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[–] dephyre 75 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Project 2025 seems to have 3 groups.

  • Those that are terrified about it.
  • Those that would be terrified if they knew more about it.
  • Those that think it won't affect them or anyone they care about. (See leopards ate my face party)
[–] FlyingSquid 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You forgot about group 4: The people who really want it to happen.

[–] DarthBueller 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I haven’t mentioned Project 2025 to my parents or my siblings because it is the culmination of everything they’ve been told they want since they voted for Reagan. It would make them vote harder. So yeah, you’re right.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Make poster about it

[–] kautau 10 points 5 months ago

and a big issue is how many people from group 2 immediately move into group 3 when they are told about it

[–] davidagain 40 points 5 months ago

I remember when Trump separated Mexican children from their parents and kept them in actual cages while moving their parents several states away without keeping any records of which children go with which parents. Lovely guy.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 months ago (3 children)

“But not me,” think the people who will vote for him and have friends or family incarcerated.

[–] frunch 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Once the consequences have landed in their backyard, they'll suddenly care... and by then, it will be far too late to act (งツ)ว

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's when you blame the Other, duh. Covid? Bidens fault exclusively.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Jesus fucking Christ how could I forget about Hussien Obama in his communist tan mustard suit! THANKS OBOMBA

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

These are the people who denied covid until it was too late.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Too late? Some still deny its impact after the fact

[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

Are we not currently in an era of mass incarceration? It looks like currently the US is 6th in the world for incarceration rate and 1st in the world for total number of prisoners.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/262962/countries-with-the-most-prisoners-per-100-000-inhabitants/

[–] FlyingSquid 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Wait until the second Trump administration announces that if you're Latino, you go to prison if you're detained without your papers and if you're queer, well, that's just prison.

[–] rayyy 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

if you’re queer, well, that’s just prison.

Peter Thiel too?

[–] FlyingSquid 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"When you're wealthy, they let you do it."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It actually used to be worse! We used to be 1st for incarceration rate too 😬

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I was honestly shocked when I looked for a source and found out we weren't first anymore. We were first for a long time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Yes, and it will get worse

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I believe the response is in the territory of just because it's bad now doesn't mean it won't get so much worse.

I mean, I'm amazed we're not 1st in incarceration... and Project 2025 thinks that's losers numbers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Yes you are, and it is very convenient for the DNC that they can blame it on Trump, while taking bribes from private prison companies too. It is still the same cabal like around Bill Clinton who passed mandatory minimums for drug possession.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Too bad we can’t actually talk about what should happen due to community censorship.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The patriotic thing would be to tar and feather politicians per history.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Gotta start somewhere

[–] AnUnusualRelic 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't think many people actually survived tarring and feathering. They'd probably have more luck nowadays though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I suppose you’re right. Those burns would be pretty bad. I forgot tar would be HOT.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Here you are, saying things.... 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] confusedbytheBasics 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Try saying something then?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn’t want to break any rules.

[–] davidagain 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Which rules? Rules 1-7 are only about posts and I'm sure you could make your point without using a url shortener.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you’re being cryptic about the url shortener, I’m afraid it went over my head.

[–] davidagain 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No, I was speculating on what rule you were thinking you would be breaking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

“Inciting violence” or “celebrating violence”

[–] rsuri 11 points 5 months ago

Correction: a new era of mass incarceration of poor people. Trump pardoned many wealthy people in his first administration, no doubt that will continue.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is that different from the current era we are in?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I mean... worse is different.

ACLU didn't say we're going from a shining world to bad... they're saying "OH BOY IF YOU THINK THINGS ARE BAD NOW!"

[–] Badeendje 2 points 5 months ago

And so much debt..