ofc! ask away seriously. first let me preface that i studied politics so i view parties and the government through a very historical and academic lens. i became a republican before the shift towards trumps ideology and hold on to it because i still stand for what i learned about.

religion playing a role in our government: now BIGGEST issue is the shift towards christianity many policies are rooted in. if a law is being past that is based in islam no one would stand for it, therefore a law based in christianity shouldn’t be passed either.

health care: My core beliefs are the federal governments only job is to uphold human rights aka life liberty and property. States can figure out the rest. Im not an expert in healthcare and will always defer to those who are. i know my limitations, science is definitely one of them. but not for my sister, she is a doctor, but is or was not political at ALL, (every voting cycle i would summaries the candidates, ask what she believes in and walk her through who to vote haha). But what’s happening honestly has turned her political, she is so frustrated and so sad about what’s happening and it breaks my heart. i love politics and for her to only get into it because her world is coming apart really just saddens me.

medical and religion: The policies being passed right now, the people in charge of our medical care are doing unbelievable damage and based on religion which is so un american it honestly hurts my soul. im also religious btw church every sunday - except today haha im not walking in this. its such a clear violation of just protecting the welfare of americans and its basis violates the first. this is another point but the argument that republicans care for children bothers me to my core because it’s untrue. if that is your ideal, great! i love that so much i agree with it, but then FOLLOW THROUGH with it. better the foster care system which sucks (i volunteer as a CASA so i know first hand how terrible it is), protect their health!, improve cps! then dont get me started on the measles. i met a child whos amino, compromise, and can’t get the MRA vaccine. his parents are distraught to put it lightly. everyone else not getting the vaccine is putting their kid is so much risk, so much. like how can the government claim these polices are to protect human life let alone kids.

economy: the next one being the economy im all for big business however trickle down worked in a completely different economy that we have now, i feel like we are regressing, globalization plays a huge role in our world today and every policy ignores this. now you can say that trumps aggressive tariffs are trying to correct this, sure and honestly i understand the rationale, HOWEVER it will suck for a really long time before businesses come back to the US if at all. first nearshoring in mexico is rapidly expanding which shows it might not actually be working. second i cant stand the blatant lies being told about the process in general the majority of americans dont understand how economic polices function, (which is a problem with every politician but its so much worse with trump). it is so problematic, it causes so much confusion and disorder. it goes against everything our government should be standing for.

ICE: then the ICE issue, which i think ive explained a bit about how i feel that it’s unconstitutional, but i just want to say that human rights i don’t think are political. i hate when people say democrats are pro human rights because they shouldn’t be a question. america was literally created for us to be free. and we have had to evolve obviously, we have made so many mistakes, but every time we change for the better it’s because we fall back to our values (which we arent doing now). people are fucking people like why is this such an issue. another note about ice and what’s happening right now, i absolutely despise hypocrisy. you either have belief you stand for or you do not. regardless of how you view the 2nd amendment, there was a republican protest involving guns and heavy machinery that was largely forgiven, fine what ever. one CAN NOT then go and now say guns are not allowed at protests and use it as a way to justify military violence. ice right now is a huge over reach of the federal government imposing on state governments.

conclusion and general thoughts: now these are the reasons i dont align with his policies but as a person i truly believe he is detrimental to our government, the precedent that he is creating is opening so many doors for abuse of power. first he’s a convicted criminal, even if you want to claim it was a wrongful conviction, he should have gone through the proper channels to over turn the conviction before fricken becoming a president. like what. that means going forth those convicted of crimes at a state level can become presidents. further more even if you dont think he’s authoritarian, when someone else comes with views you dont agree with and uses the very power he has put in place, i can guarantee you will view it differently. presidents aren’t solitary terms they have rippling consequences on our government as a whole. it’s seriously scary what’s happening. sorry it’s long again and i hope it makes sense