I feel like this is an extremely unpopular opinion but I really don't think republicanism was a step forward for humanity.
Monarchy is the most intuitive form of government. People tend to take care of what they own, and politicians have no incentive to leave anything better for the next generation because they really have no stake in their country. Their legacy dies with them.
A monarchy with constitutional (and familial) checks and balances is vastly preferable to a republic where the foreign interests run free and loot the taxpayers. It's pure and much simpler. No Congress, no Supreme Court, no ridiculous sham elections. Everyone knows who's in charge and what the rules are.
The communists and socialists during the spanish civil war were called "Republicans." Sure, strictly speaking communism and republicanism are different, but they are based on the same principles of liberalism. So same genus, but different species.
but you just gave another example of RINOs. do you also think antifa is anti fascist?
a liberal government is contrary to the principle of liberty. the more power a government uses to control, the less it can claim to be by and for the people.