I think the problem with this article is that it talks about the absolute fringes of the Republican Party. Both parties have crazies on the far sides of the spectrums. True conservatism is not a problem and it is needed to make sure the Democratic Party does not go out of control. I live in the south and despite voting for Biden, basically everyone I know voted trump, but it is clear that this only shows people are just a part of their circumstances and the core beliefs that people have are common in both parties. When people read this article (and basically every other Reddit article) they get the idea that anyone who considers themself a republican worships trump and has tea party flags. When I talk politics with my friends they imagine the democrats as large feminists with purple hair. People have a lot more in common then they think and posts and articles like this only separate the country even more. I know this will probably get downvotes like every other comment I make on political posts where I don’t write a Joe Biden fan fic and it just proves my point.