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The 2025 MAGA Fracture and the Benefactors
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Posted By: earlybird, 11/12/2025 10:33:20 AM

On March 3rd through March 6th 2016, the Republican presidential primary was at the precipice of a key inflection point (Super Tuesday) when a large group of political leadership, tech titans, bankers and political influence agents assembled at the AEI summit in Sea Island, Georgia. Citation Here – Citation Here and Citation HERE (w/itinerary details) In the decade that passed, you have seen me reference this Sea Island group frequently, because the origin of where we are today can only be understood if you followed the outcome of that 2016 Sea Island meeting and the decade of activity therein.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: philsner 11/12/2025 10:57:20 AM (No. 2028895)
There will always be people seeking power, including the author.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Strike3 11/12/2025 12:22:38 PM (No. 2028938)
As has always been the case, the blanket problem that fries the giblets of anti-Trumpers on both sides of the aisle is that Donald Trump is not an establishment politician, he is an extremely talented man who is beating them at their own game. The "game" to them is control of the enormous US Treasury and the amount that can be carved out of for future support of campaigns. Policy is secondary to holding power. The sore point for the TDS-afflicted is not so much our support for Israel but our lack of support and enthusiasm for muslims. The same logic should be applied to these relationships is that applied by a single person who dates multiple people, which of them treats you better?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: LadyHen 11/12/2025 2:55:04 PM (No. 2028989)
Let's face it, the Israel thing is just another weak spot those varied and malignant forces aligned against us are testing for stress and potential fracture. They would love to split us up, divide and conquer and sadly, those who wish to make this a much bigger issue than it ever should be are winning. I mean how many of you even knew what this jerk Fuentes was saying (or even knew his name) prior to this present brouhaha? The best thing anyone could do is debate Fuentes. What is there to lose? Either show him up for an immature beta gamer boy influence grifter being all edge lord for clicks or possibly find some common ground, prove his racist world view wrong through your willingness to engage but try to understand the boiling resentment and frustration that has fueled him and those who listen to him. Regardless, that last part will play a role in everything political going forward for the next 2+ elections, ignore it at your own risk.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Citoyen 11/12/2025 5:33:40 PM (No. 2029062)
Paranoia is strong in this article in which the author views 2016 as a launching pad for bringing defeat to MAGA as well as President Trump. In his mythology Sundance labels Sea Island as the locus of all anti-Trump activity, although he neglects to identify any of the miscreants there. Names aplenty follow, most prominently Ron DeSantis, bête noire extrordinaire, as well as the popular Florida governor's wife. In Sundance's telling this couple is the reincarnation of Lord and Lady MacBeth. JD Vance and Elon Musk make appearances in the cast of those working dark magic to undermine MAGA. There is one serious point that Sundance makes, which is the refusal of the Republican controlled legislature to convert as many as is possible Trump's executive orders into laws and statutes. While Sundance believes this sloth is due to malice it is far more likely it is due to sheer laziness. Attacking our lackadaisical Congress would make a worthy task, Sundance prefers to traffic in the paranoia that never does produce beneficial results.
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