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Arwa Mahdawi

After 21 people were killed, the Republican party’s newest enemy is … doors

‘Cruz has demonstrated time and time again that he is incapable of shame.’
‘Cruz has demonstrated time and time again that he is incapable of shame.’ Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

Republicans: shut the front door!

It can be hard to get your head around what rightwingers in the US actually believe. On the one hand, they claim to love babies; on the other hand, they’re against government funds going towards helping to feed babies. They claim to love freedom and hate government meddling, but then they’re frenetically trying to pass bills that would take away a woman’s freedom over her own body and allow the government to meddle in intimate reproductive choices. Like I said, they’re a complex bunch! Still, I’ve mapped their moral compass as best I can, and compiled this handy cheatsheet to help understand where conservatives stand on various issues. Here you go.

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