Revealed: new book by far-right Kevin Roberts calls for conservatives to ‘burn away the rot’ of US institutions

Summary

Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation and architect of Trump’s Project 2025, employs intense fire-related rhetoric in his upcoming book, Dawn’s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America, advocating for a “controlled burn” of institutions he deems corrupt or antithetical to conservative goals.

Roberts calls for dismantling entities like the FBI, Ivy League schools, and the New York Times, framing it as necessary to “renew” America.

His incendiary language has sparked controversy, with critics alarmed by the violent imagery and its implications for Trump’s second term.

  • JigglySackles@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    And you can get into better job positions with it too. It’s still nothing close to paramilitary. And for whatever it matters, yes, I was in scouts from cubs through my Eagle. I’m very familiar with the organization and with the military.

    • SasquatchCosmonaut@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      I was also in scouts from cubs through Eagle and I still think it fits the definition of (kinda) paramilitary lol.

      We clearly just have different definitions of that word and therefore I’m just going to have to agree to disagree with you.