A GOP political culture that regards Americans who don& #39;t agree with them as existential enemies to the nation is the logical result of the GOP& #39;s longrunning culture war approach to politics. They& #39;ve been telling conservatives they& #39;re "at war" w/ their fellow citizens for decades.

Black people: Hey, we& #39;d like to not be murdered by police officers while going about our daily lives.
GOP: OMG, these people are anarchists who want to kill police officers! We must protect the thin blue line between civilization and chaos!!!!

Women: Hey, we& #39;d like decisions about our reproductive health to be made by us, in consultation with medical professionals.
GOP: You are murderers who celebrate infanticide.

Parents and young people: Hey, we& #39;d like it if we could pass some gun laws that might make it less likely that we& #39;ll be senselessly mowed down in our schools.
GOP: The gungrabbers want to institute martial law and put you in a gulag!!!

A majority of Americans: We& #39;d like the federal government to do more to make health care accessible to all of us.
GOP: OMG, it& #39;s Venezuela people. Get ready, here comes the government rationed cheese!

80% of Americans: We& #39;d like to get the coronavirus under control and wearing masks is the easiest and most effective ways to do that according to scientists.
GOP: THEY WANT TO MUZZLE YOU! DON& #39;T LET THEM MUZZLE YOU! STAND FOR FREEDOM! DON& #39;T BE A SHEEPLE!