowing about Fuentes and his activities. Fuentes promotes the "Great Replacement Reality" on his talk show and has tweeted,
If you are a White male zoomer, remember that the people in power hate you and your unborn children and they will try to genocide you in your lifetime.
Here's a recent Fuentes "joke":
Now they’re going on about Russia and Vladimir Putin is Hitler—and they say that’s not a good thing.
Yet somehow these professional politicians know nothing about the guy who organized their appearances.
Government Overreach
The Republican Party has traditionally advocated limited government. But a wave of prohibitions involving education (books like Maus and Critical Race Theory) and aggressive anti-abortion and anti-queer legislation reveals that impulse has long since dissipated.
Just this week we learned that Texas will not do business with financial firms that boycott fossil fuels.
Senate Bill 13, which went into effect in September, prohibits the state from contracting with or investing in companies that divest from oil, natural gas and coal companies.
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