I have to admit, my corner of tumblr seems remarkably passive about this past week. No freaking out, no mad panic, no "it's the end of the world"
Just "meh" and "so lets move on and do what we need to do"
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In 2003/2004 would people have said the same thing compared to Reagan, or Nixon? That compared to Bush, Reagan seems downright reasonable, or compared to Bush, Nixon seams down right reasonable?
I remember a lot of protests against The Patriot Act? And against Guantanamo Bay?
I remember a lot of right-wing patriotism sweeping through the USA and people being condemned for not falling in line.
Are you sure 2003/2004 was a more reasonable time?
Yes, I was also around for the Bush presidency, and I'm pretty sure. Bush had some pretty shit policies but was also very much an establishment republican who was not going to fundamentally change the system. He didn't have a rabid cult of personality surrounding him. There was no Project 2025-type plan to turn America into a theocracy. Bush never "joked" about becoming a dictator, becoming president for life or putting his political opponents into jail. He didn't threaten his NATO allies with letting Russia invade them.
I could go on, but the point is: America didn't just elect another conservative who will try to roll back LGBT rights, it elected a Mussolini-style Fascist. Thinking "Oh we'll just vote him out in 4 years" is... optimistic.
The Heritage Foundation has been around for decades, along with other think tanks that would publish playbooks just like “Project 2025.” That Project 2025 became such a big thing is because the Dems started to realize they were losing the Fuck Trump vote and wanted to rally the base without actually doing anything. Oh give the voters what they ask for? Nah give them more fear, that’ll rally them instead! Just look up their history, they have literally worked with both sides and are basically long winded op-eds The Heritage Foundation - Wikipedia
DNC tried to rally any sane Republicans, I think the results showed they reached all 3 million of them.
It's just that they needed to rally their base and present a plan on how they could make their lives better. They needed to remind the electorate, all that they've done. This all seems so familiar...