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Conservatives were always like this in one way or another, Trump just amplified the worst parts while silencing the more moderate points of view. For example, my father has been a conservative his entire life yet used to be a really chill dude. When I was a kid I remember him voting for gay marriage for the state we lived in because my uncle is gay and he genuinely wanted it for him. My dad was never really that religious and never really had an issue LGBTQ+ people. Now he goes around saying that sexuality is a choice when he never had this opinion before and openly hates my younger sister because she's transgender.
In Trump's conservativism you are not allowed to have a nuanced opinion on anything anymore. You can't be pro choice and against same sex marriage at the same time anymore. You have to be against them both or you are not welcome. Or even worse, a terrorist. The pressure doesn't come from Trump directly, it comes from your neighbors, coworkers, and family. It's the fear of being hated in your own home that pushes people further into it. At first it's for self preservation to protect yourself or your family. But eventually the only people left in your social circles are those that hated you for disagreeing with you and will ostracize you for not believing in Trump 100%.
Even good people can be evil when they are led to believe that evil deeds are the right thing to do.
Honestly I can't disagree. Trumps behavior is american conservatism going back to Nixon/Reagan probably further. The biggest difference is as society advanced. Conservatives had to water things down, find convoluted excuses to do these things. Trump just goes out and does it all. Doesn't even try to mask it "oh yeah we're attacking because we want the oil".