The Union-Busting Consultant Spreading Far-Right Conspiracy Theories

[Omaha Steve]

https://inthesetimes.com/article/kulture-consulting-union-busting-qanon-trump

Kulture Media, an affiliate of Kulture Consulting, has shared QAnon memes, false claims of election fraud and other hateful content.

JOHN SEE APRIL 26, 2021



Supporters of Donald Trump raise an American flag with the QAnon symbol outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
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When James Hulsizer worked for the Trump Organization in the 1990s, his mission was simple: to discourage workers at the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, from organizing. Hulsizer departed the Trump Organization in 2000, but he applied many of the same tactics as COO for a firm called Kulture Consulting, whose website notes that he was an ​“integral part of Kulture’s leadership team since the beginning.”

In a veritable rogues’ gallery of union-busting consultants, which have advised major companies, private firms and powerful individuals trying to keep workers from exercising their rights, Kulture Consulting has set itself apart. In years past, it has worked with multinationals like Coca-Cola and AT&T, as well as the security products manufacturer Allegion and the medical testing giant LabCorp. Now, an In These Times investigation finds that websites registered or operated by Kulture Consulting CEO Peter List have social media accounts that spread QAnon conspiracy theories, disinformation and memes that may implicitly encourage right-wing violence.

List is an Ayn Rand devotee and CPAC panelist who has been linked to the conservative coalition Groundswell, which seeks to advance an ultraconservative agenda through widescale propaganda campaigns. Notes from a 2013 Groundswell meeting indicate that List was designated as the lead for the coalition’s ​“Groundgame” in its ​“30 front war seeking to fundamentally transform the nation.”

Spreading QAnon Memes and Mocking Mask-Wearing

Details of List’s exact role in Groundswell are unknown, but websites and social media accounts traceable to Kulture Media LLC have disseminated Trumpist propaganda that includes anti-mask messaging and false claims of election fraud. They have also fed conspiracy theories that NBA star Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash in January 2020, was assassinated, and that the Nashville bombing last Christmas was linked to damaged voting machines.

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