The Republicans are not not conservative (of course,) they are not even reactionary. They have been taken over by MAGA fundamentalists which are not unlike muslim fundamentalists in that they want to create a (quasi?) theocracy.
That never existed in the US, though.
Therefore, I say that they are not even reactionary.
What is as bad, for a lot of people the christian faith is important for their daily lives. The way they cherry pick christian teachings impacts the...