I was generally undecided for a period of time spanning Bush's betrayal up until Trump 2016.
The Iraq war created a lot of angst among conservatives. But for them to use that to turn populist and fascist. Yes, there was a moment where that may have appealed to me as well. An option to drink the kool-aid for a "change" among the party. More hardliner, more "pure". Less Bush. But they incessantly lie on economics... and just about everything else. Trump kept lying on the campaign trail, promising everything to everyone. Still waiting for that beautiful healthcare plan, eh?
I kept hoping for a more vibrant backlash at the ballot box. A crushing defeat that would shake MAGA off the Republican Party. It never happened. Trump may have lost 2020, but Biden only won enough power to get stuck holding the bag. A fucking disaster whose only silver lining is that Trump was (temporarily) no longer President. Two impeachments, okay whatever...that's political. But Jan 6th? Republicans endorse that. They want their own VP murdered for following the law and honoring an election result. They wanted a coup. That's not politics anymore. That is violence. That is war.
For them to ever hold power again is... existential.
We have come a long ways from 2017 where I called for calm. Our Democracy is under attack from within and "project 2025" is a declaration of war. Their efforts on Jan 6th were just the beginning.