American Checklist™

A lot of things have changed since Donald Trump's first presidency, and a lot will be different about his second presidency, should he win. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young share predictions for the upcoming election, factoring in all of the changes that have taken place in the U.S. and in the world.

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The Republican takeover at the state level began during the Obama administration.

Since the beginning, New York and California have been the two biggest American states, population-wise.

This is the first time in history that California is giving up seats, and it's because of the outpouring of population from California to mainly red states.

The U.S. does not tend to choose presidents who come from the country's biggest states.

Donald Trump is the only person who learned politics by getting elected President of the United States.

Trump now understands that an empty chair is better than a chair occupied by the wrong person.

The rules that applied up until 2016 were all Cold War policies and considerations.

The Biden White House is deliberately trying to set the stage for the U.S. to be at war with Russia.

What happened in Afghanistan was a replay of the abandonment of Saigon and the Vietnam War.

High-level bureaucrats don't really relate to Americans.

For the last 75 years, the United States has helped the rest of the world prosper by providing security and stability. This has come to an end, even though many people argue the U.S. should continue acting as protector and financier. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young give examples of world change happening right now and discuss the very different positions that the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are in when it comes to the future. In This Episode: The Republican Party is far more optimistic about the future than the Democrats are. This isn't the same Republican Party that Americans grew up with. There's a big shift going on in the world, which means there has to be a big shift going on in the country. The Democratic Party has no "basics" because they've distanced themselves from the American Constitution. The U.S. created the entire global economy so that as many countries as possible could make their way up the ladder in terms of quality of life and living standards. Russia and China have been experiencing their best times in history because the U.S. made it possible. The government not allowing its people to see information automatically makes people skeptical. The two main courts that are the future of law in the United States are the circuit courts and the courts of appeals. Resources: The Storm Before the Calm by George Friedman Blunt Force Truth podcast with Chuck Woolery and Mark Young

The Democratic Party has been the dominant party in American politics for most of the past few decades, but they may soon be facing a long period of losing. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss some of the issues currently facing the Democrats and share predictions about the party's future.

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The socialist wing of the Democratic Party is now its controlling faction.

The U.S. is the most protected country on the planet.

The Democrats are allied with the old European culture that the American Revolution got the country away from.

Society has gotten much more complex, so it needs more agencies, but not to the degree that we have agencies today.

The U.S. federal government is the largest single employer on the planet, but they produce nothing, which is a drag on society and the economy.

Corporate America has been receiving bribes from China.

The U.S. isn't even in the same category as any other country because it's essentially a continental empire.

When the federal government makes a decision, it's a one-size-fits-all decision, and that doesn't work across the entire country.

The Democratic Party overplays their hand because they know the end is coming.

Resources:

Blunt Force Truth podcast

Only One Party Might Never Recover

As we inch closer to the U.S. midterms, it's clear that the Democratic Party is in a horrible situation based on their unpopular policies and decisions. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss some of the issues facing the Democrats right now and how they seem to be ignoring them rather than listening to voters.

Highlights:

• Increase solar panels: President Biden isn't using the Defense Act to generate more oil or to cut oil prices; he's using it to increase solar panels.
• Not grasping: The left says people need to buy electric cars, but they're not grasping that the cheapest electric car costs $40,000 to $60,000.
• Totally disconnected: The bureaucracies are totally disconnected from the people on the ground, working in every state.
• Can't message correctly: You can't message correctly to a people you've never personally interacted with.
• Not same education: Some people think others are where they are because they don't have the same education.
• A class war: There's a class war between the very small majority of leftists who have college educations and the rest of the country.
• You get out voted: The problem with being a contemptuous minority is that you get out voted on voting day.
• The proper authorities: The proper authorities to determine whether abortion is permitted in the U.S. are the governments of the individual states.
• Most people: Most people who seek power never want to relinquish power.
• Been a liar: If you observe President Biden's career over the past 50 years, he has always been a liar.
• Crush the party: A big loss in November would launch a civil war in the Democratic Party, which will crush the party for the next two decades

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The U.S. Constitution says that states are in charge of voting. This brings up a lot of complications and a lot of controversies. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss many factors that affect politics and voting in the United States and some of the issues that will be important in the up coming election.

Highlights:

Closest to what: Philosophical conservatives might support the Republican party because Republican candidates are the closest to what they want.

The Libertarian problem: The problem that Libertarians have had is that they can't stand being withone another.

A moderateRepublican: By today's standards, John F. Kennedywould probably beconsidered a moderateRepublican.

A different party: Politicians sometimes have a better chance of winning a race if they run for a different party.

Themselves in danger: Universities, corporations, and bureaucracies are putting themselves in danger by the way they're currently talking about issues.

Not the solution: The American people are seeing for the first time that government is not the solution to their problems.

