The SPLC's Real Scam
It turns out that the most generous funder of white supremacist groups in the United States was likely the Southern Poverty Law Center.
TL;DR
- The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is accused of being a major funder of white supremacist groups in the U.S.
- Allegations suggest the SPLC paid informants to promote and fund racist groups while publicly fighting them.
- The SPLC allegedly created fictitious entities to hide funding from donors, a practice described as a 'racket'.
- The organization is accused of bankrolling the 2017 'Unite the Right' rally and paying a leader nearly $300,000.
- The SPLC allegedly encouraged two white supremacists to stay in the KKK and recruit new members, reimbursing their activities, including cross-burning.
- The article claims the SPLC's primary goal is to maintain its existence by propping up groups with no real political power.
- The SPLC is accused of targeting legitimate organizations with its 'hate maps' and 'enemies' lists to damage their reputations.
- Groups like Alliance Defending Freedom, which have won Supreme Court cases, were allegedly placed on the SPLC's 'Hate and Extremism' list.
- Legacy media outlets and the FBI are criticized for relying on the SPLC as an authoritative source on extremism.
- The SPLC, originally formed in 1971, shifted its focus from civil rights to 'right-wing extremism' by the mid-1980s.
- Morris Dees, a founder, was pushed out in 2019 after allegations of sexual harassment and racial discrimination.