A Letter to My Christian Conservative Aunt on the Moral Depravity of Today’s GOP
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.