The tentacles and strings of Charles and
David Koch are long and extend all over the US political landscape. The Koch
brothers live in Wichita, KS. The
New York Times reported that a nonprofit group with ties to the Koch
brothers provided grants of $236 million to conservative organizations before
the 2012 election, according to tax returns the group is expected to file
Monday. The group is called Freedom
Partners.
According to The New York Times; the
brothers seek a tighter rein over the advocacy groups and political
organizations that their donor network finances and expand their
involvement in Republican political causes. The group disperses money, much of
it for advertising and message strategies. Freedom Partners raised $256 million
between November 2011 and last year’s election, according to the returns, details
of which were reported on Thursday by Politico.
That money puts it near the top of advocacy
groups such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce. The New York Times; “The
arrangement gives the donors an extra layer of anonymity and blurs the original
source of money that fuels controversial campaigns.”
Once again we see how the Koch Brothers
are helping far right groups buy our democracy, and use not only their large
amounts of money, but sneaky underhanded ways they can funnel money to advocacy
groups while keeping their sources of funds secret. They also have found ways
of skirting the rules of campaign financing.
These brothers are robber barons of the
Midwest who see themselves as modern day aristocrats who have the right to rule
our country as if they were divine god-heads. Some news media outlets, such as The Wichita Eagle, have given them the
lavish praise and coverage they seek out. The more we learn about the Koch
brothers and their enablers, the more we can expose their underhanded and unfair
abuse of the bourgeoisie election system in the US.
-សតិវ អតុ
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