GOP voters have been indoctrinated by decades of propaganda, into voting against their own best interests, and to believe that political violence is a necessary component of a healthy democracy.
GOP politicians are right to fear them. They've been brainwashed into being dangerous both to themselves and anyone who disagrees with them. They're treated as political weapons, to be used to enforce the will of those in power. That isn't "respect"...it's manipulation.
And I still don't disagree with you about the DNC. But that has nothing to do with the GOP's treatment of their own constituents. You know there's nothing mutually exclusive about this...right? This isn't a war between "light" and "dark", or "right" and "wrong". It's just two different methods of holding onto power.