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Republicans Have But One Value: Obedience
“Support Trump or perish” is the message of the RNC
The Republican National Convention is underway and it’s already produced its first piece of conservative propaganda: their party platform. Or should we say, lack of a party platform?
The two main political parties in the United States convene every four years to create a document, largely symbolic, that details the party’s goals for the next four years. The party platforms are a calling card, a bat signal, a siren’s wail to each party’s base.
The Democratic Party platform was established last week — a 91-page long document that covers topics as varied as funding for Covid-19 testing efforts to raising the minimum wage to reduce carbon emissions. It’s not perfect — it doesn’t go far enough to help with student debt, for example — but it’s a platform. It documents goals for the Democrats. Substantial ideals.
The Republican platform is one page long with only one topic: blind obedience to Supreme Leader Donald J. Trump.
“The RNC enthusiastically supports President Trump and continues to reject the policy positions of the Obama-Biden Administration, as well as those espoused by the Democratic National Committee. . . the Republican Party has and will continue to enthusiastically support the…
