The loosely knit collective that vocally opposed COVID-19 health measures has morphed into a movement waging a broader fight against 'perceived government overreach,' says a newly released assessment from Canada's spy agency.
The loosely knit collective that vocally opposed COVID-19 health measures has morphed into a movement waging a broader fight against ‘perceived government overreach,’ says a newly released assessment from Canada’s spy agency.
Look for the source, look for the funders, follow the money.
It’s a political movement and political movements need money to function, they need money to flourish and they need lots of money to continue existing.
Lots is political, ideological, even religious groups have a big following of people … but we seldom hear about them because they don’t have money to promote our pay their followers to do things in a regular basis.
Look at the NDP, they have a large following but they’re barely able to hold on to the public stage most times.
The only reason right wing nuts have so much attention and notoriety is money and funding. If they didn’t have that, we would never hear about them.
Look for the source of who is giving these idiots money and you’ll find the reason why they exist and have become so noticeable.
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Look for the source, look for the funders, follow the money.
It’s a political movement and political movements need money to function, they need money to flourish and they need lots of money to continue existing.
Lots is political, ideological, even religious groups have a big following of people … but we seldom hear about them because they don’t have money to promote our pay their followers to do things in a regular basis.
Look at the NDP, they have a large following but they’re barely able to hold on to the public stage most times.
The only reason right wing nuts have so much attention and notoriety is money and funding. If they didn’t have that, we would never hear about them.
Look for the source of who is giving these idiots money and you’ll find the reason why they exist and have become so noticeable.