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Dear Aunt (REDACTED),
I know you have always lived your Christian conservative values, and that you have expected your children (and nephews) to do the same. This extended from your personal life to your political life. You attended church regularly, and always said you could never support Democrats like Bill Clinton, because of their lifestyle. This made sense to me.
I will always remember that you prioritized family values when deciding which political candidates to support (or oppose). This used to seem consistent and coherent to me. It no longer does. Let me explain.
When I was a boy in the 1980s, the Republican Party was the home of Ronald Reagan and Alex P. Keaton. We were the squares, while the left (it seemed) was full of hippies and weirdos. I was fine with this arrangement, as were most of our fellow conservative family members.
America’s Tragedy Is Its Culture of Fear—Armed With Millions of Guns
But today’s GOP is no longer your father’s (or my father’s) Republican Party. It’s more the party of Sodom and Gomorrah than the Party of Lincoln. You may not realize this because it is generally not talked about on Fox News. But trust me when I tell you that a lot of the people who claim to share your traditional conservative values are far different than you might expect.
Take Ali Alexander, a major organizer of the “Stop the Steal” campaign (which means he’s a great ally of former President Donald Trump). As The Daily Beast reported, Alexander allegedly “propositioned” at least two teenagers, not to mention adult men.
“In 2017, Aidan Duncan—a 15-year-old boy in Colorado interested in right-wing politics—sent Alexander nude pictures after the MAGA activist asked him for them, according to an account Duncan gave in a March 2023 podcast appearance,” according to The Beast.
Aside from the obvious inherent creepiness, it seems clear that there is something of a “casting couch” within Republican circles. As Duncan wrote in a statement, “I thought I had no choice but to cooperate with inappropriate and humiliating requests if I wanted to make it in politics. I figured that was just the nature of the game.”
Longtime Republican strategist John Weaver also was accused by multiple young men of similar overtures. But because he (presumably) ended his career as a Trump antagonist, he doesn’t fit neatly into this narrative.
Regardless, when it comes to being “groomed”—literally—your grandchildren are safer with a Libs of TikTok teacher than they are trying to score a Republican internship or campaign gig.
Who knew?
Dear Aunt (REDACTED),
I know you have always lived your Christian conservative values, and that you have expected your children (and nephews) to do the same. This extended from your personal life to your political life. You attended church regularly, and always said you could never support Democrats like Bill Clinton, because of their lifestyle. This made sense to me. I will always remember that you prioritized family values when deciding which political candidates to support (or oppose). This used to seem consistent and coherent to me. It no longer does. Let me explain.
When I was a boy in the 1980s, the Republican Party was the home of Ronald Reagan and Alex P. Keaton. We were the squares, while the left (it seemed) was full of hippies and weirdos. I was fine with this arrangement, as were most of our fellow conservative family members.
America’s Tragedy Is Its Culture of Fear—Armed With Millions of Guns
But today’s GOP is no longer your father’s (or my father’s) Republican Party. It’s more the party of Sodom and Gomorrah than the Party of Lincoln. You may not realize this because it is generally not talked about on Fox News. But trust me when I tell you that a lot of the people who claim to share your traditional conservative values are far different than you might expect.
Take Ali Alexander, a major organizer of the “Stop the Steal” campaign (which means he’s a great ally of former President Donald Trump). As The Daily Beast reported, Alexander allegedly “propositioned” at least two teenagers, not to mention adult men.
“In 2017, Aidan Duncan—a 15-year-old boy in Colorado interested in right-wing politics—sent Alexander nude pictures after the MAGA activist asked him for them, according to an account Duncan gave in a March 2023 podcast appearance,” according to The Beast.
Aside from the obvious inherent creepiness, it seems clear that there is something of a “casting couch” within Republican circles. As Duncan wrote in a statement, “I thought I had no choice but to cooperate with inappropriate and humiliating requests if I wanted to make it in politics. I figured that was just the nature of the game.”
Longtime Republican strategist John Weaver also was accused by multiple young men of similar overtures. But because he (presumably) ended his career as a Trump antagonist, he doesn’t fit neatly into this narrative.
Regardless, when it comes to being “groomed”—literally—your grandchildren are safer with a Libs of TikTok teacher than they are trying to score a Republican internship or campaign gig.
Who knew?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene—who went from a marginalized fringe figure to one of the GOP’s biggest fundraising draws—recently entered the fray when she publicly advanced the rumor that Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell had an affair with a Chinese spy. But Greene herself has been accused of cheating on her ex-husband with a “polyamorous tantric sex guru” (don’t ask), according to the Daily Mail.
