General Discussion

most of the first chapter. I managed to do it without throwing up, altho it was hard not to lose my supper. Just that first part of the family and how we are killing the only "good" viable family -- married man, woman, children by indoctrinating the kids into "Wokeism" was really hard to stomach. I loved how they adamantly state as fact that there has never been a successful society where any other kind of family existed. JFC, they don't know much about their own society, let alone how society and communities elsewhere raise their kids. Ever hear "it takes a village?" It takes a hell of a lot more than married man and woman these days, but that seems to their answer for everything that's wrong with the kids. Of course, a lot of those kids are just going to cease to exist as people, since they don't identify as straight, heterosexual. So far, I've not seen where they comment on those kids who are born with non-specific genitalia. I'm assuming I won't... since those babies don't exist in their world.

We have spent a week+ arguing whether or not our nominee should stay or go. We've missed the boat, IMO. Instead of having to make excuses and state categorically he's staying in the race, Biden and his team should be creating their own policy document, complete with instructions (at least in general) on how those policies are to be achieved. Then put THAT and Project 2025 as links. In fact, although I don't want to see "ours" be simply an answer to that which they've brought up, I think it would be a good thing to bullet post ours vs theirs, with drop downs for more info, much like Biden has done on this website. Like I said, not a "call and response" thing... some aspects would change from current policies; others might be brand new policies Biden wants to implement. But this is the time to go bold with his vision, and doing it this way puts out their clear and concise... especially when it's easily checked against the Con perspective. But they've been working on this document, they say, since Reagans first day in office. I believe they said it was ready to go at that point, and that Reagan achieved like 60% of what they wanted. I'm assuming Newt's The Contract on America contained and emphasized the remaining 40%.

And how about that leveling out of Social Security... basically making it a UBI across all income levels? And them insinuating that SS shouldn't start until 79? Man, it kills them they can't take total control over our retirement program. At least they do call it a Retirement Insurance program... which it will no longer be if they change it the way they want... even if you do live long enough to collect it.

And I loved the part about Disability SS. Saying that of course it would pay the full amount of SS to those no longer able to work. Listen, I TRIED for SS. I have fibromyalgia and lupus; neither controlled well by and type of medication. I've also had two back surgeries and stand and walk humped over because I can no longer straighten my back. Yet, because I was able to walk across the 6' x 9' (approx) office space without falling on my face, I was denied disability. Does any truly think they'll be more forthcoming under Project 2025? Hah! It's a joke getting it now. You've got to have money to hire lawyers to fight for you to get it... which I didn't have. Notes, memos, and med info from your doctors should suffice for any one person to achieve disability, as well as perhaps a note of how your disability impacts your current (or recently past) work environment. You should NOT have to hire a lawyer to collect what should be rightfully yours. These are true entitlements... like SS and Medicare. I not only detest but adamantly demand they stop being said in a salacious, greedy "entitlement" phrase... like it's something dirty.

I truly believe we need to come up with a policy plan like the P2025, even if it's just based on the DNC plank with additional input from Biden's vision for America. Otherwise, we're whistling Dixie while Dixie is running roughshod over us.

Just my personal opinion... of which I have many. (gryn)