Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"The Rich Mothers of the Insurrection" in New Republic. I found this fascinating
article while googling the whiner dawn bancroft insurrectionist. She is all upset because googling her name brings up all the insurrection stuff. So, of course, one simply HAD to google her name!
Anyway, in perusing the list, I found a link to the above article, which talked about the very wealthy women acting as the trojan horse for the rally and the insurrection. Dizturbing. My comouter will not let me post links, or copy and paste, so perhps somebody could? Thanks in advance.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
9 replies, 982 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (12)
ReplyReply to this post
9 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
"The Rich Mothers of the Insurrection" in New Republic. I found this fascinating (Original Post)
niyad
Sep 2022
OP
Cerridwen
(13,252 posts)1. I found this link (below) from the new republic
https://newrepublic.com/article/161208/trump-women-capitol-riot-funding
---------
One of the scariest female characters in English literature is Madame DeFarge, the wine shop owner whose face is the blank, pitiless gaze of the French Revolutions Terror in Dickenss A Tale of Two Cities. DeFarge sat beside other women, watching the guillotines river of blood flow as they worked their knitting needles. In French legend, these women are known as les tricoteusesthe knitterswomen performing an ultrafeminine domestic chore as a terrifying symbol of implacable fury.
Ive found myself thinking of Madame DeFarge and les tricoteuses as its become clearer that women played an important role in the organization of the January 6 insurrection. Groups like Women for Trump and Women for America First were the advance guard of the Capitol riot: a diversion in lipstick and heels. Using hyperfemininity as a shield, they enabled a fascist rampage right under the nose of the federal authorities. Instead of clacking their knitting needles by the guillotine, they fingered their pearls as the rioters erected a gallows.
Women for Trump and allied rightist womens organizations were the Trojan horse of the deadly insurrection. Wouldnt the Park Service have been more wary about granting an Ellipse permit to the Proud Boys or their allies? Wouldnt the Capitol and D.C. police have been on high alert if the Oath Keepers instead of the riders on the pink EMPOWER bus had organized the gathering in their name?
Ive studied the role of women in Trumps misogynistic enterprise for five years, covering the evolution of conservative women in the years that preceded his rise. Americas most influential far-right women may be hobbled by subservience to the patriarchy, but they know exactly how to work it both to their own advantage and for the benefit of their movement. They use their perceived weakness as a tool to advance their covert ambitions, deploying hyperfemininity and fashion to mitigate the brutality of the cause. They trade the political dignity of all women for individual access to money and power.
----------------edit to add: more at link above
---------
One of the scariest female characters in English literature is Madame DeFarge, the wine shop owner whose face is the blank, pitiless gaze of the French Revolutions Terror in Dickenss A Tale of Two Cities. DeFarge sat beside other women, watching the guillotines river of blood flow as they worked their knitting needles. In French legend, these women are known as les tricoteusesthe knitterswomen performing an ultrafeminine domestic chore as a terrifying symbol of implacable fury.
Ive found myself thinking of Madame DeFarge and les tricoteuses as its become clearer that women played an important role in the organization of the January 6 insurrection. Groups like Women for Trump and Women for America First were the advance guard of the Capitol riot: a diversion in lipstick and heels. Using hyperfemininity as a shield, they enabled a fascist rampage right under the nose of the federal authorities. Instead of clacking their knitting needles by the guillotine, they fingered their pearls as the rioters erected a gallows.
Women for Trump and allied rightist womens organizations were the Trojan horse of the deadly insurrection. Wouldnt the Park Service have been more wary about granting an Ellipse permit to the Proud Boys or their allies? Wouldnt the Capitol and D.C. police have been on high alert if the Oath Keepers instead of the riders on the pink EMPOWER bus had organized the gathering in their name?
Ive studied the role of women in Trumps misogynistic enterprise for five years, covering the evolution of conservative women in the years that preceded his rise. Americas most influential far-right women may be hobbled by subservience to the patriarchy, but they know exactly how to work it both to their own advantage and for the benefit of their movement. They use their perceived weakness as a tool to advance their covert ambitions, deploying hyperfemininity and fashion to mitigate the brutality of the cause. They trade the political dignity of all women for individual access to money and power.
----------------edit to add: more at link above
niyad
(113,235 posts)3. Thank you. That is the one.
Cerridwen
(13,252 posts)6. Cool. You're welcome. :) n/t
Brother Buzz
(36,412 posts)2. Dawn
Dawn Bancroft
niyad
(113,235 posts)4. Thank you. cannot believe I screwed it up only seconds after looking at it.
Jade Fox
(10,030 posts)5. Important -- and appaling. Thanks for posting this.
Trump women:
niyad
(113,235 posts)7. You are most welcome. Self-loathing is all I can think.
Peregrine Took
(7,412 posts)8. Wow - this information needs a lot more exposure I had no idea.
Thanks for posting!
niyad
(113,235 posts)9. You are most welcome.