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direct quote from the official text of project 2025 (emphasis mine):
You can call it vapid virtue signaling if you want, but the fact of the matter is that they are gunning for unitary executive power, and every single person who holds that unitary executive power will believe this and rule accordingly.
It is pretty concerning that that's the attitude they're showing, but I just don't see them actually going through with it. Desantis showed that running on transphobia and trying to attract everyone purely by culture war issues isn't a viable electoral strategy. Will they still rule accordingly when their base just seriously doesn't care? I don't mean to dismiss their transphobia, and obviously there are rabid chuds that absolutely will eat up the bathroom bills, the bans on trans education and healthcare, etc. But how much more of that are we going to see under Trump than what Biden is already turning a blind eye to?
I still don't blame you if you think voting for Biden is what's right because of your concerns about trans rights. I just think the difference is so marginal when Republicans are already allowed to go nuts.
Oh I'm not voting for Biden lmao, I have a bottle of champagne ready for when he bites it, I'm voting uncommitted in the primary and 3rd party in the general. I do wanna say though that I deeply appreciate you for your attitude here, I am getting burnt out by people detecting what they think is a hint of pro-Biden lesser-evilism and instantly launching into patronizing rhetoric that makes me feel like everyone sees me as a Hillary supporter. Justice cannot be attained for the people of the world without the downfall of America and the west and also there's room to have nuanced discussion on the pros and cons of another Trump term versus another Biden term with that foundational understanding in mind.