It’s Monday again. For the longest time I have been trying to understand what the motivation is for the Republican penchant to lie, cheat and steal about everything, and to delay, deflect and to refuse to do anything rational to move the country forward. Now I think I know what that motivation is. By now, everyone has most likely heard of “Project 2025.” This is the so-called conservative plan for America. It is anything but conservative! It is nothing more than a wealthy corporate power grab that will put us economically and socially into a system not seen since the industrial revolution in the days before income tax was instituted. Think 1880-1915. They then shroud the lust for power in patriotic words about family and self-reliance. The program shows zero tolerance for deviation from the idea of two sexes, with family as man and woman only. Pornography is described as transgender and male superiority is implied. Critical race theory is attacked. They talk about freedom but not in any rational understanding of the word. The whole thing smacks of a fundamentalist religious ideology that makes Puritans look liberal. The terms radical left, environmental extremism, and wokeism are repeatedly used in a derogatory way.
This is a very complex program that is being promoted as conservative but is much more sinister in nature. I personally have just scratched the surface of this, and I can tell you that it terrifies me. They are not talking about Trump here. The next Republican President is the term used. In other words, the conservative movement is ready to impose a MAGA gulag on the rest of us, that is surrounded by a “Christian” ideology that only serves a wealthy corporate world promoting property rights over human rights.
Ignore this at your own peril. If this doesn’t scare you enough to fight for democracy and help to elect Democrats, then I don’t know what will. I encourage everyone to go to https://www.project2025.org/. There you can download the entire manifesto. Take a close look at the groups and individuals behind this. Pick a chapter and read what they intend to do. A few willing appointees in the right places may create damage that will be impossible to repair. Think Louis DeJoy (Post Office) and understand what I am saying.
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Fortunately, we have Democrats running for office that, if elected, will make it impossible for this agenda to take root. The Candidate that first comes to mind is Zach Womer, who is running for Congress in PA15 to oust GT Thompson. Zach does not have a lot of political experience, but he is willing to take on this battle in a very conservative district. Mr. Womer has a good grasp on the issues at hand and will respond intelligently to questions. He is especially tuned in to women’s rights and worker’s rights issues, where he has had personal experience. He certainly deserves our moral and financial support. I will have more later, but for now, keep the faith, educate yourself about Project 2025, and act like you want to win in November.
John Huot
JeffDems Chair
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