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Well yes, obviously.

You got to say the odds are low, but not zero.

It’s not quite that simple, though. Trump took control of the party, and the people who were in control before him or who wish they were in control now, those people might not be happy with their loss of personal power.

They also know, as we know, that being overtly racist and sexist is probably not going to win the hearts of the majority of Americans. In the past and today, many conservative candidates have pushed racist and sexist policies but they’ve been less conspicuous about doing so, and that let them maintain some semblance of decency to some percent of the voting population. With Trump or anyone of his style at the helm, it’s much harder for people to deny the horror.

Finally, it’s certainly true that many conservative politicians don’t agree with some aspects of Project 2025. The problem they have had in the Trump cult era is that they didn’t dare say anything that would go against their fearless leader.

Having written all of that, Republicans who are only finally speaking out now are showing us that they prioritized personal political survival over everything else, and I don’t have much respect for that.

Yes of course they do. You can’t force them, obviously.

Yes. And also be careful when you’re shopping.

Irrelevant. If we’re learning, good for us.

It cannot because of copyright constraints. It sells it’s data to others.

But look, if Reddit did, at least people could use third party and free apps.

It is safe to assume that many people would not agree on definitions at the start. So your strategy sounds good, but it’s unrealistic in many circumstances.

Also, one faction is typically trying to avoid a complex discussion. They want to pretend life is simpler than it is.

First, kids are kids. They’re chaotic, and almost never actually evil. It is better to think of them as wild animals.

Second, who said the ones passing judgment are no better? It sounds like your opinion, not supported by fact.

To talk about police as being honorable community service members and then Chicago in the same sentence is rather entertaining because that city has a very long history of dirty cops, and I think everyone knows it? That’s kind of common knowledge.