Why right-wing fetishes are never benign

Lindsay Beyerstein explains a relentlessly false GOP narrative.

Half a million are dead, children are going hungry, and Republicans are hollering about the “cancellation” of Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head. It’s not surprising that a party that opposes a COVID stimulus favored by nearly 80 percent of Americans would be anxious to change the subject, but why is the GOP still playing with dolls? 

Chris Hayes, the progres…