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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The tells that Mink's comments were ridiculous are that:

1. [b]Nobody calls Moms for Liberty a "White supremacist" group[/b]. I don't like Moms for Liberty, I think they are horrible, but I also believe words have meaning. Political and religious extremism is a big problem in the US. It's an important enough problem for folks to be careful and specific about the words they use.

2. She would never say "Some Christians are aligning themselves with White supremacists on this issue" even though that is no less true than saying "Some Muslims". Why focus on the Muslims? The whole "not all, but some" is just...what are you trying to say here lady? Why are you calling out one specific religion? Can't you just say "Some people, not all, but some"? [/quote]

Yes, they do.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-report-looks-at-the-changing-face-of-extremist-groups-in-america

Saying "some Christian nationalists are aligning themselves with white supremacists on this issue" would basically be like saying "some water is wet."[/quote]

Nobody in that article describes Moms for Liberty as a White supremacist group. In that article, the only time the words "White supremacist" are used is in reference to the KKK and neo Nazis. The SLPC does not describe Moms for Liberty as a White supremacist group. It does categorize it as an "extremist" group. https://www.npr.org/2023/06/07/1180486760/splc-moms-for-liberty-extremist-group[/quote]

Besides this, of course: "What they want is a public education that prioritizes white cisgender children [over] other children of color and different gender identities."

I guess, if you want to say, "No! They're not white supremacists! They're Christian nationalists who support white supremacy!", then go ahead? I don't have the time or energy to engage with these superfine distinctions between overlapping extremist hate groups with similar aims.[/quote]

So to review, you falsely claimed that you were posting an article in which the words "White supremacist" were used to describe Moms for Liberty. What you are saying is that YOU consider them to be a White supremacist group based on the fact that they are racist. Okay? You will not find a legitimate organization or website that refers to them as a "White supremacist" group. [/quote]

So you're saying they're not a white supremacist group unless somebody (like the SPLC) says, literally, word for word, "M4L is a white supremacist group"? Okay then. I tend to be overly literal, but you have me beat. Congratulations.[/quote]

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