News & Updates
Ramona Paravola
History teaches us that authoritarian movements often don't begin with tanks in the streets, but with the slow erosion of justice. During the Cultural Revolution in China and under Soviet rule in the USSR, leaders implemented a two-tiered legal system: law-abiding citizens were persecuted, while criminals who served the regime's goals were protected. It was a strategy of destabilization — keep ordinary people afraid, reward chaos, and dismantle trust in the system.
Sound familiar?
Today in Chicago, we see echoes of that same playbook. Violent offenders are released with little or no bail. Criminals terrorize neighborhoods while ordinary citizens are told to stand down or risk prosecution if they defend themselves. Law-abiding families live in fear, while the political machine protects the very conditions that keep chaos alive. It's not justice — it's control.
The parallels are undeniable. Just as communist regimes targeted "counter-revolutionaries," Chicago's ruling elite target anyone who challenges their grip on power. Citizens demanding safe streets, election integrity, or accountability from government are smeared, silenced, or threatened. Meanwhile, the culture of lawlessness grows — not by accident, but by design. A destabilized city is easier to control, and a fearful population is easier to manipulate into voting the same way every election.
Chicago Flips Red exists to break that cycle. We know that safety, fairness, and freedom are not "radical" demands — they are the foundation of a free society. That's why we are calling for the National Guard to restore order, a forensic audit to restore accountability, and the deportation of illegal immigrants who are draining jobs, housing, and schools from citizens.
We also believe in returning to the Constitution's original vision: government by ordinary citizens, not career politicians. Real people stepping forward for one or two terms to serve their neighbors with honesty — not to build empires for themselves. That's why in the months ahead we will host candidate interviews, volunteer workshops, and grassroots training for poll watchers and election judges.
Chicago doesn't need more of the same. It needs a movement that isn't afraid to tell the truth: the chaos we see today is the same chaos authoritarian regimes have always used to keep power. But just as those systems eventually collapsed, so too can Chicago's corrupt machine — if ordinary people stand up together.
That's why we fight. That's why we flip. And that's why Chicago Flips Red.