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Republican policies boil down to
Wait. How did they end up in bed with Russia?
You forgot “anti-woke”
But I said opposing th---
AH, you're right.
Oh man they are definitely on the same wave with Russian government on this one. Just yesterday Russia banned all and any gender transition therapy/surgery. I wouldn't be surprised if someone particular started pushing for similar stuff in the US.
Russia isn't communist.
Money.
The "opposing the commies" bit used to be an anti-authoritarian stance. But now republicans have openly embraced autocracy as political language. It makes perfect sense from that angle.