Okay. So when you are sitting in your prison cell, after Socialist Communists have taken all your freedoms, you can ponder how you might have done things differently, what you may have done to change the inevitable outcome.
The Republicans are not attempting to "fundamentally transform America" into a Socialist Communist nation like the former USSR. This has nothing to do with your daddy or granddaddy, or what political party has done what in the past. This is about radical left-wing elements who have taken over the Democrat party, and are effectively changing the country we know and love.
Vote Libertarian! Throw your support to a party that can not possibly win an election, and allow the Socialist Communists to continue carrying us to their objectives. When you are sitting in that dingy dark cell, just remember this conversation. Remember that guy who talked to you about this, and tried to warn you of what was to come, and you refused to listen. Then, as you waste away and become a footnote in history, embrace your beloved ideology, and be proud of yourself for never caving on your principles. Perhaps that will make your demise more palatable.