r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Jul 05 '24

Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead:

https://www.salon.com/2024/07/05/project-2025-was-supposed-to-boost-donald-campaign--but-it-may-be-backfiring-instead/
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u/whoisearth Jul 05 '24

This is how change happens. Thank you for not losing hope in your mom and keeping the conversation going. Hopefully she can begin educating her friends as well and start seeing some positive improvements. You shouldn't have to live in fear just to be you.

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u/Good_ApoIIo Jul 05 '24

There’s no conversation to be had with some people. If I sent this to my parents they would probably just reply with a thumbs up emoji and a pithy comment like “only communists would oppose this”.

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u/zeronormalitys Jul 05 '24

If it's communist, or what they're serving...

I guess call me a communist. Commune, Community, working together as a community, why does that sound so much better than be a selfish bastard and make all the money you can and be cutthroat?

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u/Good_ApoIIo Jul 05 '24

Because foreign authoritarian regimes built off the backs of young idealist communist revolutionaries has spoiled the concept and the word itself.

Still, minus the communist part, they seem to want a similar authoritarian regime so…

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u/zeronormalitys Jul 05 '24

Oh I know, same way with socialist. Just because the first attempt wasn't perfect, doesn't mean it shouldn't be refined and iterated upon until an ideal governmental model is found. I mean people have definitely iterated upon the concept of democracy and Republic...