Most of the media (and public) don't get it. Republicans' goals align with Putin's and they want
Russian interference (including vote/voter manipulation).
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because a weak federal government favors their Randian libertarian views vis-a-vis corporate "freedom."
And the last thing they want is a bunch of international treaties trying to make trade more "fair."
A weak nation would be very contrary to the nature of most conservatives, who almost all are sure we have enemies we must defend ourselves against. That's actually huge on the right overall.
A weak federal government over domestic policy is different, and there is certainly some validity to that. But even there conservatives tend authoritarian; they want a balance but overall one that provides a government able to protect society's institutions against the power of individuals. It's liberalism they want weak.
Even libertarian billionaires notably want protections for their booty. But most aren't actually libertarian at all, just conservatives trying to dress their motives up, and they invest heavily to create strong RW federal government that'll work for them. Like their enormous Tax Heist financial crime. They want laws written that will decrease the ability of smaller businesses to compete, even run them out of business. It's liberals and taxes and any regulations that don't help them they want gone.
But in any case, it's always a mistake to ascribe the noise of relative extremists to the whole. By definition, those on the fringes don't represent the vast midrange. In other words, don't listen to the Christopher Hitchens out there or Bernie Sanders apologists to find out what your RW neighbors think: ask the neighbors.
