Posted on 08/23/2018 2:07:30 PM PDT by Silentgypsy
The David Horowitz Freedom Center has had their donation processing system blocked by Visa and Mastercard allegedly following a campaign by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The David Horowitz Freedom Center stated in a recent email that its ability to accept donations by credit card has been disabled by both Visa and Mastercard following a campaign by the SPLC to label the Freedom Center as a hate group. This situation comes shortly after Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch was forced off the funding platform Patreon following pressure from Mastercard.
The Freedom Center is the next target of the SPLC, and they are using Mastercard and Visa again in their attempt to shut down conservative voices. In an email sent to supporters, Horowitz outlined how the SPLC had convinced Mastercard and Visa to block the Freedom Center from receiving payments and donations via credit card. In the email, Horowitz requested that supporters send donations via check to a P.O. Box.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Thanks Silentgypsy.
I’d like to know why it is that Mastercard and Visa have decided to allow the SPLC make decisions as to who may be a customer of theirs? What business does THAT?
I think that there needs to be a massive lawsuit against MC, Visa AND the SPLC, and that Horowitz (and others similarly affected) need to file a complaint with the DoJ regarding a criminal conspiracy between those 3 actors.
They want to engage in legalities to kill freedom of speech, then fight fire with fire (or, better yet, napalm and nukes).
“Lawsuit time”
Massive lawsuit. Financial damages, plus loss of good will through a form of slander. Horowitz may own SPLC
Accuse the SPLC of dealing opioids and seize their assets.
It’s time to sue the SPLC out of existence. Slander is a thing. Damages can be proven here.
This is ugly and evil and needs to be stopped.
Here’s the thing,
I absolutely want to tell Visa that I plan to pay off my $3,000 balance and going forward, only use my debit card, but I would like an official’s name, address in order for it to get to the right department, along with a little message about SPLC.
If someone knows any of that information, I would be grateful.
Just sent a check to the Freedom Center. Wrote, “SLPC is Evil, evil, evil!!” on the comment line.
If I didn’t need my Mastercard for other purposes, I’d cancel it in a heartbeat.
You are the coolest!
time for The Purge to begin.
“Wow. Sounds like it’s time to sue the bejesus out of the that HATE GROUP!”
You still have faith in the courts?
Trump should declare our federal judiciary a terrorist institution cause by God it is.
And probably RICO statutes.
Maybe Trump should make that ‘one’ phone call...
In the shadow of the shadow?
Breitbart News reached out to Mastercard for comment on the issue but has yet to receive a reply.
Thanks for the update. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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