AZ Republican Urges Others to Leave the GOP in Scathing OpEd—After Telling Them the Opposite Just Months Ago

There is no such thing as a Non-Trumpist Republican any more. That ship sailed long ago. They are an authoritarian anti-science movement now. \n\nI urged Republicans to stay. Now, months later, I'm leaving the party. Here's why https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2021/10/20/republican-party-cant-leave-big-lie-why-im-leaving/8527660002/\u00a0\u2026 via @azcentral

— Fred Wellman (@Fred Wellman) 1634739497

The GOP is not only a nightmare for America; it's an actual existential threat for the nation by a party gone insane and treasonous. Either America wakes up and demands accountability for treason or we are doomed and have lost what so many have given their lives to defend.https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1450907006202781705\u00a0\u2026

— Gilberto cintron (@Gilberto cintron) 1634821970

You can\u2019t save a corrupt regime from the inside. Leave. Or don\u2019t join if invited.https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1450907006202781705\u00a0\u2026

— Feminista\ud83d\udd25 (@Feminista\ud83d\udd25) 1634778998

While it\u2019s fun to shrug these people off as just a few lunatics, I\u2019m afraid that the author is spot on here: \u201cThe Big Lie is mainstream, no fringe movement.\u201dhttps://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2021/10/20/republican-party-cant-leave-big-lie-why-im-leaving/8527660002/\u00a0\u2026

— Goddamn Glenn (@Goddamn Glenn) 1634758568

There is no such thing as changing things from the inside. The "system" will either make you complicit or make you quit.https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1450907006202781705\u00a0\u2026

— Leon X the Unknown (@Leon X the Unknown) 1634758435

Political parties are never better than their leaders. True of other human endeavors, like churches and community theaters.

— \ud83c\udf41Graphictruth\ud83c\udf41\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89 (@\ud83c\udf41Graphictruth\ud83c\udf41\ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89) 1634765123

Keep in mind these people were okay with everything that got us to this point. Remember it well. When they disown that part of things, I am listening.https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1450907006202781705\u00a0\u2026

— Ms Madwoman (@Ms Madwoman) 1634758247

Yeah, thanks for that great service you provided to the benefit of mankind, there. You stood your ground to do what, exactly? Being a republican is like throwing yourself into a meatgrinder that sloughs you into a cesspool.https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1450907006202781705\u00a0\u2026

— Tim Kirk (@Tim Kirk) 1634829069

Well, your first mistake was hoping the Republican Party could be saved.

— Tantrum Dan (@Tantrum Dan) 1634758805