Thomas Zimmer: Project 2025 is not the work of henchmen merely doing their dark lord’s bidding, but an effort that has united much of the American Right’s elite machinery. The people behind Project 2025 are true believers in their extremely reactionary vision for America.

Project 2025 is not the work of henchmen merely doing their dark lord’s bidding, but an effort that has united much of the American Right’s elite machinery. The people behind Project 2025 are true believers in their extremely reactionary vision for America.

Trump’s rise and Project 2025 are both manifestations of the same underlying radicalization of long-stranding anti-democratic tendencies on the Right. More here - please consider subscribing:

Allies Against Democracy: Trump and Project 2025thomaszimmer.substack.com Trump is not the mastermind behind Project 2025. It’s worse: The rightwing establishment has radicalized to the point where their plans are entirely in line with his vengeful desires

They yearn to be a new monarchy. And they have working-class White people bamboozled into thinking they'll be kings and queens if they support their efforts. Like they're not also going to be worked to death in the fields and mines right alongside the people they hate so much.

Many of us are guilty of being in our echo chambers and silos, but Project 2025 is the result of intentionally listening exclusively to those who generally agree with them (& they're the minority). In psychology, we call this group polarization, and this is now Exhibit A.

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