Americans have been acting against their interests for a long time
10 July 2025
This is a valuable article that I recommend you read. The goal isn’t to assign blame or feel superior - it’s to prevent further harm by encouraging Americans to stop repeating the mistakes of the past.
From Project 2025 and the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ — America did this to America. This isn't just about one election; Americans have been voting against their own interests for a long time.
Every criminal needs an accomplice. President Donald Trump recognized that American voters were the perfect co-conspirators.
If you’re reading this website, it's safe to assume you're feeling frustrated about recent events and concerned about what lies ahead. Project 2025 is now in full swing, and the "One Big Beautiful Bill" has become the law of the land. A recent report from USA Today highlighted that high-income earners and families with children are among the winners of this new legislation. In contrast, individuals earning less than $50,000, recipients of food assistance and Medicaid, and those burdened with student loan debt are considered the losers in this scenario. With a single stroke of his pen, Trump significantly impacted America's present and future on a day when the nation was supposed to celebrate its past independence.
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But, do you know what the worst part is?
America did this to America.
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This is on white men. The ones who didn’t care that Trump made history by being impeached twice, who shrugged off Jan. 6, 2021 (some deeming it merely a “dustup”), and all the open criminal charges against Trump.
This is on white women. The ones who voted against their gender, not once, but twice, for a man who likes to grab women “by the p***y.” Yet, you still love, raise, and marry the men who keep you and your gender under the rule of misogyny.
This is on the Black Americans who sat out elections. The ones who let their misogyny and misogynoir vote for a person who hates who they are, and who refused to support a candidate who looked like them because they didn’t deem her “Black enough.” And the rappers who sold out for money to perform at an inauguration.
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