There were two races in my local school district that I just voted on. I don't even have kids of my own, but it's important to me that the next generation gets the best education possible. Since I didn't know any of the candidates, I was digging up their backgrounds and endorsements and a couple of them were proudly affiliated with "Moms for Liberty"...and that is an automatic 'nope' from me. That group is a toxin with a carefully chose name to sound reasonable. They aren't.
Good for parents.
Good for the community, too. It takes a village to get rid of that astroturf group.
On god dude. Adults w/o kids should consider investing in the next generation, especially when your investment is actually just you weighing in on governance.
You’re gonna be an old fart with lots of needs very soon and the grand majority (maybe not, idk how close things are after boomer pop resides) are gonna be younger and your decisions, like it or not, made them in some part who they are
Sure is. Better for the kids even
They sure seemed like it. They were caught quoting Hitler in one of their "liberty" newsletters and then couldn't believe anyone had an issue with it. If you are quoting the leader of the Nazi party you might be Nazis...
Meanwhile in my hometown one of their supporters got elected the other day
This group answers the question: "what if a bunch of total Karens pined for the ability to form a death squad"?
That's right Repubs be scared of Mom's (for Liberty) taint lol
https://www.livevoterturnout.com/ENR/lehighpaenr/6/en/Index_6.html
I was looking through the winners and was wondering what DAR meant?
We have to make sure we vote locally, because that's how the GOP are trying to pass their agenda, especially for judges , DA and so on.
I think it might be Democrat and republican. According this article, at least one of them won both parties nominations. And it only shows up when there's a single candidate.
That's Gavin Holihan, he won both party's primaries somehow.
You and me both honey.
IANAA, are they rabid Trump fans?
Moms for Liberty, a heavily funded astroturf organization linked to GOP leadership, wasn't especially subtle in its strategies, pinpointing a handful of swing districts in purple states, like Virginia and Pennsylvania, and targeting school board elections, which are usually low turnout and easy to win. Once installed, Moms for Liberty members started banning books and Pride flags, as well as protesting that teachers were "grooming" kids with "smut," which usually meant either a history book or acclaimed, age-appropriate fiction. The idea was to create moral panics around sex and race that could tip national elections towards Republicans.
From the article.
I read that too, but still wasn't sure... though I guess there's a ton of belief overlap that makes it obvious
Pretty much. They came to Rio Rancho and were cussed out for even showing up. Something similar happened in Albuquerque as well. Except they weren't considered a far right extremist organization by the southern poverty law center at the he time.
They’re more about banning books and rewriting history. I’m sure there’s overlap with being a Trump fan but I don’t think Trump is necessarily what it’s about. They’re trying to brainwash kids to think slavery is good and gays don’t exist and nonsense like that
They're openly Hitler fans.
Obviously
some Republican candidates wanted the group to keep its distance, fearful of the taint.
LOL
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