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==Different parties, same policies==

Critics of the establishment frequently use the term "uniparty" because the policies of establishment members of various political parties support and advance the same globalist and socialist policies.<ref>Lee, Tony (December 12, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/12/bannon-blasts-uniparty-elites-for-thinking-americas-decline-inevitable/ Bannon Blasts ‘Uniparty’ Elites for Thinking America’s Decline Is Inevitable]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref> For example, after the [[New Deal]], many liberal Republicans supported FDR's [[big government]] programs and helped preserve them, earning them the nickname of "me too" Republicans.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GkcL4Hwpi4YC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=me+too+republicans+new+deal&source=bl&ots=4qGHtDdfjs&sig=UPlh8q47pV0qZd2x8cekw9hTHI0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQtc2OicXYAhXDk-AKHXqWAuAQ6AEIOTAE#v=onepage&q=me%20too%20republicans%20new%20deal&f=false The Republican Party and American Politics from Hoover to Reagan], by Robert Mason. Pg. 60.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SscfBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=me+too+republicans+new+deal&source=bl&ots=QjmhWOv-nK&sig=jlMCBVTR5lm2nOj-4IPTHDbsezw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQtc2OicXYAhXDk-AKHXqWAuAQ6AEINjAD#v=onepage&q=me%20too%20republicans%20new%20deal&f=false The Republican Right since 1945], by David W. Reinhard. Pg. 6.</ref> This "me too" attitude became prominent again during [[Barack Obama]]'s candidacy and presidency, when many [[token conservative]]s voiced support for his left-wing policies,<ref>Blankley, Tony (October 22, 2008). [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/the_birth_of_the_metoo_conserv.html The Birth of the Me-Too Conservative]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved January 6, 2018.</ref> and when the GOP establishment attempted to adopt the same policies as the Democrats on issues related to immigration and minorities.<ref>Sowell, Thomas (March 26, 2013). [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/03/26/me_too_republicans_117634.html "Me Too" Republicans]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved January 6, 2018.</ref> The uniparty consistently advocates for a net increase in federal spending without any effort to reduce unnecessary social or defense spending,<ref>Paul, Ron (December 11, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/30894-too-much-partisanship-in-washington-no-too-much-bipartisanship Too Much Partisanship in Washington? No, Too Much Bipartisanship!] ''The New American''. Retrieved December 12, 2018.</ref> and both parties have a record of supporting [[gun control]].<ref>Paul, Ron (March 11, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/31706-bipartisan-attacks-on-the-second-amendment Bipartisan Attacks on the Second Amendment]. ''The New American''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.</ref> [[Marxist]] ideas have "infiltrated" both the Democrat and Republican parties.<ref>Vadum, Matthew (March 10, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/author-points-to-communists-among-those-attacking-trump_2832078.html Author Points to Communists Among Those Attacking Trump]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved March 12, 2019.</ref>

The same critics also point out the GOP establishment's readiness to compromise and back down from their stated positions as an example of the uniparty.<ref>McCarthy, Patricia (September 22, 2017). [https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/the_uniparty_unmasked_.html The Uniparty, unmasked]. ''The American Thinker''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref><ref>Codevilla, Angelo M. (December 15, 2013). [http://www.libertylawsite.org/2013/12/15/breaking-the-uniparty/ Breaking The UniParty]. ''Law and Liberty''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref> Many [[neoconservatives]] and [[libertarians]] support the leftist push for abolishing national identity and the [[nation-state]].<ref>Kraychik, Robert (August 1, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/08/01/henry-olsen-libertarianism-is-a-marxist-heresy-that-subverts-nations-to-markets/ Henry Olsen: ‘Libertarianism Is a Marxist Heresy’ that Subverts Nations to Markets]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 3, 2018.</ref> Republicans have joined Democrats in advancing and protecting [[open borders]] policies.<ref>Murphy, James (February 2, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/31371-don-t-just-blame-pelosi-lack-of-border-wall-funding-is-bi-partisan Don’t Just Blame Pelosi; Lack of Border Wall Funding Is Bipartisan]. ''The New American''. Retrieved February 4, 2019.</ref>

In 1961, Edith Kermit Roosevelt, the granddaughter of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], wrote what she considered the definition of the establishment to be:

{{cquote|The word “Establishment” is a general term for the power elite in international finance, business, the professions and government, largely from the northeast, who wield most of the power regardless of who is in the White House. Most people are unaware of this “legitimate Mafia.” Yet the power of the Establishment makes itself felt from the professor who seeks a foundation grant, to the candidate for a cabinet post or State Department job. It affects the nation’s policies in almost every area….