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Ladies and gentlemen, step right up to witness the spectacular, the incredible, the utterly implausible "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise"! This magnificent tome promises to solve all of America's problems with one simple trick: turning back the clock to an idealized version of the 1950s that never actually existed. Who needs progress when you can have nostalgia?
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The document presents us with a series of false dilemmas that would make a Boolean logic gate blush. For instance, in discussing the National School Lunch Program on Page 337, we're told:
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"Now, the USDA is threatening to withhold federal taxpayer spending for these meals from schools that do not implement Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 so that the term 'sex' is replaced with 'sexual orientation and gender identity' (SOGI)"
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The document's authors seem to have confused governance with extreme winter sports, given their penchant for slippery slope arguments. Take this gem on Page 612 about the H-2A visa program:
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"The low cost of H-2A workers undercuts American workers in agricultural employment. The H-2A program is not subject to any statutory numerical cap and has been expanding in recent years, surpassing 200,000 visa issuances for the first time in 2019. Congress should immediately cap this program at its current levels and establish a schedule for its gradual and predictable phasedown over the subsequent 10 to 20 years"
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The document's treatment of critical race theory is a masterpiece of misrepresentation, see Page 343:
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"Those who subscribe to the theory believe that racism (in this case, treating individuals differently based on race) is appropriate—necessary, even—making the theory more than merely an analytical tool to describe race in public and private life"
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The document doesn't just appeal to emotions; it straps them into a Formula 1 car and sends them careening around a track of hysteria. Witness this masterpiece of divisive rhetoric from page 19:
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"America is now divided between two opposing forces: woke revolutionaries and those who believe in the ideals of the American revolution... The latter believe in America's history and heroes, its principles and promise, and in everyday Americans and the American way of life. They believe in the Constitution and republican government. Conservatives—the Americanists in this battle—must fight for the soul of America, which is very much at stake."
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One can almost hear the strains of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" swelling in the background. But wait, what's that sound? Ah yes, it's the world's smallest violin, playing a sad tune for those poor, beleaguered conservatives fighting against the terrifying specter of... checks notes... equality and social justice.
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In conclusion, "Mandate for Leadership" is a testament to the power of imagination. It imagines a world where complex problems have simple solutions, where nuance is a four-letter word, and where the path to a better future somehow involves walking backwards.
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CURATOR'S NOTE
Project 2025 is an initiative led by The Heritage Foundation. The initiative aims to prepare for a potential conservative administration in the United States beginning in January 2025 by ensuring that the next conservative president can effectively implement their agenda from the first day.
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