How many times have you heard this?

I’m a Republican…

But they’re talking about the “ol'-time Republicans” — back when the debate was government vs. government. Before Trump, the argument was over small government, like the EPA, OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH, CDC, and the whole alphabet soup.

But now it’s “anti-” they’re against the “melting pot,” they interfere in the doctor-patient relationship, they’re against the LGBTQ+ community, and they criminalize homelessness. They are not your parents’ party!

Here in Connecticut, the shift was very clear. I do a workshop on trans history, and these are the slides…

The first slide is the vote in the Senate in 2007. Notice the vote: Yea = 30, Nay = 4. Almost unanimous!

This slide is the vote when the bill was passed the nondiscrimination bill in 2011…

Right down party lines!

One of the Republican senators that I knew was for the bill. In the first Senate vote, he voted for the bill, but in the second vote he voted against it, and when the bill passed, he gave us a thumbs-up.

For those who still vote red because they have always voted red, it’s time to wake up and smell the roses, as they are led down the road to fascism! Vote Blue!