Which ones don't you like? The only possibilities I see are the rather coarsely put ones on pro-life and Putin, though those are basically true. The Putin thing is weird - I grew up during the Cold War and it's mind-boggling to think so many people in the party of Reagan apparently think more highly of the Russian leader than the duly elected POTUS. The pro-Christian/anti-gay thing is so appallingly powerful on the right.

America is a white Christian patriarchy, no getting around that. People who don't fit that category feel like things are getting at least a little better and don't want to go back. The questions are always "take your country back from who?" and "when exactly was the 'great' you want to go back to?"

For example: as a non-Christian I've spent forty years biting my tongue and putting up with religious people pushing me around. We're finally to the point when I can voice my opinions, even if it can only be in the right settings. Still big chunks of my life where I have to keep it on the down low to avoid running into trouble. I hate to imagine what it must be like to be black or LGBTQ, it's a nightmare.

Three GOP presidential hopefuls (including Evangelical fave Ted Cruz) stood on a stage with a pastor who believes all “homosexuals” deserve the death penalty. To be fair, he thinks they shouldn’t be killed, but only so they have a chance to repent. Until 2020 is was legal to fire someone for no other reason than sexual orientation. How do they feel about conservatives being in lockstep against it? Do you think those folks think of the past as "great" or something they'd like to go back to?

Actually, that article lays out pretty clearly what I’m talking about - the improvement in public discourse is encouraging members of majority communities to interact more compassionately with minorities.