That is the fantasy you desperately want to hold on to, but the reality is far different. Republicans are not for "bottom-up" control. Republicans strive for top-down authority, by force if necessary. It is most apparent at the state level. Republican governors and legislatures want to dictate what is taught in schools, what happened to local school boards? They actively prevent municipalities from taking common sense safeguards against Covid--can you see no mask mandates? These state governments have usurped local control of everything from zoning authority to environmental regulation.
But even on a national level. Oh, we want the abortion issued decided by the states, and then weeks after Roe is overturned we find proposals for national mandates restricting abortion. I mean damn, fool me once, shame on you. But fool me twice, three times, four times, over and over again, well that's on you hoss.
Trumps supporters. mostly white, mostly low income, almost all uneducated, are a bunch of wannabe patriots living in a fantasy world clearly demonstrated by your statement.