The way to de-Trumpify is to take away his support

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3. Yes, but we can't overlook disinformation as a root cause

Many are brainwashed. Primed for authoritarianism. They can't think of their own interests.

How else could the Heritage Foundation get away with promoting Project 2025?

This is just one area of attack:

An alliance of rightwing groups has crafted an extensive presidential proposal to bolster the planet-heating oil and gas industry and hamstring the energy transition, it has emerged.

Against a backdrop of record-breaking heat and floods this year, the $22 million endeavor, Project 2025, was convened by the notorious rightwing, climate-denying think tank the Heritage Foundation, which has ties to fossil fuel billionaire Charles Koch.

Called the “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” it is meant to guide the first 180 days of presidency for an incoming Republican president. Climate experts and advocates criticized planning that would dismantle US climate policy.