Hateful Republicans Are Nothing New... Here's What Is

 

     Hateful Republicans are nothing new. During the election of 2008, supporters of John McCain called Barack Obama a "Muslim terrorist." The reason? As a finance minister for Kenya, Obama's father brought his teen son to live with him there as a teenager. Increasingly in recent years, Muslim factions have come to power in the country. Apparently, in the eyes of Republicans, living somewhere means you were born there, which makes sense, as many are inbred rednecks who can't take a long enough break from having sex with their cousins to leave the barns they were born in. They also think that a Muslim majority works retroactively. Makes sense.

     When Obama won, he was burned in effigy, called a "chimp," and threatened with death. South Park even lampooned the Republican reaction, with Randi organizing residents into a post-apocalypse shelter and later admitting, "Maybe we overreacted, just a little bit."

     What is different is the Republican reaction. John McCain refuted the person who claimed Obama was a terrorist, saying that Obama was a decent person and that, if he won, things would be okay. Donald Trump told supporters he would pay legal bills for anyone who beat up his opponents, called white supremacists "good people," called women fat pigs that he wanted to punch in the mouth, and tried to tear apart the country for weeks, simply because he could not admit he lost.

     The Republican Party no longer deserves to be called a party. They once participated in the political process, but they are now intent on lying and robbing to have their way. They see the country as a means and not an end. Donald Trump will continue to be their flagbearer; he has already promised to run in 2024. He has changed the political dialogue from one of people with different visions of how to make the country work for everyone to people bent on hatred and fighting.