Correlation between the Tea Partiers and Trumps Deplorables

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2. Tea Partiers were more "libertarian"

which of course is a slightly less noxious and more "elitist" brand of conservative stupidity.

"Trumpism" has mainstreamed white supremacy for the republican party, and made the more backwards element more prominent.

It has effectively killed the already shrinking "intellectual" and "family values" elements of "conservatism" along with any give a shit about trying to pretty up their primary mission - using their status for graft.

Both are stages of the de-evolution of the party (which has been going on since W got elected and they got lazy after 9-11 and just bullied the country with WOT bullshit), and along with it what was once the greatest democracy known to man.

Scary thing is ... It can, and really looks like it is, sinking even lower