The GOP Is No Longer the Party of Freedom

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The GOP Is No Longer the Party of Freedom

July 8, 2022 at 11:49 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 63 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/07/08/the-gop-is-no-longer-the-party-of-freedom/

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Ron Brownstein: “For decades Republicans have marketed themselves as the party of freedom. During the 1990s and early 2000s, conservative activists took up the description of the GOP coined by the anti-tax activist Grover Norquist as the ‘leave us alone’ coalition, so named because it consisted of voters whose stated aspiration was to live without government interference. At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Republican governors led by Ron DeSantis in Florida gravitated toward unbending opposition to business and school shutdowns, as well as to mask or vaccine requirements, often overriding Democratic-run local governments that tried to impose them.”

“But the systematic drive by GOP state officials and the Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices to roll back seemingly long-settled civil rights and liberties, including the right to abortion, has provided Democrats with a unique opening to reverse the terms of this debate, particularly in races for state offices, where the rights battles are now centered. An array of Democratic governors and gubernatorial candidates are presenting Republicans as a threat to Americans’ freedoms.”

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. Never was, as conservatives they have always been about individual power over those they fear...

or compete against them. Other people are a commodity to exploit.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Gee, ya think?

Since the beginning it was the party of big business. They have never really given a shit about racial issues, or abortion and women's rights, except as it relates to their corporate bottom line.

[onecaliberal]

3. Repukes were never for people.

[JHB]

4. They've always defined freedom as "I tell you what to do...

...you don't tell me what to do.

Every complaint about "government tyranny" has usually been rooted in the government interfering with their right to be a tyrant where they saw fit. They might "magnanimously" not act like tyrants all the time, but they reserved the right to do so and would burn the whole place down if anyone tried to say different.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

5. Party of small government? Nope.

Party of personal responsibility? Nope.
Party of family values? Nope.
Party of strong national defense? Nope.
Party of individual liberties? Nope.