GOP is a symbol of "Conservatism", though they are out to sell our public lands for oil and gas:
Historically, progressive leaders in the Republican Party supported environmental protection. Republican President Theodore Roosevelt was a prominent conservationist whose policies eventually led to the creation of the National Park Service.[105] While Republican President Richard Nixon was not an environmentalist, he signed legislation to create the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 and had a comprehensive environmental program.[106] However, this position has changed since the 1980s and the administration of President Ronald Reagan, who labeled environmental regulations a burden on the economy.[107] Since then, Republicans have increasingly taken positions against environmental regulation, with some Republicans rejecting the scientific consensus on climate change.[107][108][109][110]
GOP historically stood for "Traditional Family Values":
The social conservatives want laws that uphold their traditional values
But elects a dude that has been married 3 times, and regularly pays off prostitutes
GOP stands for "democracy":
A number of scholars have stated that the House speakership of Republican Newt Gingrich played a key role in undermining democratic norms in the United States, hastening political polarization, and increasing partisan prejudice.[179][180][181][182][183][184][185][186][187][188][189] According to Harvard University political scientists Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky, Gingrich's speakership had a profound and lasting impact on American politics and health of American democracy. They argue that Gingrich instilled a "combative" approach in the Republican Party, where hateful language and hyper-partisanship became commonplace, and where democratic norms were abandoned. Gingrich frequently questioned the patriotism of Democrats, called them corrupt, compared them to fascists, and accused them of wanting to destroy the United States. Gingrich was also involved in several major government shutdowns.[183][190][191][192]
In a 2015 Gallup poll, 42% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents identified as economically and socially conservative:
Also GOP: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2019/07/29/trumps-budget-deficits-could-almost-double-obamas/#38901487693e
GOP senators threatening other people's lives:
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/06/oregon-republican-senator-issues-threat-to-state-troopers.html
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/09/12/texas-republican-briscoe-cain-tells-beto-orourke-his-gun-ready-him/
GOP Elected Trump, which goes against his own word, depending on the day:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stancollender/2017/12/19/trumps-amtrak-tweet-earns-him-his-second-mulvaney-award/#41dda5a01449
https://thinkprogress.org/fox-news-host-decimates-trump-aide-stephen-miller-racism-hypocricy-8a8b7b4b5db3/
I believe that if you are still standing with Republicans now, then your support for things that will keep USA behind progression is on full display. History will be your story teller, and how the party dies in hypocrisy.
Historically, progressive leaders in the Republican Party supported environmental protection. Republican President Theodore Roosevelt was a prominent conservationist whose policies eventually led to the creation of the National Park Service.[105] While Republican President Richard Nixon was not an environmentalist, he signed legislation to create the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 and had a comprehensive environmental program.[106] However, this position has changed since the 1980s and the administration of President Ronald Reagan, who labeled environmental regulations a burden on the economy.[107] Since then, Republicans have increasingly taken positions against environmental regulation, with some Republicans rejecting the scientific consensus on climate change.[107][108][109][110]
GOP historically stood for "Traditional Family Values":
The social conservatives want laws that uphold their traditional values
But elects a dude that has been married 3 times, and regularly pays off prostitutes
GOP stands for "democracy":
A number of scholars have stated that the House speakership of Republican Newt Gingrich played a key role in undermining democratic norms in the United States, hastening political polarization, and increasing partisan prejudice.[179][180][181][182][183][184][185][186][187][188][189] According to Harvard University political scientists Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky, Gingrich's speakership had a profound and lasting impact on American politics and health of American democracy. They argue that Gingrich instilled a "combative" approach in the Republican Party, where hateful language and hyper-partisanship became commonplace, and where democratic norms were abandoned. Gingrich frequently questioned the patriotism of Democrats, called them corrupt, compared them to fascists, and accused them of wanting to destroy the United States. Gingrich was also involved in several major government shutdowns.[183][190][191][192]
In a 2015 Gallup poll, 42% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents identified as economically and socially conservative:
Also GOP: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2019/07/29/trumps-budget-deficits-could-almost-double-obamas/#38901487693e
GOP senators threatening other people's lives:
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2019/06/oregon-republican-senator-issues-threat-to-state-troopers.html
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/09/12/texas-republican-briscoe-cain-tells-beto-orourke-his-gun-ready-him/
GOP Elected Trump, which goes against his own word, depending on the day:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stancollender/2017/12/19/trumps-amtrak-tweet-earns-him-his-second-mulvaney-award/#41dda5a01449
https://thinkprogress.org/fox-news-host-decimates-trump-aide-stephen-miller-racism-hypocricy-8a8b7b4b5db3/
I believe that if you are still standing with Republicans now, then your support for things that will keep USA behind progression is on full display. History will be your story teller, and how the party dies in hypocrisy.