Comments by "" (@DavidJ222) on "'The Guardrails are Gone': Troye on Project 2025 and a possible second Trump term" video.

  1. An ode to DJT And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, I need a man to test the will and goodness of a free people. So God made a dictator. God said I need a man who failed at everything but theft and broken promises, to live in a golden palace, and convince the poor he serves their needs. So God made a dictator. God said I need a wicked man to lead the common folk with h8tred and fear. So God made a dictator. God said I need a corrupt man who is above the law and immune from justice. So God made a dictator. God said I need a man who will useViolence to seize power. So God made a dictator. God said I need a man whose followers will call black white, call evil good, and call criminals hostages. So God made a dictator. God said I need his political party to obey without question, and the press to fear his wrath. So God made a dictator. God said I need a cruel man who uses his power and position to punish and harm his opposition. So God made a dictator. God said I need a man who breaks the faith of even his most godly followers, and leads them to idol-atry, and place him above me. So God made a dictator. And then God said, I sent this man to test you, and until you cast him down, you have failed. So God made a dictator.
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  2. “If there is one fact we really can prove, from the history that we really do know, it is that despotism can be a development, often a late development and very often indeed the end of societies that have been highly democratic. A despotism may almost be defined as a tired democracy. As fatigue falls on a community, the citizens are less inclined for that eternal vigilance which has truly been called the price of liberty; and they prefer to arm only one single sentinel to watch the city while they sleep.” ― G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man “The actions of government, we are told, bear down only on imprudent souls who provoke them. The man who resigns himself and keeps silent is always safe. Reassured by this worthless and specious argument, we do not protest against the oppressors. Instead we find fault with the victims. Nobody knows how to be brave even prudentially. Everyone stays silent, keeping his head low in the self-deceiving hope of disarming the powers that be by his silence. People give despotism free access, flattering themselves that they will be treated with consideration. Eyes to the ground, each person walks in silence the narrow path leading him safely to the tomb.” ― Benjamin Constant, Principles of Politics Applicable to All Governments.
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  3. ​ @linnetcooke5967  Yes. 👍
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