No collective bargaining: Unlike at the state level, there's no collective bargaining in the federal civil service.

The common thread: When you look at bureaucrats, the common thread is a lack of accountability

Coming Back Stronger, Two Years Later

Although a lot of businesses suffered over the past two years of the global pandemic, many entrepreneurs have not only survived, but actually expanded and grown. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young talk about how and why they thrived during the lockdown and what they believe things will be like now that we're getting back to meeting in person.

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Keep it moving: For certain types of audiences, you have to keep things moving in order to keep their attention and focus.

Talk about them: A reliable way to keep your clients engaged is to avoid abstractions and talk only about the clients.

Feeling very strong: Entrepreneurs who were able to expand and grow over the last two years are feeling very strong right now.

Less fragile: Entrepreneurial companies who receive coaching are less fragile than they'd otherwise be.

On check writers: The best people on whom to test out a new product or service are the people who write your checks.

Marketing and sales change: Your marketing and sales have to change according to your client base.

Three areas: For organizations to work properly, they need to have three great areas of skill on their team—people to make things up, people to make things real, and people to make them recur.

First in memories: The lockdown has been the first time in many people's memories when Americans have been unable to buy things when they want it, even though they have the money.

Present an opportunity: A scarcity of products can present an opportunity to the right entrepreneur.

Resources:

Mark Young's new book, HYPNO-TI$ING

Blunt Force Truth Podcast

My Plan For Living To 156 by Dan Sullivan

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Created and Blueprinted: The U.S. was created and blueprinted by the Founding Fathers to be an entrepreneurial republic.

Not Their Mindset: When you have people who say they hate America, it's because the country wasn't designed for people with their mindset.

Many Are Concerned: Many people on the right are concerned that progressivism, socialism, and even communism have taken hold in America and areabout to swallow the country up.

Can Only Grow: Progressivism can't grow on the basis of the marketplace. It can only grow on the expansion of government.

Unfortunate By-Product: One of the unfortunate by-products of war is that it expandst he agencies of government in a very non-accountable way.

Tend to Gravitate: Americans who believe in progressivism tend to gravitate toward jobs in government and media, making it seem like the movement is much larger than it actually is.

Throughout the history of the United States, there have always been empires confronting the country. Currently, that is The Chinese Communist Party, and there are many aspects of the regime's history and way of doing business that most Americans aren't aware of. Dan Sullivan and Mark Young discuss China's history, its current motivations, and how things have changed now that Trump is no longer in office.

• America always gets stronger from taking on empires that confront them.

• The Chinese Communist Party sees themselves as the rightful heir to run the world.

• Quality of life in China has improved, but it's nowhere near the quality of life in the U.S.

• China is often desperate because exports represent their entire economy.

• There's no history of China interacting positively with the rest of the world.

• America is the best investment in the world right now.

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Oprah's interview with Donald Trump (1988): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEPs17_AkTI

The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan: https://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Superpower-Generation-American-Preeminence/dp/1455583669/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page

Why The Biggest Corporations Have Many Enemies Now that Donald Trump has announced a class action lawsuit against Google, Facebook, and Twitter, a lot of facts will come to light about how these enormous companies profit from their users. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young explain how these corporations use their users' attention to make money and reveal other practices you might not have been aware of. • Personal liability: In filing a class action suit against not only companies but their CEOs, Donald Trump is trying to attach personal liability.

• Creating control: By creating a class action suit, Donald Trump has made himself the lead plaintiff, which means he'll have control even if there are many other plaintiffs.

• Selling your data: While they're free to use, Facebook and Twitter make money by selling their users' data.

• Misusing your attention: A cause of bother that you might not have identified is that other people are misusing your attention.

• Causes depression: Facebook can cause depression by making you think your life isn't as good as other people's.

• Long-term disintegration: The Democratic Party is in a state of long-term disintegration now because they don't have a single issue that's popular with the public.

The Unhealthy Mind When Gratitude Goes Missing

Despite Democrats winning the presidency, the whole party is still wildly unhappy and dissatisfied despite having total control. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Mark Young theorize why this is, and why things have become so politically polarized in the U.S.

Even unhappier: Not being able to blame Trump for all the world's problems anymore has made Democrats even more insufferable and unhinged.

Angry combination: The combination of narcissism, envy, and a lack of gratitude makes for an angry person.

Sooner or later: If you hang out with angry, unhealthy people, sooner or later you'll catch the bug yourself.

Availability bias: The trend to believe everything Democrats claim is because of the overwhelming bias of the socialist media.

Confirmation bias: Social media platforms use algorithms to deliver information that matches your belief system, keeping you from seeing other points of view.

Envious wants: Envious people often don't want what the other person has; they just want the other person to not have it.