The Fascist Factory: Inside the American Moment's Bullshit Brigade
You know what really grinds my gears: These motherfuckers are literally training an army of baby fascists to infiltrate our government while pretending they give a shit about "families" and "prosperity."
When Democracy Gets Dry-Fucked by Think Tanks
"The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy." - Montesquieu
The stench of manufactured patriotism hits you like a freight train of fermented bullshit when you first encounter the American Moment. Founded in 2021, this conservative cesspool masquerades as some noble crusade for "strong families" and "national sovereignty," but scratch beneath that star-spangled veneer and you'll find something far more sinister - a calculated assault on democratic institutions wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. The political implications are as clear as a kick to the teeth: we're watching the systematic construction of an authoritarian pipeline, one fresh-faced intern at a time.
These aren't your grandfather's conservatives stumbling through policy debates with outdated talking points. No, this is a precision-engineered machine churning out ideological soldiers, each one trained to smile while they dismantle decades of progress. The American Moment doesn't just want to influence policy - they want to fucking own it, staff it, and bend it to their will like some twisted origami of oppression. With J.D. Vance perched on their advisory board like a vulture waiting for democracy to die, they're not even pretending to hide their connections to the broader authoritarian project.
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant." - Maximilien Robespierre
The psychological warfare here is breathtaking in its audacity. They're targeting young Americans - kids barely out of college who still have that intoxicating mix of ambition and naivety - and programming them like fucking Manchurian candidates for conservatism. The grooming process (and yes, that's exactly what this shit is) involves identifying vulnerable minds hungry for purpose and power, then feeding them a steady diet of nationalist propaganda disguised as "education." They call it credentialing; I call it indoctrination with a side of fascist fries.
What makes this psychological manipulation particularly insidious is how it exploits the natural human need for belonging and meaning. These young staffers aren't just learning policy positions - they're being initiated into a cult of personality where questioning the dogma means exile from the only professional network they've been allowed to build. The American Moment understands that if you control someone's career prospects, you control their thoughts, their votes, and ultimately their soul. It's Stockholm syndrome with healthcare benefits and a 401k.
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." - Kurt Vonnegut
The philosophical implications of this shit-show run deeper than a bottomless pit of despair. What we're witnessing is nothing less than the commodification of ideology itself - the transformation of political belief from something organic and evolving into a manufactured product, quality-tested and mass-produced for maximum authoritarian efficiency. The American Moment represents the ultimate perversion of democratic ideals: using the very freedoms our system provides to train an army dedicated to destroying those freedoms from within.
This isn't just about conservative versus liberal anymore - it's about whether we believe democracy should be a participatory process or a fucking spectator sport where the rules are written by whoever can afford the most indoctrinated referees. When organizations like the American Moment can openly operate as finishing schools for fascism, pumping out true believers faster than a assembly line of ideological automatons, we've crossed a philosophical Rubicon. They're not just participating in democracy; they're actively working to ensure that their version of "democracy" is the only game in town - one where dissent is treason, diversity is danger, and thinking for yourself is the ultimate sin.
The connection to Project 2025 isn't some conspiracy theory whispered in dark corners - it's right there in black and white, as brazen as a middle finger to anyone who gives a damn about democratic governance. This is the philosophical equivalent of watching someone build a guillotine in the town square while insisting they're just really passionate about carpentry. The American Moment isn't preparing staffers for government service; they're preparing foot soldiers for a coup that happens in slow motion, one hired zealot at a time.
The Shitstorm's Silver Lining (Spoiler: There Isn't One)
Here's the brutal fucking truth that should keep every thinking American awake at night: the American Moment isn't an anomaly - it's a symptom of a disease that's been metastasizing in our body politic for decades. They've taken the playbook of every authoritarian movement in history and given it a fresh coat of red, white, and blue paint. The real kick in the ass is that they're doing it all perfectly legally, using our own system's openness against us like some kind of democratic judo.
What makes my blood boil isn't just their existence - it's the sheer audacity of their messaging. "Strong families"? These motherfuckers wouldn't know a strong family if it bit them on their hypocritical asses. Their version of family values involves controlling women's bodies, demonizing LGBTQ+ folks, and ensuring that only their narrow definition of "family" gets any support or recognition. "National sovereignty"? That's just code for xenophobic nationalism dressed up in a suit and tie. And "prosperity"? Yeah, prosperity for the chosen few while everyone else can go fuck themselves with a rusty spoon.
The most terrifying part is how effective this shit is. While we're sitting here arguing about pronouns and cancel culture, these calculated bastards are playing the long game, placing their trained seals in positions throughout government where they can do maximum damage with minimum oversight. It's like watching termites eat your house from the inside while you're distracted by a cockroach in the kitchen. By the time you realize what's happening, the whole fucking structure is ready to collapse.
So what do we do about this festering boil on democracy's ass? First, we need to call it what it is: a deliberate, well-funded attempt to undermine democratic institutions and install a permanent conservative majority regardless of what voters actually want. Second, we need to understand that this isn't a battle of ideas anymore - it's a war for survival of democratic governance itself. And third, we need to get our shit together and start fighting back with the same level of organization and determination, because sitting on our asses hoping for the best is exactly what these fuckers are counting on.
The American Moment and its ilk represent everything that's wrong with modern conservatism: the abandonment of actual conservative principles in favor of raw power acquisition, the weaponization of young ambition for authoritarian ends, and the systematic destruction of democratic norms under the guise of patriotic duty. They're not building a movement; they're building a machine designed to crush dissent and install their vision of America whether we fucking want it or not.
Citations:
American Moment - InfluenceWatch. InfluenceWatch.org. Retrieved 2025.
Project 2025 Coalition Partners. Heritage Foundation Documentation. 2024.
Well said
and the worst part being - they're hurtling toward the Democratic-voting parts of USA to impose themselves by hook and crook the way their master terrorist putin of russia instructs them, all the while most of NONtRumputinist Americans still refuse to get serious about resisting and fighting them........