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The change in the Republican party over the last 20 years has been shocking.

The conservatives I grew up around called Nixon a "wannabe tyrant" and my dad described as "believing he was king" in the Frost-Nixon interview. People were outraged by "when the president does it, it's not illegal".

My uncle ranted and raved about "billionaires like Soros subverting democracy".

Today, the White House can tweet a picture of trump wearing a crown titled "Long Live the King" and there's not even a peep. The Supreme Court can rule the President to be above the law, and there's no outcry. There's a billionaire talking over the president in fox news interviews, and not a single conservative I know has anything to say about it.

Truly there is no more American principle than "No Kings Here", and yet my uncle, a former marine, KNEELED when he saw Trump on TV during the Super Bowl. It's bewildering - I don't recognize any of these people anymore.