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In reply to the discussion: Imagine being so brainwashed [View all]ancianita
(41,741 posts)21. You can also thank Henry S. Dent (originator of the 'Southern Strategy'),
also thank a bunch of billionaires and operatives who've been at this for a damned long time ...
Jack Abramoff, Marc Andreessen,
Steve Bannon(RW war room strategist) , Roy Cohn(chief prosecutor of the Rosenbergs, lead counsel for McCarthy)
Paul Dans (Proj. 2025), James Dobson (Focus on the family),
Matt Drudge (zone flooder) Jerry Falwell,
Edwin Feulner (co founder of the Heritage foundation), Charlie Kirk(Turning Point USA),
Wm Kristol, Leonard Leo,
Bob & Rebekah Mercer, Stephen Miller(Homeland Security advisor & senior advisor to the prez),
Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk,
James O'Keefe(Project Veritas), Jack Prosobiec (conspiracy theorist)
Sidney Powell, Chaya Raichik(anti-LGBTQ on TikTok),
Ralph Reed(Christian Coalition), Kevin Roberts (Heritage Action),
Karl Rove (political strategist & Bush senior advisor), Richard Mellon Scaife (billionaire partner with the Mercers)
Phyllis Schlafly, Roger Stone(New Right lobbyist & strategist)
PeterThiel (PayPal & Palantir),Ginni Thomas,
Paul Weyrich (co founder of Heritage foundation of creator of ALEC), Susie Wiles
The word liberal comes from the Latin word liber, meaning "free". This root word relates to English words such as liberty.The word "liberal" was first used in the context of education to describe a "liberal arts" education suitable for a free-born man, and later evolved to describe a political stance that favored freedom and an open society, everything the people above continue to work against.

Just throwin' these in here because our founders were prescient and badass...


Jack Abramoff, Marc Andreessen,
Steve Bannon(RW war room strategist) , Roy Cohn(chief prosecutor of the Rosenbergs, lead counsel for McCarthy)
Paul Dans (Proj. 2025), James Dobson (Focus on the family),
Matt Drudge (zone flooder) Jerry Falwell,
Edwin Feulner (co founder of the Heritage foundation), Charlie Kirk(Turning Point USA),
Wm Kristol, Leonard Leo,
Bob & Rebekah Mercer, Stephen Miller(Homeland Security advisor & senior advisor to the prez),
Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk,
James O'Keefe(Project Veritas), Jack Prosobiec (conspiracy theorist)
Sidney Powell, Chaya Raichik(anti-LGBTQ on TikTok),
Ralph Reed(Christian Coalition), Kevin Roberts (Heritage Action),
Karl Rove (political strategist & Bush senior advisor), Richard Mellon Scaife (billionaire partner with the Mercers)
Phyllis Schlafly, Roger Stone(New Right lobbyist & strategist)
PeterThiel (PayPal & Palantir),Ginni Thomas,
Paul Weyrich (co founder of Heritage foundation of creator of ALEC), Susie Wiles
The word liberal comes from the Latin word liber, meaning "free". This root word relates to English words such as liberty.The word "liberal" was first used in the context of education to describe a "liberal arts" education suitable for a free-born man, and later evolved to describe a political stance that favored freedom and an open society, everything the people above continue to work against.

Just throwin' these in here because our founders were prescient and badass...


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