Such cognitive dissonance seems to be a hallmark of the alt-right, Trump-loving crowd. How can they claim to be pro-life because of their anti-abortion stance, and yet not be phased at all by what will likely be half a million dead from Covid-19? Another hallmark is that living in fear. The right has a veritable pantheon of boogeymen that they are constantly bringing up, and the Republican party has thrived exploiting and manipulating that fear.