{"id":2525776,"date":"2025-12-28T10:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-this-lib-who-converted-to-maga-nails-the-lefts-exact-plan-to-end-america-using-just-5-moves\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:30:12","slug":"opinion-this-lib-who-converted-to-maga-nails-the-lefts-exact-plan-to-end-america-using-just-5-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-this-lib-who-converted-to-maga-nails-the-lefts-exact-plan-to-end-america-using-just-5-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: This Lib Who Converted to MAGA Nails the Left\u2019s Exact Plan to End America Using Just 5 Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fopinion-this-lib-who-converted-to-maga-nails-the-lefts-exact-plan-to-end-america-using-just-5-moves%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2525776&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article profiles Matt Van Swol, a former Department of Energy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-anti-israel-activist-heading-to-biden-state-dept\/\" title=\"Report:\u00a0Anti-Israel Activist Heading to Biden State Dept\">nuclear scientist<\/a> turned social-media commentator adn landscape photographer who shifted from identifying as a liberal in 2020 to calling himself a conservative by 2025. It highlights a viral post in which Van Swol lists what he calls five clear goals of the political left: mass migration to win elections, mass gun control to disarm the populace, mass release of violent criminals for social-justice reasons, mass social welfare to create dependence, and mass control. The piece agrees with Van Swol and argues that recent Democratic policies and outcomes reflect those aims,citing border policy,gun-control debates,and criminal-justice decisions as evidence. To illustrate the criminal-justice point it cites the 2025 killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte and criticizes judges and media coverage. The article further contends that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >welfare expansion erodes freedom<\/a> and that centralized control would reduce individual autonomy. It concludes by questioning whether the left sincerely believes these policies will improve society or intentionally seeks harm.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One conservative commentator gave his take on the left&rsquo;s goals as a former liberal. They all sound about right.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Van Swol is a former nuclear scientist for the Department of Energy with a significant presence on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, having over 400,000 followers. When he isn&rsquo;t focusing on his work as a landscape photographer, Van Swol is giving his thoughts on pressing political matters.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, onlookers can see a dramatic shift in his politics from what they were five years ago. A side-by-side comparison shows the Van Swol of 2020, mask clad and a self-admitted liberal.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he has seemingly done a 180, declaring himself a conversative.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is me as a liberal in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>This is me as a conservative in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>What do you notice? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tkLHVjjZnj\">pic.twitter.com\/tkLHVjjZnj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattvanswol\/status\/1959703001234276784?\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is me as a liberal in 2020. This is me as a conservative in 2025. What do you notice?&rdquo; he asked his followers in an August post, clearly poking fun at himself.<\/p>\n<p>With that bit of context in mind, on Dec. 16, Van Swol, knowing the left&rsquo;s playbook from having been on their team, posted a reply to actor James Woods, listing five goals the left now has.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The goals of the Left have never been more clear, in my opinion: a) Mass migration to win elections b) Mass gun control to disarm the populace c) Mass release of violent criminals for social justice d) Mass social welfare so people are dependent e) Mass control,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s the game.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The goals of the Left have never been more clear, in my opinion:<\/p>\n<p>a) Mass migration to win elections<br \/> b) Mass gun control to disarm the populace<br \/> c) Mass release of violent criminals for social justice<br \/> d) Mass social welfare so people are dependent<br \/> e) Mass control<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s the game.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattvanswol\/status\/2000926339520741601?\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Each of Van Swol&rsquo;s points are easily observed in Democrat policies and their consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Joe Biden left the border vulnerable to an invasion of illegal aliens who would have made his party&rsquo;s rule ironclad. If Americans won&rsquo;t vote Democrat, simply import someone who will.<\/p>\n<p>Gun control could not be more relevant than it is today. Despite one issue being psychotic &ldquo;transgender&rdquo; individuals who go on killing sprees, the left uses every tragedy of slain innocents to push for the disarming of regular Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Oddly, when demographics are invoked as a means of exploring who is, by race and sex, making this country so dangerous, major media outlets put the focus on white men or &ldquo;right-wing extremists&rdquo; contrary to <a href=\"https:\/\/factually.co\/fact-checks\/justice\/racial-disparities-gun-crime-per-capita-dc53fb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the data<\/a> being clear about problems most common among young, black men.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska suffered multiple stab wounds leading to her death on public transport in Charlotte, North Carolina. The alleged attacker, DeCarlos Brown Jr., has a history of mental health problems and a long arrest record that dates back to 2011, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/25\/us-news\/ukrainian-refugee-23-who-fled-war-for-safer-life-in-us-knifed-to-death-by-homeless-career-criminal-in-north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Activist judges did not think his history of robbery, larceny, or threats warranted keeping him away from the civilized world, and so we all saw the consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Zarutska&rsquo;s story is unfortunately not isolated, but part of a pattern proving Van Swol&rsquo;s third point. The left sees these people as incapable of accountability. They are victims of the system and the biases against them.<\/p>\n<p>Brown only needed another chance and several more after that. He was not the issue, according to the left, but the arresting officers, the laws, and our society were.<\/p>\n<p>A welfare state is one without freedom, keeping people under the thumb of disconnected bureaucrats. Van Swol is correct is branding the goal as dependence. The left elevates government to demigod status.<\/p>\n<p>We need our housing, medical care, and food supply under government control, supposedly to weed out inequality. But history proves how disastrous these attempts can be when people live in misery, illness, and mass starvation.<\/p>\n<p>Broadly speaking, to Van Swol&rsquo;s final point, mass control is the goal. You don&rsquo;t determine who your officials are, you don&rsquo;t defend yourself, you don&rsquo;t have a say in who walks free in your communities, and you own nothing.<\/p>\n<p>The only question remains if the left actually believes these measures &mdash; spurred by gross incompetence &mdash; will create a better society, or if they are just evil enough to want to destroy this country.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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