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Ford offers $80 million to fight global authoritarianism
ABC ^ | October 5, 2022 | ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy

Posted on 10/06/2022 6:51:27 AM PDT by cuz1961

The Ford Foundation will commit $80 million over the next five years to work that strengthens nonprofits fighting against authoritarian regimes.... . ... Through Weaving Resilience, Ford wants to strengthen the civil-society “ecosystem” and foster the development of hundreds of vital organizations.... .. . The grants come as democracy and free expression seem to be faltering across the globe. Basic liberties declined in 2021 for the 16th straight year, according to the Freedom in the World report from Freedom House, a group that works to promote democracy worldwide.... .. ..

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cia; fordfoundation; moneylaundering; tyranycomedy; weavingresilience
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“There is never a shortfall of interventions on the side of foundations doing institutional strengthening efforts but that all of them ultimately always fall short,” she said.

.. Hmmmm.

1 posted on 10/06/2022 6:51:27 AM PDT by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961

Good. The first thing they can “fight” is the DemonRAT Pary.


2 posted on 10/06/2022 6:53:18 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism/communism but you need guns to shoot your way out.)
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To: cuz1961

Wait. Is this really meant to promote true freedom and democracy and fight authoritarian regimes, or is this code for supporting globalism in the way that $0r0$ does


3 posted on 10/06/2022 6:53:19 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: cuz1961

So finally one of the big foundations is recognizing the threat of the demokkkommies? Oh! Never mind. 😵‍💫🤬


4 posted on 10/06/2022 6:53:26 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: cuz1961

Call me when the Ford Foundation quits funding Democrats and their Socialist programs.


5 posted on 10/06/2022 6:54:39 AM PDT by G Larry (Population Control means Killing Billions, not "limiting growth".)
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To: cuz1961

Ford can spend all it wants. They’ll never civilize the Neanderthals on the left.


6 posted on 10/06/2022 6:54:45 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (You can vote your way into socialism/communism but you need guns to shoot your way out.)
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To: cuz1961

Like the United Nations?


7 posted on 10/06/2022 6:57:10 AM PDT by CarmichaelPatriot (Recovering Kalifornian... Loving Alabama!)
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To: cuz1961

You mean like forcing citizens to stop using reliable, affordable fuel for personal transportation to Forward(tm) the goals of dubious green zealots and high-density living, mass transportation-craven urbanization bigots?


8 posted on 10/06/2022 6:58:53 AM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: cuz1961

Good Yeomen’s work is following the money on these kinds of monetary endorsements.

I have no skill for that.


9 posted on 10/06/2022 6:59:20 AM PDT by Bayard
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To: cuz1961

Their only goal will be to suppress “disinformation,” AKA speech that threatens the official narrative.


10 posted on 10/06/2022 6:59:29 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ( We need to “build back better” on the bones and ashes of those forcing us to “Build Back Better.")
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To: cuz1961

Ford Motor Co is not associated with the Ford Foundation.


11 posted on 10/06/2022 6:59:33 AM PDT by Rappini
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To: cuz1961

The Ford Foundation is extremely liberal, so this will be used against Trump-like leaders.


12 posted on 10/06/2022 7:00:03 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: cuz1961

The Ford Foundation is one of the most “woke” and leftist large NGOs/funds there is


13 posted on 10/06/2022 7:01:02 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: z3n

A rhetorical question I assume.


14 posted on 10/06/2022 7:08:51 AM PDT by ChessExpert (Dem mandates: slavery, segregation, Indian removal, experimental vaccines)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Ford should use the money to do a better design on their trucks.


15 posted on 10/06/2022 7:15:40 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: cuz1961

There is never a shortfall of interventions .......but that all of them ultimately always fall short,” she said.

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Then why
are you doing the same thing expecting a different outcome ?

I think I see the problem.


16 posted on 10/06/2022 7:15:45 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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the civil-society “ecosystem

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ec·o·sys·tem

a biological

community of interacting

organisms

and their physical environment.

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I don’t think Ford actually knows what the words

civil-
society

mean.

ecosystem


17 posted on 10/06/2022 7:19:31 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: cuz1961

I don’t think Ford actually knows what the words

civil-
society
ecosystem

mean.


18 posted on 10/06/2022 7:20:16 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: G Larry

+. Same here.


19 posted on 10/06/2022 7:21:17 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Don't rush to your death.)
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To: cuz1961

The same Ford Foundation who’s given many, many millions to the corrupt racist scum at BLM?


20 posted on 10/06/2022 7:25:48 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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