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Hi Everyone, Iv been struggling with this question for what seems like the longest time. I myself voted for trump in 2016 after being swept up in the us vs them mentality of party politics. Unfortunately now I realize that my party has stopped resembling the republican party I originally joined. I had no idea that trump would have this much of a transformative effect on the party! What happened to my fellow deficit hawks, paleo and fiscal conservatives, civil liberty promoters, constitution lovers, free trade and free market thinkers, individual liberty and limited government types? Has the need to defeat the other side caused republicans to abandon their principals or is this just the final effect of what neocons and bush did to the party. Unfortunately I don't think I can stay a republican in the current state the party is in. My question is should I join others like Justin Amash and leave, stay and fight it out like Romney, convert like Rand Paul, or become a blue dog democrat? I would appreciate answers from all sides, please convince me! I am currently a moderate like Eisenhower but I lean libertarian because I value civil liberties sound fiscal policies, I wouldn't support going after your social security or do nothing about the environment. Lastly as someone in the military, I think we need to end the wars pursue a less interventionist foreign policy, I wouldn't be against cutting defense spending and getting rid of the patriot act, but balancing the budget not tax cuts are my priority.
This is what I think republicans have become:
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This is what I think republicans have become:
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