Number of U.S. Hate Groups Is Rising, Report Says

NYT ^ | March 7, 2012 | KIM SEVERSON

[Qbert]

ATLANTA — Fed by antagonism toward President Obama, resentment toward changing racial demographics and the economic rift between rich and poor, the number of so-called hate groups and antigovernment organizations in the nation has continued to grow, according to a report released Wednesday by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

[Qbert]

Gee, who's that guy on the right in this picture, plotting something... with members of the New Black Panther Party, an SPLC-defined "hate group"?...

[Doogle]

obamaworld

[biggredd1]

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/03/08/fast-and-furious-congressional-pressure-for-holders-resignation-grows?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BigGovernment+%28Big+Government%29

[Lazlo in PA]

They seemed to leave the biggest offender off the list.

Then again, the Southern Poverty Pimp Law Center is another Soros front group as well.

[CCGuy]

Gosh, how could anybody possibly be upset with the fine government we have?? /sarc

[EyeGuy]

Led by the anti-Caucasian, anti-productivity Hate Duo currently infesting the White House.

[Da Coyote]

One can simply say “liberals” and “muslims” and that pretty much covers >99% of all hate groups.

[EagleUSA]

Oh, I thought that was Obama on vacation in Kenya.....

[Matchett-PI]

Word to the wise:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2856336/posts?page=24#24

[Dilbert San Diego]

so are the Crips, the Bloods, Latin Kings, or MS-13 hate groups? Or are they exempt despite all the damage they do to society, based on these criteria?

These criteria are taking us down a slippery slope, into which people with political differences of opinion with the liberal elite will be suspected of fomenting hatred.

You see it already the way some issues are discussed in the MSM.

If you oppose homosexual marriage, you are an anti-gay bigot. Bigots are hateful, so you hate gays.

If you oppose abortion on demand, as espoused by Roe vs. Wade, you hate women.

If you oppose affirmative action, you are a racist, and by definition, hate minorities.

If you oppose illegal immigration, you hate immigrants/minorities.

And so it goes. The way the liberals define terms of debate and the criteria for judging people and situations, honest political debate on the issues of the day is being defined as hatred of people, if you oppose the liberal view on an issue.

[ZX12R]

“Amount of U.S Disdain and Rejection of Fascism, Socialism, Communism and Resultant Economic and Social Destruction, is Rising”

[Publius6961]

First thing I'm gonna do is try to determine what this nutjob group defines as a hate group. After that, I may be able to ignore this entire thread and concentrate on just one --- the SPLC.

Second thing I'm gonna do is try to determine if there's any set of circumstances at all where the general population can justifiably and driven by a sense of absolute duty adopt ideologies [which] demand deep distrust of the federal government.

Then we can have a heart to heart.

[Sooth2222]

"Among the states with the most active hate groups were California, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and New York. "

New Jersey and New York? I suppose it's possible since Al Sharpton has both a radio show and TV show now so that he must be pretty "active".

[A'elian' nation]

“political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred.” Jacues Barzun

Even a Frenchman gets it.

[Qbert]

That’s about it.

It’s amazing that so many people fall for the SPLC hoax. SPLC and Mark Potok declare something to be so (and few people actually review their methodologies), and the next thing you know, it is supposedly the “truth”.

[Dr. Thorne]

SPLC makes a list of “hate groups”. Isn’t this the pot calling the kettle black?

[DTogo]

The Occupy movement is not on the list because its participants as a collective do not meet the center’s criteria for an extremist group, he said.

Occupy is the ONLY movement committing crime, violence, and property damage on a regular basis.

[Qbert]

“so are the Crips, the Bloods, Latin Kings, or MS-13 hate groups?”

And what about the blatantly anti-Semitic #OWS movement?

[rktman]

SPLC hates anybody that disagrees with their ideas so shouldn’t they be on the list themselves? I am intolerant of intolerant people but do it all alone so I won’t make the “hate group” list. But it isn’t really hate then is it? Just a strong dislike. Maybe they can come up with a “disliker group” listing as well.

[org.whodat]

The number one hate group in America, The Southern Poverty Law Center.

[Elsiejay]

Why is “hate” the preferred umbrella epithet for characterizing citizen groups, regardless of their stated or unstated purposes, the rhetoric they employ, or their actions?

[Responsibility2nd]

SPLC?

[Joe the Pimpernel]

The fact that SPLC/Morris Dees doesn't classify itself as a hate group pretty much disqualifies anything it has to say on the subject.

[Retired Greyhound]

Is FR on the list?

If not, then we need to step it up around here.

[circlecity]

"The Occupy movement is not on the list because its participants as a collective do not meet the center’s criteria for an extremist group, he said."

