GOP Politicians are not actually personally less honorable then they were in 1973

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Now we live in a completely opposite world where the voters except politicians to put loyalty to the party over anything else and actively punish politicians who actually care about principles. The nation being a 46-46 nation also means that politicians generally face more danger to their political careers from angering their base than alienating swing voters meaning they have absolutely 0 incentive to do anything to the contrary, and that is why the GOP hasnt turned on Trump.  If the Republican politicians from today were around in 1973 they would have forced Nixon out too, and if the GOP politicians from 1973 were around today they would stand behind Trump as well for the same reason.

Only Republicans feel that way. A Democratic president who did everything Trump did would have virtually no support among Democratic politicians or Democratic voters. The Ukraine scandal would have been a near-unanimous removal, much less the Coupitol.

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The problem is that Republican politicians put their jobs over the well being of the country. If they were honest, they would turn on Trump collectively. They have failed to do so after he bribed the Ukrainian president and even after a violent insurrection on the Capitol.

Another reason Trump and the madness in general receive so much support is because of two main factors: media landscape and how voting is being done. Back in 1973, there were just a handful of TV channels all reporting basically the same and a bunch of trusted newspapers like the Times and Post. Today, there's Fox News propaganda, right-wing radio talk and countless social media channels. At the same time, the large number of safe districts and states remove incentives to work across the aisle. Most members in congress don't have to fear losing to the other side, but to a primary challenger, what causes them to go to the extremes and not the center.

In 1974, when Nixon's guilt was undeniable, Republicans turned on him. Today, the same didn't happen for Trump because (a) Republican officeholders, save a few exceptions, aren't honest and (b) a lot of Republican voters are fed with missinformation and conspiracies.

I’m not saying they are honorable today , I’m saying they aren’t less honorable meaning I don’t think these politicians were really honorable at all and think they do whatever needs  to be done to keep their jobs .

This just doenst apply to politicians but sadly to people in general cause how many people in general would really put their principles over their careers if given the choice . I sadly think not that many would anymore and what happened on Wall Street in 2008 kinda shows this as well , where the bankers knew what they were doing was wrong but did it anyway .

So which is it, people are less committed to principles today or they aren't?