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Conservatives love to use this quote
The above screenshot is of the front page of a newsletter called “The Parent Brigade,” put out by a local chapter of the Moms of Liberty.
“The Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a national organization recently listed as an “extremist group” by a civil rights watchdog, apologized Thursday morning after it launched a newsletter called “The Parent Brigade” Wednesday that featured a quote from Adolf Hitler on its front cover. Indy Star, June 2023
The front page was removed after the public backlash about it. A new cover without the phrase was issued and the group apologized.
The quote is attributed to Hitler in a 1935 speech. But it appears to be a favorite of some conservatives, as a warning about liberal teachings.
The quote has frequently been used by conservative Christian groups as a warning of “what they experience as liberal or left-wing attempts to indoctrinate children,” said Mark Pitcavage, a senior research fellow at the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism.APNews
The Moms of Liberty, a conservative right-wing group, which started in Sarasota, Florida, has become active nationally, taking control of school boards and curriculums. Books about gender identity, slavery, and Black history…
