Friday, April 25, 2025

Regime Change in America

 Regime Change in America 

There were no loud explosions nor chaos in the streets,troops did not flood the avenues and enclaves of America ‘s streets and roads. No manifesto was distributed by air drop nor was there a state of martial law issued, America elected an Authoritarian aka Trump Regime 2.0

In the post industrial era of America political, cultural, and economic realities are unlike anything our country has experienced. The very fabric of life in this era is altered by the forces of technology and the global economy and marketplace.Traditional platforms of interaction with elected officials has been fundamentally altered.  The Federal Government via Executive Orders has now replaced the local elected legislatures ( city councils)  and the core of power. 

The micro polices of local governance have been structurally altered with the micro intervention of the Federal Government  aka DOGE into the daily operational management of the local public sector.

Into this new platform of political metrics the role of governance has been forever fundamentally altered. The ruling class in partnership with centralized a private billionaire has altered the Federal government and has designed and modeled a form of governance which removes local  representatives from their  local oversight and control of the daily public sector and public services ( to include Educational districts)  and replaced them with a new Federal centered paradigm for governance  aka DOGE

The new global marketplace of goods and services  require a new type of governance structure which is efficient and measured. This new model is driven not by consensus and policy concerns of the community  but by mandates and financial objectives of the marketplace as defined by the Federal government under the control of Trump 

Policy is no longer driven by the will of the people. What underwrites the role of political systems now is administrative platform designed and shaped by the Federal government via the edicts of Trump where there are no decision makers the reflect ghe diversity of America . Local themes and interests no longer have standing nor social or cultural currency.

Civic principles which historically  have focused on the community are now factored as economic metrics rather than civic goals. What is more  important is not the percentage of voters who cast a vote but the percentage of voters that are in compliance with DOGE driven administrative  budgets and fiscal policies.The notions of democracy and the will of the people no longer have any currency in this real time regime change' model  being played out 

The DOGE (Emergency Manager) is tasked with defined administrative objectives none which have the people's agenda, America is no longer a place where public policy is underwritten by elected representatives of the people. The 'regime changes' in America have been accomplished  and has transpired without a body count, political prisoners or blood in the streets. 

Citizens live under a threat of a surreal state of martial law,compliance and surveillance are here and resistance is the only way forward to save America


Greg Thrasher

Director 

Plane Ideas

Alternative Think Tank 

USA

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Political Gymnastics -Knee Bending to Trump

Of late in our nation people, institutions and businesses that were once revered and recognized as principled are now bending the knee to Trumpism


To witness such cowardice , hypocrisy and surrender is disturbing and unfortunately continues not with regrets but with a sense of glee and eagerness 


Soon and not later Americans will confront on demand requests for their ‘papers’


Soon and not later the deportations that are assaulting the safety of people who don’t look like MAGA or share the religious beliefs of Judaism and Christianity will now  be expanded 


Sexual Identity, Partisan Politics and of course the RACE on an American will be triggered and when that happens in America the collapse of our republic will end 



Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Dept of Injustice

Trump’s has now made the White House in 2025 the Whitest place in our federal government. The DOJ will no longer open cases involving police shootings of unarmed Black Americans 

The DOJ will no longer seek punishment or sanctions against Police Departments across America that have extensive incidents of police misconduct etc etc

White racists like Trump emboldened more White racists …. During the Civil Rights Era of America our law enforcement agencies frequently intimidated and harassed Civil Rights workers with immunity , I expect even worse from the DOJ and now law enforcement agencies in America 

Look around and there is an obvious absence of Black Americans in the inner circle of Trump, no lawyers, nor advisors not even a driver 

Trump has created a silo that excludes Black Americans in any pivotal decision making process that creates policy in  our nation

Trump has no interest in the lives of Black Americans except his deliberate assault on DEI  across the spectrum of our federal government including high ranking Black Americans in our military 

This policy of racial segregation in the White House is outrageous and unacceptable and at its core disgraceful and extremely disturbing 

                   Resist 2 Exist(c)

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Betrayal

 Betrayal 

The ease in which so many public institutions, private businesses , colleges and even our military rushed to embraced the erasure of DEI in their operations was shocking on so many layers 

The message to Black Americans in particular was truly disturbing and on many personal levels chilling knowing even many of our White peers gleefully championed Trump’s racist EO’s

Once again in our own country the stark realization that , We never really mattered  and these acts of betrayal despite our loyalty as forever customers , student athletes  and dedicated volunteers  had zero currency and value  this truth stings and will leave regrettably scars 

Black Americans believed , We were part of the corporate  mission and university culture , and the mantra of  no person in the military  would be left behind was a lie and nothing more that hollow slogans and empty banter 

Trump’s racist DEI edicts will forever leave scars in Black Americans and our communities…..

Resist 2 Exist(c)

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Harvard’s Performative Resistance

 Before the rush to declare that Harvard as the lone university aka White Knight in resisting the Trump’s agenda it is factually true that Harvard was already bending the knee and capitulating to Trump


‘Harvard moved to oust two leaders of its Center for Middle Eastern Studies, paused a partnership with a Palestinian university, then agreed to start one with an Israeli school.

Harvard was also not among the top universities listed as plaintiffs in court challenges to the Trump administration’s proposed changes to research-funding formulas.’ (NYT4-16-25)


So given these facts is Harvard now just engaging in negotiations and posturing ? Is this an act of reactionary performative art by Harvard and nothing 

Hmmm…

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The Betrayal of many White Progressives

Frequently in MSM and Substack there is this fixation over White Progressives and their importance in a variety of issues 


Black America has never been fixated with White Progressives especially Black Activists and why is that?

Many White Progressives are unfortunately very situational and simply not reliable when they should be especially with regards to issues like Civil Rights and Politics 

For example witnessing so many of them betraying Black Americans on DEI , Academic Freedom and issues surrounding Israel and Antisemitism 

When Trump was elected this feat was not solely the result of MAGA but also the fact that many White Liberals and Progressives didn’t want Harris as POTUS for obvious reasons  gender and race.

Yes without question many White Progressives are still our allies and won’t betray Black America but unfortunately many will when it really matters 



Antisemitism as a prop for Deplorable Messaging

It is extremely disturbing to observe so many in the Jewish diaspora in America supporting the racist political and polarization in our nation by Donald Trump.

To witness prominent Jewish leaders in particular remain silent and tolerant of inserting the real time  evil of Antisemitism as a prop and performative politics that seek to silence Academic Freedom and DEI in our educational institutions and other venues in our country is disheartening and disgusting.

For those Jews of color in the Jewish diaspora being a witness to the affirmation and acceptance of the politics of antisemitism as a tool of  marketing and messaging by Trump with approval and tolerance by so many Jewish leaders and groups is not only extremely divisive but disturbing.

There has always been an under current of bigotry, racism including extreme conservatism in the Jewish diaspora that is ignored, deflected and soaked in denial.

For Jews of color in America the reality of racism is far more significant and evident than acts of antisemitism  in America, in this context observing prominent Jewish leaders and groups applauding and appeasing Trump’s attacks on Academic Freedom and DEI is unacceptable and deplorable.

The embracing of such a twisted and divisive usage and messaging o of weaponizing antisemitism will create a breach inside the Jewish diaspora that will cause incredible harm and damage.

The Jewish Diaspora cannot allow this to happen 

Shalom

Greg Thrasher 
Director 
Plane Ideas 
Alternative Think Tank 
USA