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TexasTowelie

(112,125 posts)
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 10:49 AM Jun 2021

'Purple Parents' Hate Group Disrupts School Boards Across Arizona

School Board districts across Arizona are the latest target for right-wing, Trump and QAnon followers from one end of the county to the other. Bringing in outside agitators creates chaos in public meetings and protesting curriculums they fear and know nothing about. Their goal is not better education but simple disruption.

Recently from Scottsdale to Litchfield Park to Vail – and soon to other school boards in-between – ‘Purple Parents’ has engaged in shouting matches with elected school board members, attempted to seat rogue board members, and threats of violence. These local insurrectionists follow the script of nationalistic and white supremacists spewed on January 6th against the federal government and Democracy itself.

At the bedrock level of Democracy, our duly elected local school boards are being overrun and threatened by forces seeking no loftier goal than the breakdown of our educational institutions.

The forces let loose in Washington, DC, inspire and even organize these grassroots efforts to question our Maricopa County elections and attack local school boards with mobs chanting right-wing conspiracies, racist ideology, and opposition to current health codes.

Read more: https://blogforarizona.net/purple-parents-hate-group-disrupts-school-boards-across-arizona/

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'Purple Parents' Hate Group Disrupts School Boards Across Arizona (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2021 OP
tea party redux. mopinko Jun 2021 #1
Agreed, or DeVoss or Heritage Foundation... Raastan Jun 2021 #3
they all sleep in the same bed. mopinko Jun 2021 #4
I've seen similar action in Indiana Raastan Jun 2021 #2
it's to rile up the mob. mopinko Jun 2021 #6
If you're seeing it all over, chances are good it's not grassroots Merlot Jun 2021 #8
School boards and other local official meetings may just have to check residency on attendees hlthe2b Jun 2021 #5
Good idea. ...nt 2naSalit Jun 2021 #7

mopinko

(70,081 posts)
1. tea party redux.
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 10:57 AM
Jun 2021

cuz why wouldnt they. they totally got away w it last time.
and let's not forget the brooks bros riot of 2000.
they found enough useful idiots to get away w their astroturfing.

has koch bros written all over it.

Raastan

(266 posts)
2. I've seen similar action in Indiana
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 11:00 AM
Jun 2021

Seems to be a grass roots effort by conservative minorities to sway local governments in preparation for midterms.

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
8. If you're seeing it all over, chances are good it's not grassroots
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 12:06 PM
Jun 2021

More likely koch brothers funded

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
5. School boards and other local official meetings may just have to check residency on attendees
Fri Jun 11, 2021, 11:03 AM
Jun 2021

I don't see a way around it, unless it is an officially invited guest attendee.

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