I have a sneaking suspicion that, with USAID shut down, foreign money is behind some of these protests, including the upcoming mass riots planned for the 14th.
We have a phenomena in the UK of the occasional billionaire donating a crap ton of money to Labour and various unions (we don't have Super PACs as I understand it). I see it as either earnest commitment to the
cause, a way to signal to Dems that it's worth keeping them around and keeping them rich because they'll throw money into their pot too, or because whatever they're throwing their money behind is to their benefit.
Christy Walton, one of the figures contributing to the upcoming "No Kings" protest:
Is America's (2nd) richest woman, inheriting her fortune from her dead husband, the son of the dude who created Walmart. She created a production company in 2009 with her amassed billions with the sole purpose of creating a film adaptation of
Bless me, Ultima, some Chicano novel I don't know enough about to comment on, but it's probably gay. I think it's indicative of her being a
true believer since it touts the power of magic in healing, and Christy has recently funded the construction of a medical school qualified to give out doctorships for
Alternative medicine.
“The Whole Health School of Medicine will help medical students rise to the health challenges of the 21st century through a reimagination of American medical education that incorporates mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health, the elements of Whole Health, to help people live healthier and happier lives,” Walton said in the news release.
She also donated a
combined 30k to the Lincoln Project in 2020. She probably likes the
diversity and culture. She's also possibly insane too. Her son, Lukas, was diagnosed with kidney cancer at 3 years old and she attributed his recovery to a "
plant-based remedy" from her garden. (He also donated to Biden, as an aside.)
They both live in Colorado. Is that all it takes to fuck up a state long-term? Having a left-aligned billionaire living in it? They only really got their fortunes in 2005 after the dad/husband died.
It's worth noting both she and her sister-in-law (who is also a Hillary-donating (and Mitt Romney, lol)
billionaire - yes, America's top 2 richest women both inherited their fortunes from the same guy dying) have a vested interested in keeping up the in-flow of cheap immigrant labour in order to fill out the employee rosters of Walmart.
Just earlier this month, Walmart was forced to fire some employees in
Florida after they were deemed illegal. Self-interested billionaires with a saviour complex can cope about protecting one interest under the guise of the other. The Walton family as a whole has 45% stake in Walmart to it's in their best interests to keep the value line going up.
The protest has lots of partners who can use this as a way to donate to the Dems indirectly since there's a cap, which is probably something the most devout amongst them would do.
Somewhat related: I sent an email asking the event organisers if
all of the marches were in-person or if some of them were digital.
I have yet to hear back.
