Patriots, it's time for some tough love. While Republicans have spent decades playing patty-cake and worrying about "optics," the radical left has been systematically dismantling everything we hold dear—and they didn't lose a minute of sleep over it.
A powerful new wake-up call from The Federalist cuts straight to the heart of the conservative movement's biggest weakness: the misguided belief that exercising political power is somehow beneath us. This backwards thinking has cost us dearly, and it's exactly why President Trump's unapologetic approach has been such a game-changer.
Think about it, folks. While Republicans clutched their pearls about "norms" and "decorum," Democrats weaponized the FBI against parents at school board meetings, turned the DOJ into their personal attack dog, and used Big Tech to silence half the country. Did they hesitate? Did they worry about being "too aggressive"? Hell no.
The Trump Difference
This is precisely why Trump's second term has been so effective. Unlike the weak-kneed establishment Republicans of the past, Trump understands that power unused is power lost. His mass deportation program, his DOGE efficiency initiative with Elon Musk, his systematic dismantling of woke policies—this is what happens when conservatives finally decide to fight fire with fire.
"We can exercise power, or we can allow our enemies to exercise it," the article states bluntly. "Choose wisely."
The choice couldn't be clearer. Every day Republicans spend wringing their hands about "going too far" is another day the left uses to indoctrinate our children, flood our borders, and destroy our economy. They're not interested in playing fair—so why should we tie one hand behind our backs?
Stephen Miller and the rest of Trump's team get it. They're not apologizing for using every legal tool at their disposal to secure our border and deport criminal aliens. They're not asking permission to gut the administrative state that's been strangling American businesses for decades.
The question is: will the rest of the Republican Party finally learn this lesson, or will they go back to being the "principled losers" the moment Trump leaves office? America's future depends on the answer.