It is not an act of loyalty to quash conversations about our own party's role in getting to where we are today.

[harumph]

150. I hear you.

Much of it is because of the outsized role conservative evangelicals have on the non-urban population.
Whole communities outside the major urban centers revolve around churches - mega or otherwise. I've met presumably educated
and monied Texans (very monied) that hold to the most absurd religious tenets. People have prayer groups in their McMansions.
They drink expensive Napa Valley varietals and drive new BMWs. Combine the Righteous Gemstones and Madmen and
you'll have some idea. Interestingly, due to the diversity and some self selection, the first generation suburbs around Dallas, for example, lean pretty blue. However, you get to places like Frisco and Southlake - and it's like wtf? The notion that some non-Texans have about MAGA and fellow travelers being barefoot and toothless is wrong. Moreover, these folks are politically engaged and have surplus $ to promote their republican fantasies.

So, point being, I hear you that the hurdles seem intractable and it's easy for some not to see the complexity involved in fighting the good fight.