f{"id":33013,"date":"2024-04-18T13:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T20:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=33013"},"modified":"2024-04-18T13:43:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T20:43:49","slug":"database-exposes-illicit-network-undermining-democracy-around-the-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/04\/18\/database-exposes-illicit-network-undermining-democracy-around-the-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Database Exposes &#8216;Illicit Network Undermining Democracy Around the World&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/media-library\/members-of-the-reactionary-international.jpg?id=52030168&amp;width=1200&amp;height=400&amp;quality=90&amp;coordinates=296%2C0%2C338%2C0\" alt=\"Members of the &quot;Reactionary International&quot; \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members of what Progressive International calls the &#8220;Reactionary International,&#8221; a global right-wing network undermining democracy, are featured in this composite image.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Photo: Progressive International)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yanis Varoufakis hailed the effort as &#8220;a treasure chest of well-researched reports on how the reactionaries of the world unite.&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/brett-wilkins\">BRETT WILKINS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apr 17, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)<a href=\"https:\/\/giving.commondreams.org\/-\/XKQWGZVR\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Coups. Assassinations. Riots. Detentions. Disinformation. We know the tactics that have been deployed to undermine our democracies. But who is behind them?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Progressive International (PI) asks and answers this and other questions with an extensive new database published Wednesday that connects the dots in what the leftist group calls the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/reactionary.international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reactionary International<\/a>&#8220;\u2014a loose global network of right-wing leaders and organizations working to subvert democratic institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PI calls it an &#8220;illicit network undermining democracy around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Today is a mask-off moment for the Reactionary International and the parties, politicians, judges, journalists, foundations, think tanks, tech platforms, NGOs, activists, financiers, and entrepreneurs that comprise it,&#8221; PI said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;After a year of preparation, we finally open the doors to our new research consortium, exposing the global network of reactionary forces that corrode our democracies, destroy our planet, and drive us closer to world war,&#8221; the group added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re doing it. We\u2019re charting their crimes. <br><br>One year of work and we finally have a premiere. Help us expose the Reactionary International. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1UPAt4NlrU\">https:\/\/t.co\/1UPAt4NlrU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla (@VarshaGandikota) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VarshaGandikota\/status\/1780543963457581495?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The twin insurrections at the U.S. Capitol in 2021 and Bras\u00edlia&#8217;s Three Powers Plaza in 2023 left no doubt about the international coordination of reactionary forces,&#8221; PI argued. &#8220;Yet far too little is known about the entities of this network, their sources of financing, and their institutional allies operating inside our political systems.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, PI aims to &#8220;support democratic systems to become more resilient to their insidious tactics.