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If Project 2025 is so easy to pull off, why didn't Republicans do it back in 2017, or under any previous Rep. president for that matter? (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The Unite the Right Rally happened in 2017. Qanon began in 2017. There was still infighting in the republican party in 2017. They were still trying to solidify support behind their movement. Now they have more support. Before 2017, the heritage foundation helped Ronald Reagan get elected. The simple answer to your question is that things progress over time.

Unite the Right was a very bad thing. They chanted "Blood and Soil" and "Jews Will Not Replace Us". I watched it as it happened. The counter-protestors at the rally were Socialist groups. If you watch the video of the attack on Heather Heyer, the counter-protestors were carrying IWW banners. The media never talked about that. Then Trump very famously said "There were very fine people on both sides"

There is a similarity between Project 2025 and Unite the Right. Both things have been co-opted by the Democratic party. Joe Biden claims that he was inspired to run for president because of Unite the Right, which is bull shit. He even said this again at his most recent debate with Donald Trump. Biden is taking actual threat from the right wing and using them as a threat so that he can be elected and then he's not going to do anything about it.

Republicans do actually want to do Project 2025, just as they supported Unite the Right. You should not be saying "Project 2025 isn't a real threat". You should be saying "Joe Biden is not going to do anything to stop Project 2025." Just as Joe Biden did nothing to stop the overturning of Roe V Wade or countless other rulings of the supreme court during his presidency. Just as the Democrats didn't hold a real primary. Just as Joe Biden has no political policies even listed on his website.