Prepare yourself, it's not going to stop now. THEY PICKED THEIR PATH TO TRY TO KILL US.
Constantine would approve of the Deep State/Shadow Gov't identifying and persecuting "conservatives" to achieve "political unity" and the unending expansion of the role of government and restriction of the people. That's simply what Emperors do, with the eager help of their priestly henchmen who live well off of the efforts of the poor.