Would the slide into amorality of the Republican Party have happened regardless of Trump ?
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QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M
Both parties were always full of hypocrisy, with both generally only paying lip service to the ideals that they pretend to champion.
But Trump did bring something in the open. For decades, Republican voters moaned about religion and family values. To the point where it was almost a stranglehold on modern politics, and the sort of candidates each party fielded. A squeaky clean image, nuclear family, solid religious affiliation (until JFK, Catholics didn't even pass the bar), etc - all those were considered a critical part of what makes someone electable, and even the Dems followed suit, to appeal to moderate Republicans.
In a way, Trump made people more honest. Turns out Republicans don't care about family values or religion, as long as someone talks enough shit about the immigrants. Righteousness was really just a facade all along.
[quote]Across the political spectrum, Americans today are less likely to believe personal transgressions prevent public officials from performing their duties well. Seven in ten (70%) Republicans and more than six in ten Democrats (61%) and independents (63%) say public officials can behave ethically in their professional roles even if they acted immorally in their personal life. Notably, in 2011 only 36% of Republicans agreed, compared to nearly half of Democrats (49%) and independents (46%).
No group has shifted their position more dramatically than white evangelical Protestants. More than seven in ten (72%) white evangelical Protestants say an elected official can behave ethically even if they have committed transgressions in their personal life—a 42-point jump from 2011, when only 30 % of white evangelical Protestants said the same.[/quote]
But Trump did bring something in the open. For decades, Republican voters moaned about religion and family values. To the point where it was almost a stranglehold on modern politics, and the sort of candidates each party fielded. A squeaky clean image, nuclear family, solid religious affiliation (until JFK, Catholics didn't even pass the bar), etc - all those were considered a critical part of what makes someone electable, and even the Dems followed suit, to appeal to moderate Republicans.
In a way, Trump made people more honest. Turns out Republicans don't care about family values or religion, as long as someone talks enough shit about the immigrants. Righteousness was really just a facade all along.
[quote]Across the political spectrum, Americans today are less likely to believe personal transgressions prevent public officials from performing their duties well. Seven in ten (70%) Republicans and more than six in ten Democrats (61%) and independents (63%) say public officials can behave ethically in their professional roles even if they acted immorally in their personal life. Notably, in 2011 only 36% of Republicans agreed, compared to nearly half of Democrats (49%) and independents (46%).
No group has shifted their position more dramatically than white evangelical Protestants. More than seven in ten (72%) white evangelical Protestants say an elected official can behave ethically even if they have committed transgressions in their personal life—a 42-point jump from 2011, when only 30 % of white evangelical Protestants said the same.[/quote]