This pretty much proves that what is going on here is that the office of The President of the U.S. is officially defining its political opponents as enemies of the state. Pretty scary stuff. There's a hard rain gonna fall.

[zorro8987]

i’m starting to think that they are coming at this from a viewpoint of hating these groups. Thus, they call the groups “haters,” when really _they’re_ the ones who hate. E.g. they hate anti-abortion groups because the groups are telling them something they don’t want to hear and it makes them feel guilty or something. (?)

[zorro8987]

oops! I just re-read your post! Now I see. :)

[TribalPrincess2U]

Right! This is why they had to come up with ‘hate crimes’ law.

Invent something called ‘hate crime’ so they can use it against anyone
that don’t go along with their views.

[libstripper]

The nation’s largest illicit hate group is the Obama/Holder “Justice” Deoartment.

[libstripper]

The nation’s largest illicit hate group is the Obama/Holder “Justice” Deoartment.

[Neoliberalnot]

All other groups pale in comparison to the largest hate-group on record—Bo and Moochelle’s WH gang. Hope and Change from hell.

[FiddlePig]

Southern Poverty Law Center IS A HATE GROUP!!!

[Lazamataz]

The Occupy movement is not on the list because its participants as a collective do not meet the center’s criteria for an extremist group, [Mark Potok] said."

BLOODY GIVEAWAY, THERE

[Lazamataz]

Mark Potok, the author of this tripe, has an agenda.

OWS isn't a "hate group" to this socialist shill, but surely the tea party is.

And here's an article that shows this scumbag trying to link Jared Loughner to the right.

[WMarshal]

One of the criteria for hate groups should be the act of engaging in "lawfare".

Lawfare is the illegitimate use of domestic or international law with the intention of damaging an opponent, winning a public relations victory, financially crippling an opponent, or tying up the opponent's time so that they cannot pursue other ventures such as running for public office.

The verdict on the SPLC?   Guilty!

[ohioman]

The biggest hate group is the Southern Poverty Law Center. I sincerely hope they rot in hell.

[ohioman]

The biggest hate group is the Southern Poverty Law Center. I sincerely hope they rot in hell.

[Altura Ct.]

Number of U.S. Hate Groups Is Rising

In the words of Mr Briebart.....SO?

Apparently being anti-white and anti-Western is not 'hate'?

[Publius6961]

Has anyone found a list of the 1018 hate groups from last year?

I think we should inundate the Southern Pimp Law Center with demands to be included in the list, even if it's only a "hate Group" of one.
I qualify. I despise my current Federal Government, and I oppose any group with the word "Black" in it; and I resist any demand to fund recreational sex.

Maybe I should start wearing a large yellow (or red?) "H" ?

[MarkL]

Gee, who-da-thunk that if you change the definition of "hate" to include disagreeing with Obama's policies, and the fact that he, his regime, his supporters, and his puppet masters have fostered class and racial hatred, it's surprising that the number of "hate groups" has increased...

Mark

[Jack Hydrazine]

FR is going to have to get organized to make the list!

[MarkL]

The SPLC, formerly a civil rights organization that did wonderful work, has become nothing more than a hard-core leftist group, using its former reputation to smear groups that don't toe the leftist line. It's really no different than the ADL or the NAACP, both of which used to do good things, but are now nothing more than leftist front groups used by the left to smear conservatives, as well as raise money for the DNC and other leftist causes.

Mark

[Pollster1]

Hate groups are not “fed by antagonism toward President Obama”, they are led by the Obama in his role as a community organizer promoting a perception of racism as a lever for extortion. The biggest groups of racists in the country are the Democrat Party, ACORN, SEIU, and NOW.

[matt1234]

I am Haticus!

[MichaelCorleone]

“These criteria are taking us down a slippery slope, into which people with political differences of opinion with the liberal elite will be suspected of fomenting hatred.”

Not to worry - the NDAA will take care of this for us and we won’t have to live with ‘hate’ anymore!

[Jim from C-Town]

The Southern Poverty Law Center IS a Hate Group!

[Marcella]

If you’re a member of FR, Morris Dees and his Poverty Law Center, likely has your name on the hate group list. I know this man as he tried to mess with my documentary film maker son years ago, and he lost.

[Outlaw Woman]

Number of U.S. Hate Groups Is Rising, Report Says,

And the biggest hate group in the Nation is located in the White House and the Halls of Congress

[editor-surveyor]

The SPLC has never been anything but a hard core Marxist wedge group, bent on creating strife, and weakening the Christian culture of the US.

[Jack Hammer]

The Southern Poverty Law Center?

That’s a hot one; to those Marxists, the Boy Scouts of America qualifies as a “hate group.”