Koch-backed group fuels opposition to school mask mandates, leaked letter shows

[reACTIONary]

Source: Washington Post

A template letter circulated by Independent Women’s Forum offers a glimpse into a well-resourced campaign against public health regulations.

The document offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a well-financed conservative campaign to undermine regulations that health authorities say are necessary to contain the coronavirus. The frustration of many parents who want a greater say is deeply felt, school superintendents say. But their anger is also being fueled by organized activists whose influence is ordinarily veiled.

The letter was made available on Tuesday to paying members of the Independent Women’s Network, a project of the Independent Women’s Forum and Independent Women’s Voice that markets itself as a “members-only platform that is free from censorship and cancellation.” Both are nonprofits once touted by their board chairman and CEO, Heather Higgins, as part of a unique tool in the “Republican conservative arsenal” because, “Being branded as neutral but actually having the people who know, know that you’re actually conservative puts us in a unique position.”

Read more: https://wapo.st/3l3gOXu

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Link is paywall fee.

[StClone]

1. Koch tentacles

Would they not be content just counting their billions!? No, they have the power to do whatever whim they entertain. Take for instance your local grocery store. Take some random item, let's say plastic wrapping paper and other supplies. Likely they order those from a supplier called Bunzl. The oil wells, the refiners, the plastic manufacture, and trucking, and more are all owned by Koch which supply Bunzl...as well as Bunzl itself.

[LiberalFighter]

6. A graphic depicting that needs to be created.

[jalan48]

2. The Koch's want to rewrite the Constitution and make it more favorable to their business interests.

The opportunity to do that will be better if the country is in a state of chaos (Shock Doctrine}. The more chaos the better it suits the Kochs.

[Evolve Dammit]

3. "We the People" has become a cruel joke. Citizens United set us back even further.

[sakabatou]

4. Guess the Koch's want people to die

[mwooldri]

5. Except the people who work for them.

Guardian Industries (makers of glass) have a mask mandate at their facilities. I can't vouch for other parts of the Koch Industries conglomerate as I haven't visited those places but given that the mask signs at Guardian explicitly talk about Koch rather than Guardian I think it's safe to say masks are required at all of their company facilities.

[Turbineguy]

7. Dead customers

buy products.

I read it on the internet!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Fucking liars: "Being branded as neutral but actually... conservative puts us in a unique position."

“Being branded as neutral but actually having the people who know, know that you’re actually conservative puts us in a unique position.”

[The Fifty Stateman]

9. Kochsuckers!

Let's hope they're reunited ASAP.

[KS Toronado]

11. Welcome to DU !

First time I've seen the term "Kochsuckers", almost cost me a keyboard.

[The Fifty Stateman]

12. KS Toronado?

Okay, I'm guessing the second part refers to a car. As for the KS, let's see. . .ah! You're a KISS fan! I should introduce you to Dorothy, my rock-loving cousin from Wichita!

[KS Toronado]

14. You're very observant

Yes it's a white 1970 Oldsmobile Toronado, great highway car. Sorry got a girl friend, did live in
Wichita for 40 years, worked every aircraft manufacturer there in tooling. Prefer C & W

[Champp]

10. Sleazebutt Republican billionaires attack America with bullshit

As usual. Freaking evil billionaire Republicans warring on Americans.

[StClone]

13. Is there a book on that?

Why do certain people have so much drive, and success, attain power and then see that for reason they are somehow above the masses. They want to live by their rules. Others are seen as not only their lesser but not even worth the time of day. Whims they are certain of must apply to how the entire world should work and are determined to destroy everything to follow that fancy. The psychology, or psychopathology, of that must be studied and laid out somewhere.

[BlueWavePsych]

15. Ditto