"If you read conservative media, you might have heard about a new danger stalking our besieged country. This week, Fox News warned about organized gangs of wine moms using antifa tactics against ICE. According to a column in the right-wing PJ Media, the greatest threat to our nation is a group of unindicted domestic terrorists' who are just AWFL: Affluent White Liberal Women."
"The Canadian influencer Lauren Chen who had to leave the United States in 2024 after the Department of Justice accused her of working for a Russian propaganda operation, but was allowed back in by the Trump administration wrote that the ideology of women like Renee Good is almost wholly responsible for the decline of Western civilization. It's as if the right is speedrunning the Martin Niemoller poem that begins, First they came for the Communists."
"One reason Renee Good's death was such a shock is that we're not used to seeing law enforcement violence against middle-class white mothers. The citizenry has broadly recoiled; her killing, in addition to being a human tragedy, has been a public relations disaster for the administration. According to an Economist/YouGov poll, most Americans have seen videos of the shooting, and only 30% believe it was justified."
Conservative outlets have portrayed middle-class liberal women as a terrorism threat, framing them as 'wine mom' agitators using antifa tactics against ICE. Right-wing commentators and influencers blamed Affluent White Liberal Women for Western decline. ICE's actions in Minneapolis began with demonizing Somali immigrants and escalated to targeting protesters and mothers, provoking public revulsion. The killing of Renee Good revealed law enforcement violence against middle-class white mothers and damaged the administration's image. Polls show most Americans saw video of the shooting, with only 30% finding it justified and increasing support for abolishing ICE.
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