(In February, the Justice Department announced that Greene’s good friend and colleague, Rep. Matt Gaetz, would not be charged for allegations involving sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/letter-christian-conservative-aunt-moral-083359385.html
I know you have always lived your Christian conservative values, and that you have expected your children (and nephews) to do the same. This extended from your personal life to your political life. You attended church regularly, and always said you could never support Democrats like Bill Clinton, because of their lifestyle. This made sense to me.
I will always remember that you prioritized family values when deciding which political candidates to support (or oppose). This used to seem consistent and coherent to me. It no longer does. Let me explain.
When I was a boy in the 1980s, the Republican Party was the home of Ronald Reagan and Alex P. Keaton. We were the squares, while the left (it seemed) was full of hippies and weirdos. I was fine with this arrangement, as were most of our fellow conservative family members.
America’s Tragedy Is Its Culture of Fear—Armed With Millions of Guns
But today’s GOP is no longer your father’s (or my father’s) Republican Party. It’s more the party of Sodom and Gomorrah than the Party of Lincoln. You may not realize this because it is generally not talked about on Fox News. But trust me when I tell you that a lot of the people who claim to share your traditional conservative values are far different than you might expect.
Take Ali Alexander, a major organizer of the “Stop the Steal” campaign (which means he’s a great ally of former President Donald Trump). As The Daily Beast reported, Alexander allegedly “propositioned” at least two teenagers, not to mention adult men.
“In 2017, Aidan Duncan—a 15-year-old boy in Colorado interested in right-wing politics—sent Alexander nude pictures after the MAGA activist asked him for them, according to an account Duncan gave in a March 2023 podcast appearance,” according to The Beast.
Aside from the obvious inherent creepiness, it seems clear that there is something of a “casting couch” within Republican circles. As Duncan wrote in a statement, “I thought I had no choice but to cooperate with inappropriate and humiliating requests if I wanted to make it in politics. I figured that was just the nature of the game.”
Longtime Republican strategist John Weaver also was accused by multiple young men of similar overtures. But because he (presumably) ended his career as a Trump antagonist, he doesn’t fit neatly into this narrative.
Regardless, when it comes to being “groomed”—literally—your grandchildren are safer with a Libs of TikTok teacher than they are trying to score a Republican internship or campaign gig.
Who knew?
Dear Aunt (REDACTED),
I know you have always lived your Christian conservative values, and that you have expected your children (and nephews) to do the same. This extended from your personal life to your political life. You attended church regularly, and always said you could never support Democrats like Bill Clinton, because of their lifestyle. This made sense to me. I will always remember that you prioritized family values when deciding which political candidates to support (or oppose). This used to seem consistent and coherent to me. It no longer does. Let me explain.
When I was a boy in the 1980s, the Republican Party was the home of Ronald Reagan and Alex P. Keaton. We were the squares, while the left (it seemed) was full of hippies and weirdos. I was fine with this arrangement, as were most of our fellow conservative family members.
America’s Tragedy Is Its Culture of Fear—Armed With Millions of Guns
But today’s GOP is no longer your father’s (or my father’s) Republican Party. It’s more the party of Sodom and Gomorrah than the Party of Lincoln. You may not realize this because it is generally not talked about on Fox News. But trust me when I tell you that a lot of the people who claim to share your traditional conservative values are far different than you might expect.
Take Ali Alexander, a major organizer of the “Stop the Steal” campaign (which means he’s a great ally of former President Donald Trump). As The Daily Beast reported, Alexander allegedly “propositioned” at least two teenagers, not to mention adult men.
“In 2017, Aidan Duncan—a 15-year-old boy in Colorado interested in right-wing politics—sent Alexander nude pictures after the MAGA activist asked him for them, according to an account Duncan gave in a March 2023 podcast appearance,” according to The Beast.
Aside from the obvious inherent creepiness, it seems clear that there is something of a “casting couch” within Republican circles. As Duncan wrote in a statement, “I thought I had no choice but to cooperate with inappropriate and humiliating requests if I wanted to make it in politics. I figured that was just the nature of the game.”
Longtime Republican strategist John Weaver also was accused by multiple young men of similar overtures. But because he (presumably) ended his career as a Trump antagonist, he doesn’t fit neatly into this narrative.
Regardless, when it comes to being “groomed”—literally—your grandchildren are safer with a Libs of TikTok teacher than they are trying to score a Republican internship or campaign gig.
Who knew?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene—who went from a marginalized fringe figure to one of the GOP’s biggest fundraising draws—recently entered the fray when she publicly advanced the rumor that Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell had an affair with a Chinese spy. But Greene herself has been accused of cheating on her ex-husband with a “polyamorous tantric sex guru” (don’t ask), according to the Daily Mail.
(In February, the Justice Department announced that Greene’s good friend and colleague, Rep. Matt Gaetz, would not be charged for allegations involving sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/letter-christian-conservative-aunt-moral-083359385.html