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RandySF

(86,317 posts)
Wed May 17, 2023, 12:16 PM May 2023

The Right-Wing Money And Influence Behind Moms For Liberty

Moms for Liberty (M4L) claims the organization was started by moms.

But it is hard to believe that three mothers in Florida could start up a grassroots group on January 1, 2021, and then, within a matter of weeks and months, wind up on Rush Limbaugh, Tucker Carlson’s show, Glenn Beck, and Fox News. However, there is a shadowy network of money and influence in right-wing political circles that could arrange that easily.

Among M4L’s financial supporters and profile boosters are some of the most influential organizations, media operations, and wealthy donors in the vast theater of the right-wing propaganda machine.

And it would be a mistake to believe M4L’s agenda is exclusively about maternal concerns over what children learn in schools. Instead, most of the organization’s purported success seems to be in helping to advance a much broader right-wing political agenda through electoral politics. In its short history, M4L has already been credited with helping to engineer a “massive victory,” according to Salon, and ensuring a string of wins for a number of Republican candidates in school board elections across Florida.

Looking ahead at the upcoming elections, M4L is expected to provide the “foot soldiers” for the reelection bid of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and many also expect to see the M4L soldiering for DeSantis in the 2024 presidential race.





https://buckscountybeacon.com/2022/10/the-right-wing-money-and-influence-behind-moms-for-liberty/

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The Right-Wing Money And Influence Behind Moms For Liberty (Original Post) RandySF May 2023 OP
Moms for Liberty??? atreides1 May 2023 #1
That's What I'd Call Them NowISeetheLight May 2023 #3
Klanned Karenhood underpants May 2023 #7
They are well-financed and well-organized terrorists dalton99a May 2023 #2
Criminal NowISeetheLight May 2023 #4
"Christians" atreides1 May 2023 #6
Historical Parallels NowISeetheLight May 2023 #8
K&R for visibility. Masquerading as concerned parents just like bronxiteforever May 2023 #5
Did Rush come back from the dead, I certainly hope he hasn't? MagickMuffin May 2023 #9

NowISeetheLight

(4,002 posts)
3. That's What I'd Call Them
Wed May 17, 2023, 12:22 PM
May 2023

I agree with the OP. They're way to organized and funded to be "grassroots".

dalton99a

(95,337 posts)
2. They are well-financed and well-organized terrorists
Wed May 17, 2023, 12:19 PM
May 2023
https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy3gnq/what-is-moms-for-liberty
A Far-Right Moms Group Is Terrorizing Schools in the Name of Protecting Kids
Moms for Liberty has targeted teachers, administrators, parents, and school board members, orchestrating harassment campaigns that have left people fearing for their safety—and in some cases, their lives.
by David Gilbert
April 26, 2023, 6:00am

NowISeetheLight

(4,002 posts)
4. Criminal
Wed May 17, 2023, 12:25 PM
May 2023

OK after reading this I totally thing parents are NOT the best ones to decide what's best for their kids in every case. This article is horrible and these "Christian Moms" are fascists fanatics.

atreides1

(16,799 posts)
6. "Christians"
Wed May 17, 2023, 12:30 PM
May 2023

The women in the group described below, were "Christian", too!!!


The National Socialist Women's League (German: Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft, abbreviated NS-Frauenschaft) was the women's wing of the Nazi Party.


NowISeetheLight

(4,002 posts)
8. Historical Parallels
Wed May 17, 2023, 12:31 PM
May 2023

While history may not always repeat itself... it can certainly be SIMILAR!

bronxiteforever

(11,212 posts)
5. K&R for visibility. Masquerading as concerned parents just like
Wed May 17, 2023, 12:25 PM
May 2023

Swift boat liars against Kerry or
Tea Party against Obama or
Parents Defending Education President Nicole Neily previously worked at the libertarian Cato Institute and the Independent Women's Forum, another conservative group that has produced a template letter for activists challenging school mask mandates. or
Turning Point USA, a group closely allied with Trump through its leader, Charlie Kirk, started School Board Watchlist or
The worst the “federalist society” Other early donors included the Scaife Foundation and the Koch family foundations. Donors to the Federalist Society have included Google, Chevron, Charles G. and David H. Koch; the family foundation of Richard Mellon Scaife; and the Mercer family.


https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1049078199/a-look-at-the-groups-supporting-school-board-protesters-nationwide

Tear the masks off from these groups who hide their masters in the darkness.

MagickMuffin

(18,362 posts)
9. Did Rush come back from the dead, I certainly hope he hasn't?
Wed May 17, 2023, 12:34 PM
May 2023





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