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To anyone dreaming of Trump's demise, be careful what you wish for...
If you haven't seen it yet, this post from Siderea.
TL;DR: J.D. Vance appears to be an educated, civilized nerd with more class and taste than Trump has, and not much charisma, just like most of us. This does not make him trustworthy, or decent, or even reasonable. He's best buddies with Peter Thiel and Curtis Yarvin, who have made no secret of their belief that democracy has failed, and must be replaced with a corporate monarchy. Vance has his own public statements on the subject, such as
He said that, on the record, in a 2021 podcast interview, in the context of Trump hypothetically running again in 2024. Vance had been close to Thiel and Yarvin for years before that.
This isn't just about Project 2025, which is at least partly about seizing the reins of democracy to serve movement-conservatism. Project 2025 is the warm-up act: these guys are openly opposed to democracy, even in name.
Regardless of who is President in 2026, I think there will be Congressional elections in November 2026. They will be more heavily gerrymandered than usual, and there will be heavily-armed troops from the National Guard, ICE, the new National Election Integrity Defense Force, etc. stationed outside (or inside) polling places, and guarding the transport of ballots. Despite pre-election polls saying Republican policies are massively unpopular, Republicans will win a surprise landslide, proving that the polls were wrong, probably concocted by paid DNC operatives, and the American people overwhelmingly support the Republican agenda. There may not be a 2028 election.
TL;DR: J.D. Vance appears to be an educated, civilized nerd with more class and taste than Trump has, and not much charisma, just like most of us. This does not make him trustworthy, or decent, or even reasonable. He's best buddies with Peter Thiel and Curtis Yarvin, who have made no secret of their belief that democracy has failed, and must be replaced with a corporate monarchy. Vance has his own public statements on the subject, such as
I think that what Trump should do, if I was giving him one piece of advice: Fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people.
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And when the courts — because you will get taken to court — and when the courts stop you, stand before the country like Andrew Jackson did and say: ‘The chief justice has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it.’
He said that, on the record, in a 2021 podcast interview, in the context of Trump hypothetically running again in 2024. Vance had been close to Thiel and Yarvin for years before that.
This isn't just about Project 2025, which is at least partly about seizing the reins of democracy to serve movement-conservatism. Project 2025 is the warm-up act: these guys are openly opposed to democracy, even in name.
Regardless of who is President in 2026, I think there will be Congressional elections in November 2026. They will be more heavily gerrymandered than usual, and there will be heavily-armed troops from the National Guard, ICE, the new National Election Integrity Defense Force, etc. stationed outside (or inside) polling places, and guarding the transport of ballots. Despite pre-election polls saying Republican policies are massively unpopular, Republicans will win a surprise landslide, proving that the polls were wrong, probably concocted by paid DNC operatives, and the American people overwhelmingly support the Republican agenda. There may not be a 2028 election.
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And Vance likely has a few decades left.
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