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From leaders like Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and former U.S. President Donald Trump\u2014the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee\u2014to evangelical Christian groups influencing laws in African countries criminalizing LGBTQ+ people and tech companies empowering ubiquitous state surveillance, Reactionary International is a who&#8217;s-who of the world&#8217;s right-wing forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A cursory search of the database&#8217;s contents shows users can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.X6XUC7u8ppFLNtMO_55SZoDf7fYxKQmo_kpb_45FTv9FRID2Ddq8mdNa6nxFtYlsIY_0VClQq0fUomsOQ-Hc9GVfMuMQ30tm_It9YoeAbHroOFsAhhpv0dC18oD2oLb0DvEkwLRynbD4eSzHnlxy4wQ9plNGbatXT4ETbpO23UIfS_oSoIM6nlyBeJhHrtlYgljySCiYGX2l0RMS8qWxQCBcqJteXx6Drt0ZPxHntnchZA_3nt4-6KxMNwz-lBLP0haFBlRjYqgAr4HUIaq6ybvSplY-OYSTy_aBz0eseKyivirbb8CfWDeaRaqSWgHDWjKG1YH1m2Cwg8k5UeFhSDhUlN16ITKPXLeGPKSWRQA\/45l\/raL4Aof0TEy2OlUa8Zwzdw\/h4\/h001.YnoUnvbIhqbWnP8oIszgRRUmMH3rcV6HMIcimM9bOHo\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Israel&#8217;s NSO, Rayzone, and Team Jorge<\/a>, and how a team of Tel Aviv tech entrepreneurs fuel unrest in Latin America;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.X6XUC7u8ppFLNtMO_55SZoDf7fYxKQmo_kpb_45FTv-LUqzMjNx_1shwge0mBuOo0M_pkyYkbVJvZRJ2C6wNRsCJHTSwmFcw7q2jNCYtZ7OWt8EAL81z-F6elpssG9Ur0SeNt3SClqabTlwaxNKuCdRNoPiGh_GY1-gY6PU3wQAQ21zuNTBVzSIs5kLP1P7UxcMQY1BOt0RQpjR19oJlfbdjSxpz6ZNlKT6HoHPVSvNUqhviT85HUHhrwMha_tHSXCGdC96XdqnJp3R0rI8XtcrTCXTeAxoEtqAESbgZJrL_LcYApcEcvoYOqKb5w66TaamrA0v8fj2PGipqzxI3vQ\/45l\/raL4Aof0TEy2OlUa8Zwzdw\/h5\/h001.MzfFQflpocrljp_dasywj0Sc-ABuMonH_wssyge70iE\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.X6XUC7u8ppFLNtMO_55SZoDf7fYxKQmo_kpb_45FTv-LUqzMjNx_1shwge0mBuOo0M_pkyYkbVJvZRJ2C6wNRsCJHTSwmFcw7q2jNCYtZ7OWt8EAL81z-F6elpssG9Ur0SeNt3SClqabTlwaxNKuCdRNoPiGh_GY1-gY6PU3wQAQ21zuNTBVzSIs5kLP1P7UxcMQY1BOt0RQpjR19oJlfbdjSxpz6ZNlKT6HoHPVSvNUqhviT85HUHhrwMha_tHSXCGdC96XdqnJp3R0rI8XtcrTCXTeAxoEtqAESbgZJrL_LcYApcEcvoYOqKb5w66TaamrA0v8fj2PGipqzxI3vQ\/45l\/raL4Aof0TEy2OlUa8Zwzdw\/h5\/h001.MzfFQflpocrljp_dasywj0Sc-ABuMonH_wssyge70iE\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Grey Wolves<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.X6XUC7u8ppFLNtMO_55SZoDf7fYxKQmo_kpb_45FTv-LUqzMjNx_1shwge0mBuOo0M_pkyYkbVJvZRJ2C6wNRsCJHTSwmFcw7q2jNCYtZ7OWt8EAL81z-F6elpssG9Ur0SeNt3SClqabTlwaxNKuCdRNoPiGh_GY1-gY6PU3wQAQ21zuNTBVzSIs5kLP1P7UxcMQY1BOt0RQpjR19oJlfbdjSxpz6ZNlKT6HoHPVSvNUqhviT85HUHhrwMha_tHSXCGdC96XdqnJp3R0rI8XtcrTCXTeAxoEtqAESbgZJrL_LcYApcEcvoYOqKb5w66TaamrA0v8fj2PGipqzxI3vQ\/45l\/raL4Aof0TEy2OlUa8Zwzdw\/h5\/h001.MzfFQflpocrljp_dasywj0Sc-ABuMonH_wssyge70iE\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong>, Turkey&#8217;s roving death squad with links to President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan and the ethno-nationalists in his governing coalition; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore the global network of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.actionnetwork.org\/ss\/c\/u001.X6XUC7u8ppFLNtMO_55SZoDf7fYxKQmo_kpb_45FTv-y--MV-mjIImAE9pwcQkZtWsCzJ4Q9gJxoIWBT0W41CnTVozqpBfflEwNb2A4IyVpoB1sbfA3JBhOA9bCxys5yVMcFb_1xy0CLJFOH29pKAC21p4WWSr5LvcA5yRcZ5WIx7rA-YgLRLYQX2jd_COJpD6G9VFsaIF_WdjlG-zLKxhxmTJCeg7guujIOYtoKxNpC4qdw-g6Q7uxywhuJhV-fPxN0Kg5__MMrZTZlzqT_BfmqbQHayRJlIkCO0uX7T747wZBa6dd2At1f5VZYRxpV686pII_s2muh5G_4mr3Q0FQ2fDKVWsAHupelrzVjuRYWbp_NLHLEGr1EWI0f5eEnSYmxHLuaMGZl1JjlB2r2vw\/45l\/raL4Aof0TEy2OlUa8Zwzdw\/h6\/h001.nSLZE5u1D53yPvh1ru9sFrVNAcrSh6y7BoP_BdweUU4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Falun Gong<\/a>, its Trump-connected media outlet&nbsp;<em>The Epoch Times,&nbsp;<\/em>and its traveling dance troupe known as Shen Yun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/yanis-varoufakis\">Yanis Varoufakis<\/a>, a PI member and secretary-general of the left-wing Democracy in Europe Movement 2025,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yanisvaroufakis\/status\/1780640177557279130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a>&nbsp;the database &#8220;a treasure chest of well-researched reports on how the reactionaries of the world unite.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PI invites the public to contribute to the database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Together, we will not only name, shame, and expose the forces of the far right\u2014but also dismantle their network of complicity,&#8221; the group said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/brett-wilkins\">BRETT WILKINS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/author\/brett-wilkins\">Full Bio &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of what Progressive International calls the &#8220;Reactionary International,&#8221; a global right-wing network undermining democracy, are featured in this composite image.&nbsp; (Photo: Progressive International) Yanis Varoufakis hailed the effort as &#8220;a treasure chest of well-researched reports on how the reactionaries of the world unite.&#8221; BRETT WILKINS Apr 17, 2024 (CommonDreams.org)&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/04\/18\/database-exposes-illicit-network-undermining-democracy-around-the-world-2\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33013\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}