Then you you should notice the progression from the Southern Strategy. Nixon's War on Drugs. To Reagan's fear of an "educated proletariat". His "welfare queen" myth & homophobic response to the AIDS crisis. To W's No Child Left Behind policy & wanting to enshrine homophobia in the constitution.

The current GOP was always the inevitable outcome. I will say, I was shocked at how quickly they adopted the openly fascist rhetoric. Though, I think that has more to do with CaptShitsHisPants being unable to grasp nuance & subtly.