The Republican Party is testing a new style of hatemongering politics: one that brands all opponents as pedophiles or "pro-pedophile."
Preying on the universal protective instincts for children, it's a cynical ploy from a party that supports sabotaging our planet's climate for future generations, promotes policies that traumatize brown and Black children, and has backed people accused of molesting and even trafficking teenagers.
Conjuring up the vilest of villains — child rapists and molesters — allows politicians organizing around democracy's destruction to dupe otherwise decent people into voting for them.
