Digby will explain.
The simplest way to understand Republicans is to use the quick rule of thumb that whatever they criticize Democrats for is what they are doing. Lynn Cheney and other rightwing "intellectuals" created an entire industry devoted to attacking Democrats for moral and epistemic relativism. It became an article of faith that liberals had no values and believed in nothing --- an image that sticks to us like flypaper, even today. Yet nobody has practiced relativism more successfully than the modern Republican party. The Republican President of the United States believes that truth is fungible and history is debated like a highway bill on the floor of the senate --- so it doesn't really matter what he does. It's a clever way to rationalize ignorance, incompetence and failure but it's an extremely dangerous way for the most powerful nation on earth to conduct itself.
How To Understand Republicans
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