Give credit where credit is due. Trump and Musk continue implementing the evangelical Christian-authored blueprint, Project 2025, subtitled, “The Presidential Transition Project of the US Conservative Party.” Efficiency provides cover, but the true objective is transitioning America from democracy to autocracy. The plan’s evangelical authors acknowledge violence may be required.
I doubt Jesus agrees, but Christian leader Kevin Roberts called it the Second American Revolution “which will be bloodless if the left allows it.” Project 2025 recommends an aggressive police-military strategy for dealing with resistance. Chapter 4 advocates Force Design 2030, labeled a “radical transformation of the Marine Corps” explained as domestic deployment for waging “irregular warfare,” domestically.
First, mass firings of career experts. Purges are not confined to Democrats although the unlimited personal data Musk collects on each citizen would enable it, but includes independents and noncompliant Republicans faithful to democracy.
Next, install unqualified political hacks submissive to Trump and Project 2025’s agenda rather than the
Constitution. Author of chapter two, conservative evangelical Director of the Budget Russ Vought said, “We live in a post-constitutional era.” Vought said his office has, “the only statutory tools in the White House that are powerful enough to override implementing agencies.” Vought believes government agencies should be politically partisan, not independent. Many national and local evangelicals share Vought’s toxic mix of religion and right-wing politics.
Eviscerating Medicaid, FDA, FEMA, USDA, CDC, FAA, FCC, Defense Department, Postal Service, National
Weather Service, Veterans Administration, curtailing the free press and individual rights during the transition from democracy to autocracy may prove wildly unpopular. Strong backlash is anticipated as reflected by chapter 4’s provision for using our military domestically. Massive cuts to Social Security and Medicare are coming under the false flag of “saving” those programs.
Russia elected Putin, Hungary elected Orban, and America elected Trump 49% to Harris 48%. Echoing fellow autocrats Trump promised cheering Christians last July “in four years you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.” Eight-two percent of evangelicals then voted for the predatory felon. Possibly because Project 2025 calls for crippling FEMA and funding Christian charities, also, terminating the Department of Education and funding Christian schools.
Recall Trump’s promise to Christians giddy as Hare Krishnas on crack last July, “You won’t have to vote again.” Understanding autocracy always accelerates beyond voter control, 82% of evangelicals chose it anyway. There is a way forward and it begins with repentance
Rolland Myers
rural Oakwood
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