Good News: JD Vance‘s Favorite Blogger Plans Escape from USA

Amid so much gloomy news, here’s a spot of cheer: One of the key thinkers behind the Republican Party’s authoritarian project is getting cold feet.

Curtis Yarvin—the anti-democratic ideologue who helped shape Donald Trump’s approach—now believes American democracy will outlast this administration.

He’s so sure democracy will survive that he’s already planning his exit:

Click here to read “Panicked Curtis Yarvin—JD Vance guru—Plans to Flee USA.”:

Curtis Yarvin, the anti-American “Dark Enlightenment” guru credited as “the philosopher behind JD Vance,” believes the Trump administration is doomed to fail.

Fearing retribution from a future Democratic administration, a terrified Yarvin declared on October 5 that he is already planning to flee the country.

Writing on Substack, Yarvin said the Trump administration is mostly engaging in performative theater and failing to fully destroy the nation’s democratic institutions. He fears this will inevitably lead to a backlash once Democrats regain power:

Because the vengeance meted out after its failure will dwarf the vengeance after 2020—because the successes of the second revolution are so much greater than the first—I feel that I personally have to start thinking realistically about how to flee the country.

Why does Yarvin matter? His thinking has become a core part of the Trump administration’s approach. Elon Musk’s DOGE largely followed Yarvin’s blueprint for purging the federal government. Right-wing efforts to take control of universities and media outlets also mirror his ideas. So, Yarvin’s panic is a good sign for democracy. He sees a future in which Democrats return to power, and he fears the consequences.

Click here to read “Where JD Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Ideas” in the New Republic.

Remember: As hard as these people are trying to destroy the country, their plan to dismantle the United States is far from perfect.

If anything, they seem to be flailing. Don’t get me wrong: This is a bad situation, and the worst is yet to come. But we appear to be dealing with sloppy amateurs who haven’t fully thought this through (remember when Elon Musk dramatically quit the White House and declared that Trump is in the Epstein files).

With so much bad news these days, it’s easy to adopt defeatist thinking. Trump has sent troops into US cities, deployed ICE Gestapo goons to kidnap immigrants, and threatened to jail Democratic politicians. It’s natural to respond to these developments with fear.

But fear is a weapon of wannabe tyrants. The goal is to get you to give up without a struggle. If people think we are already living under a dictatorship, they are less likely to speak out. And the less people speak out, the more likely a dictatorship becomes.

In reality, these guys are making huge mistakes, and the polls show American voters largely rejecting their destructive antics. That’s why some of them are starting to worry about a future in which the American people fully wake up to the treachery that is being attempted in plain sight.

What can we do about it? Take to the streets! On October 18, millions of Americans will take to the streets in a national day of protest.

Click here to find a protest near you.

Know what terrifies fascists? The sight of millions of people bravely marching in the streets. Do your part—for your country!