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Summary

Following Donald Trump’s election victory, Republicans are now openly embracing Project 2025, a policy agenda from The Heritage Foundation that outlines sweeping conservative reforms.

Despite Trump’s attempts to distance himself from the project during his campaign due to its extreme proposals—including expanded executive powers, a national abortion ban, stricter contraception limits, harsh immigration policies, and the elimination of agencies like the Department of Education—his allies quickly began celebrating its implementation.

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and commentator Matt Walsh publicly affirmed the agenda, signaling the GOP's commitment to enacting these controversial policies in Trump’s second term.

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[–] BendyLemmy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnEH9MAgSGA

There are trends - this video explains it well. Trump will reshape America, he will cement power and make sure it's much easier for MAGA to succeed in future (making it easy, rigging the system, for them to be re-elected).

You are entering a new authoritarian regime in the USA.

Many folks voted Trump because they don't trust politicians, they don't trust Democracy, and now they get what they want - Democracy takes the biggest hit in history - and it's not because of Trump, it's a worldwide trend - there have been no new Democracies for a good many years already.

Project 2025 (which Trump laughably kept saying 'I never heard of it, I never read it' - he's laughing his tits off, he loves the lower class working Americans, he loves Americans with low education... because they just signed him into power thinking he gives a toss about them - he doesn't.

He hates them, he hates women, he's racist, misogynistic, a criminal and a liar.

Project 2025 is a right wing manifesto - opposing abortion and reproductive rights, even outlawing FDA approved safe drugs used in medical abortion... reviving 19th century extreme right wing laws.

Also opposing LGBTQ rights, opposing immigrants' rights, a racial manual for reorganising the entire federal government to serve a right wing agenda.

You will see now mass raids, deportations, an end to birthright citizenship, breaking up families and dismantling asylum.

Trump will also work to bring in power of warrantless surveillance - to be exploited to spy on Americans and their data... radically expanding executive power and making a mockery of American's idea of having freedom.

Trump will also use executive authority to limit First Amendment freedoms, he will have power to mute the press, also damaging fair replresentation in the voting process (he said - you won't have to vote again, with a wry grin on his face).

Watching Trump you can see he's TELLING YOU what he plans to do, laughing at you for being stupid, because he knows you don't take it seriously.

Basically, it's the fascist's playbook - and you voted this POS into power.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/11/07/will-project-2025-help-trump-or-prove-assault-on-democracy/

[–] arin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] spicylemon@lemmy.world 35 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Can’t wait for every one of you fucks to realize what you’ve done voting for that scum. We’re all fucked.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

they will not realize anything. they don't believe what any of the news outlets say. we have been saying this for 8 years. regardless of what he does, there will be no consequences from the republicans or the voters.

[–] spicylemon@lemmy.world 1 points 19 minutes ago

Maybe for a little while - until the department of education & a national abortion ban are completely wiped from society. All of us, not just the ones who made the right choice will suffer.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 15 points 11 hours ago

They'll find some way to blame Dems for anything that becomes too unpopular, and their base will willingly buy into it to avoid responsibility - until something bites them personally. It'll take far too long for it to affect enough of them personally to save the rest of us with some semblance of rationality, though.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 114 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

You mean they didn't write a 900 page manifesto for the lulz?

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 1 points 42 minutes ago

But Trump said he didn't know anything about it! Are you saying he might've stated a mistruth?

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

My understanding is it was written by an individual or individuals, then passed around and got approval from other influential people before being declared the plan.

[–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 15 points 11 hours ago

That's how plans usually form, from what I understand.

[–] mizuki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 92 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I'm so fucking done with this country man, people make me so tired of living. I'm so disappointed, and the amount of lives this orange fuck is going to destroy is so immense it's just so depressing. and I hate living in a red state surrounded by idiots who genuinely think this is a good idea, and think I shouldn't even have basic rights.

[–] auzy@lemmy.world 50 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Bad news

Trump is amplifying the rhetoric overseas too

So, he's also ruining other countries too

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

its frustrating dealing with this overseas. i am as far from the us as you can get, and it's worse dealing with it here. i wish i were back home at the moment with people who get it.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Yea, but at least the proportional representation systems in Europe were delaying them a bit to cut off a few hostile actors, create defenses...now it is coming from the most important ally the disinfo storm is going to reach cat 6 :(

[–] normalexit@lemmy.world 26 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Part of me wants average people to realize the Republican leadership isn't on their side. The other part of me realizes once normal people take notice, it will be too late.

[–] ohlaph@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

It's already too late. It's just a matter of time.

[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 16 hours ago

Those statements aren't contrarian at all they will realize it will be too late. Leopards will have a feast of faces.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 43 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

But the flyer I got attached to my door said Trump totally disavowed it! Would a flyer attached to my door lie?

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 28 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Would this face lie to you?

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[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 42 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Don't forget: replacing nonpartisan government experts with Trump appointees, defending and reclassifying public media and banning pornography.

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[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 20 points 19 hours ago

We all knew this as did everyone who voted him in. When you look at your neighbours never forget who they are.

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