Republicans Advocate Transphobic, Authoritarian ‘Project 2025’’ Even After Election Failures
Republicans Advocate Transphobic, Authoritarian ‘Project 2025’’ Even After Election Failures
Elections in Ohio and Virginia demonstrated a shift away from extreme right-wing agendas as a Heritage Foundation’s plan called "Project 2025" faces scrutiny for its authoritarianism and controversial stance on transgender people’s existence.
As the country looks ahead to the 2024 presidential election, a conservative initiative known as Project 2025, which includes transphobic policies, is facing controversy over its overtly anti-LGBTQ+ aspects.
Championed on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast and closely tied to former President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, the initiative is a stark embodiment of the retribution Trump has promised against his foes who have abandoned the MAGA movement.
At the heart of this project is a lengthy 900-page document, the 17-page forward of which is titled “A Promise to America” by Kevin D. Roberts, president of the right-wing Heritage Foundation, which has drawn scrutiny for its transphobic rhetoric.
Roberts outlines a vision of a nation in crisis. “Today, the American family is in crisis,” he wrote. “Children suffer the toxic normalization of transgenderism with drag queens and pornography invading their school libraries.”
Well, of course. Why would they stop just because they lost an election? Nothing whatsoever about Project 2025 has anything to do with democracy, except for dismantling it.
I've given myself an assignment to read and review the entirety of the "Project 2025" document, and post that review. We need to highlight how dangerous this document is, which means some of us have to take it on the chin and read the damn thing, and extract the text that makes it clear what their goals are. So far, I've not seen anything overtly authoritarian, but I'm not even through the Forword section yet. There's definitely a lot of Transphobic stuff in here, but transphobia is not the only thing. I've already called out "push as hard as possible to protect the unborn in every jurisdiction in America." They're not just coming for the Transgender people. We're ALL on the chopping block. Democracy be damned.
They never stop with their first target. Nobody ever had a story of “and finally they came for X and I was grateful because it turned out I wasn’t on any of their lists”
Thanks for the effort. Personally, I never listened to any of Trump's speeches. I leave the work to people with stronger constitutions.
I apologize for daring to think I deserve to exist in public alongside such paragons of virtue as the modern Republican Party. Eradicating me will surely make your children speak to you again. Surely they won’t come for another group next. /s obviously
While upholding free speech is crucial, there are limits, especially when dealing with extremists and intolerant individuals.
US citizens need to start actively demonstrate the core values of democracy and resist the influence of intolerant elements (which are supported by Russia and orchestrated by russian spies) or else they will end freedom and democracy for everyone once and for all.
Making themselves less and less relevant. Let’s usher them out the door.
They control the Supreme Court and the House and Daryl have a ton of supporters in places where their votes count more than other people's. How are they not relevant?
You people aren’t real MAGA, real MAGA get it tattooed on their foreheads!
Mark of the beast
Hating trans people can only get them a certain amount since not everyone is going to care. If they want to crash and burn so be it.