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But but but he just said on the debate he has nothing to do with 2025. Trump wouldn't lie to us! Would he?
he denied it three times.
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Eggplantbird? Cockcrow? Peniscorovid? Dicktweet?
Cock crow. You got it! The comment reminded me of the denial of Peter and I felt compelled to reference it as ridiculously as possible. If I could find the clip of the roadside preacher from A Knight’s Tale I would link it.
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I actually don’t think he’s lying about this. He’s a moron who famously doesn’t read, and he doesn’t need to be included in this. Project 2025 is the Lovecraftian baby of the Heritage Foundation and other fascist groups lurking in trump’s shadow.
Trump is not the driving force behind this fascist movement – he’s just their carnival barker. If he dropped dead today, it would only make a minor dent in this movement.
I think it’s actually dangerous to focus on trump as though he’s the mastermind of this stuff. He is not, and the danger won’t be over once he’s gone.
It's the out of control, moneyed interests in this country that are the real problem.
Wealth inequality is the problem that spawns all other problems, and until we make strides to get it back under control we will forever be putting out little fires that threaten to set the entire country ablaze.
Wealthy Christian nationalists, specifically. They’re hell-bent on turning the US into a theocracy. They’ve been shedding members at an unprecedented rate (and thus money) as the populace becomes more secular, and since persuasion hasn’t been working, they’ve resolved to take their control back by force.
I'm to the point where I am pro-tax the rich even if the government took all of the money, put it in a big pile, and then set it on fire like the Joker in the Dark Knight.
EDIT: In my stump speech, I'll start proposing this as my plan to fight inflation. /s
I mostly agree but go the step farther that the danger is pushed back a bit once he’s gone, because what other candidate wouldn’t have his own plan? His own goals? Anyone else would see that merely as a means to an end, and take only the compatible pieces
Yes, that’s the minor dent I was referring to. They’d need to find another front-man. I wouldn’t be surprised if it took less than a week to convince Musk to take on the mantle.
e: the right is plenty enamoured with Musk, so I think the transition would be fairly smooth.