This has to stop. Now!
As someone who was raised Republican and left years ago largely due to the lack of empathy I saw in the party, I have come to expect you to fail to treat others with respect, but this... this is like nothing I've ever seen before.
It is one thing to have policy differences with opposing parties. That is natural, understandable, and can be done so in a respectful and honorable manner. I have seen this attitude from you at times in the past.
It is quite another thing, however, to outright attack the rights of others. An act that becomes even more disgusting when it is clearly being done in order to pander to bigoted minded voters.
Over the last year and a half, by allowing Donald Trump to become your presidential nominee, you have become nothing short of a hate group. It's not like you haven't had your chances to put an end to it either. You could have denounced him countless times and withdrawn your support. Instead, you have chosen the route of the spineless. Your indifference to his hateful message has given him license to speak ill of anyone he pleases.
It is bad enough that the majority of you have complied. That alone is detestable. But some of you have taken things a step further. Last week, in lieu of the leaked audio tape of Donald Trump admitting to sexual assault, many of you tried to downplay it as if it were not an issue worthy of discussing. This was followed by Rush Limbaugh, the mouthpiece of your party for the last few decades, condoning non-consensual sexual acts and openly mocking rape victims on his radio show. Not to be outdone though, a number of Trump supporters went so far as to suggest that women should lose their right to vote in order to usher in a Trump presidency!
This is beyond disgusting.
You have sold your soul in your thirst for power.
If a party cannot and will not respect the rights of others, it has no place in our political system. In this election cycle, you have legitimized hatred towards every minority group under the sun. This needs to end.
If you were a single political official, I would demand that you resign. Your toxic reach, however, goes far beyond any single set of constituents. With the world watching this election, your actions have a ripple effect across the entire globe.
With that being said, I am calling for you to disband. I am calling on you to walk away from the influence that you posses and allow respectable groups and individuals to take your place. If that means that your legitimate policy stances fail to be represented, so be it. Recognizing the dignity of others presupposes everything else. You have only yourself to blame for the delegitimization of your voice.
This goes beyond politics. This boils down to how we treat each other. This is about the quality of life we wish on others. This is about basic dignity that we should be extending to each other. So for the sake of humanity, it is long overdue that you disappear.
