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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 Carlsons 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 M4Ls 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 M4Ls agenda is exclusively about maternal concerns over what children learn in schools. Instead, most of the organizations 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/
atreides1
(16,799 posts)More like Moms for Fascism
NowISeetheLight
(4,002 posts)I agree with the OP. They're way to organized and funded to be "grassroots".
underpants
(197,201 posts)as Ive seen it referred to here.
dalton99a
(95,337 posts)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 safetyand in some cases, their lives.
by David Gilbert
April 26, 2023, 6:00am
NowISeetheLight
(4,002 posts)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)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)While history may not always repeat itself... it can certainly be SIMILAR!
bronxiteforever
(11,212 posts)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.
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