Project 2025: The Dystopian Republican Playbook

There are few things in this world as dangerous as Republicans with time on their hands. When Republicans find themselves out of office, they stay busy hatching evil plans in undisclosed lairs somewhere. Actually, they do it in think tanks. What’s impressive is how many plans they concoct during these periods that actually wind up as legislative public policy when they’re re-elected. The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 playbook is one of the more devastating handbooks ever written and it’s really important that we take them at their word given prior successes. This week’s episode is a deep dive into the 900+ book they recently published to help guide the next conservative president’s first 180 days in office.

00:00 - Introduction
00:22 - When Republicans Have Time to Plan
02:01 - How Billionaire-funded think tanks influence policy
02:58 - The Heritage Foundation - History and Influence
05:37 - Contract with America and Clinton Years
06:41 - Project for a New American Century and Bush Years
08:54 - Overview of Trump administration policies
10:11 - Trump versus Biden - Issues at stake in this election
12:15 - Project 2025 Overview
13:17 - Project 2025: Social Issues
13:33 - Project 2025: Labor Issues
13:57 - Project 2025: China and Military policy
14:36 - Project 2025: Domestic Agencies
14:58 - Project 2025: Foreign Policy
16:54 - Project 2025: Media, Welfare, Student Loans, Education
17:34 - Project 2025: Tax Policy
19:53 - Project 2025: Healthcare
20:07 - Conclusions

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[laurakrajnikburick]

Family members on social security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Unions gone, much of what we depend on will be gone

[CommunistConsensus]

What we have now is what happens, over time, when political sociopaths are afforded adult authority in a society. A political sociopath is someone who is willing to do harm to another for the sake of opportunity, social capital, hierarchy, profit and/or pleasure.

[Monalisacat]

I'm 71, widowed, retired. I get SS retirement. I worked from age 15. I rely on my SS, a small pension from a corporate job from years ago. I have medicare. If this comes to pass I'm completely screwed. I have family but it'll be the end of my independence. My heart breaks thinking about those who have no one. I'm a life long democrat.

[pequodexpress]

It's not just the Heritage Foundation. It's also the Manhattan Institute, the American Legislative Exchange Council, The Sarah Scaife Foundation, The Allegheny Foundation, The Carthage Foundation, The Scaife Family Foundation, the Koch Foundation, Adolph Coors Foundation, the Cato Institute, the American Enterprise Institute, the Foundation for Government Accountability, DonorsTrust, the Federalist Society, The Heartland Institute, the John Birch Society, and 500 other think tanks and organizations under the Atlas Network.

Trump is merely their useful distraction. It's about time people start catching on.

[marcusc]

Project 2025 is the ChristoFascist playbook. Nothing less.

[moecarolin-anderson]

Thank you for taking this on. Project 2025 is the ONLY topic we should be talking about . It is the Republican Playbook.

[NicoFord-tcnl]

I can easily share this and easily be able to have a much-needed conversation with some people I know and love who are woefully asleep at the effing wheel. This is happening. Now. Thank you for this!!!

[ToxicCatt-yc]

Once again the founding fathers are rolling in their graves over this…

[Luckypinky]

We, the voters, are the last line of defense against this madness. Vote Blue all the way down the ballot if you want America to still be America.

[myeyeswentdeaf]

Project 2025 is… it’s just heartbreaking to see this in my country. Even more heartbreaking to see that 10’s of MILLIONS of Americans are right on board with this sh**.

[kristenscalise]

So glad this is finally trending and more people are learning about it - I hope more people are finding this video because Max breaks things down so well!

[PUFFYADDERSONSFakeNewsAN-qvku]

And tell the GOP we don't WANT THEIR CRAP AGENDA!

[robertparsons]

The Left has been outworked, outmaneuvered, and outsmarted for decades. Where are the liberal leaders with sound, sensible ideas that actually stick to principles that help people? As Carville says, the NPR approach to messaging is totally ineffective with most grassroots voters who don't live in the soup of academia.

[obbiebeal]

Simply Put : a house ( nation ) divided can / shall not STAND.

[astoryasylum]

I don't care if DNC makes Triumph the Insult Dog their nominee I am voting Democrat in November.

[mserica]

I started reading Project 2025 today and I can't fathom how any voter would actually want to vote for this if they really understand what they're voting for.

[aaronm]

This is the first place i heard about project 2025

[momauxpommes]

this video makes me grateful i am not an american

[lyndonbarsten]

The absolute best it's ever been said. This is what the US needs...basic education.

[rbrjb]

How much time do we need to waste getting to a point… ?