Gotta give the empire credit for successfully duping rightists into believing anti-communism is somehow an anti-establishment position and not the exact same pro-establishment position that was propagandized into their parents, their grandparents, and their great-grandparents.

"Oh you're an anti-establishment rebel are you? What does that look like in practice?"
'Hating communism, being mean to people whose sexuality is different from mine, and voting Republican.'
"Ah. So pretty much just being a conservative and supporting the establishment, then?"