The author, a lifelong Republican, expresses her disillusionment with the party after witnessing its embrace of a leader she views as dishonest and dangerous. She highlights the stark contrast between her beliefs in integrity and the current political climate, reflecting on the degradation of democratic values reminiscent of historical fascism. The sense of unity that previously existed among leaders has diminished, replaced by division and a fight for power. She questions how far the party will go to maintain control and laments the betrayal of foundational principles.
My allegiance to the Republican party ended when a conman made it into office and the party I once revered stood by and let it happen.
I am the daughter of immigrants who fled Benito Mussolini's fascist regime... My family knew firsthand how democracies fall, not in an instant, but in small, complicit steps.
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