Southern Poverty Law Center always agitates for collectivism, generally by implementing the same “fear tactics” it accuses other groups of using. It’s most successful tactic is in conflating Right-Libertarian social thought (high individualism, liberty, contempt for powerful authority) with totalitarian/authoritarian groups (”freedom is fascism!”). Pro-gun groups get lumped with neo-nazis, people who want our current immigration laws to be simply enforced are grouped with xenophobes who demand racial purity in America, etc.
It is a twist on the classical strawman strategy - rather than refute the arguments of the sane opposition, conflate the sane with the insane, and then pretend that easy refutation and exposure of the insane opposition is sufficient to also combat the sane opposition. A fictional parallel between libertarian-Republican groups is fabricated between KKK, skinheads, neo-nazis, and other genuine fringe elements of hate. The SPLC
>> The stress of a poor economy and a liberal administration led by a black president are among the causes for the recent rise...
A big 10-4 on that. Add the socialist sodomy of hardworking freedom-loving taxpayers, thieving of private property for the benefit of government and their cronies, a nosy meddling anti-bill-of-rights government, “free speech for me but not for thee” attitude, a supposedly adversarial press that is in bed with the regime, and I think we’ve got it!
>> the Southern Poverty Law Center says
Ah, the usual suspects. What the heck, I think I’ll write them and ask for a list of organizations and contact info — save me searching when it’s time to sign up! :-)
>> “All it’s lacking is a spark,” McEntire said
McEntire, you’re not very perceptive. There’s more than a spark — the FUSE has been lit and it’s burning furiously. Actually, I have to praise the restraint of the so-called “militias”. I’m surprised they haven’t already popped.
Zero BS
The SPLC is a nonprofit civil rights group that, among other activities, investigates hate groups.
Of course, the SPLC defines “HATE GROUP” as anyone who disagrees with the SPLC!
I don’t think having a black president has much of anything to do with the militias reforming. Mostly it is the implicit threat to gun rights. It tracks right along with the acceleration of gun and ammo sales and is very similar to the same phenomenon in 1992-94 when, as today, there was a threat of gun confiscation from the party in control of the presidency and Congress. In the early 90s the threat was more explicit but memory of the time helps fuel the militias now.Waco and Weaver spurred the militias then and that, too, is remembered. More Wacos are feared now. The militia phenomenon dissipated after that great sigh of national relief that followed the 1994 elections.
They are using this to set up for a massive gun control regieme...
Obama, Pelosi, Reed, the Brady’s, and the Democrats, will seek these 4 elements in a gun bill
1. An expanded HR 45, gun owner licensing. All gun owners will have to have these licenses, even owners of facilimie weapons (AKA Airsoft and BB). Licenses will only be granted if the records of the applicant are clean (This includes misdemeanors from decades ago). Licenses will have high renewal fees ($100-300/yr). Licensees will be required to hold $1 million in liability insurance. Possession of otherwise permitted weapons (See #3) without license is a felony.
2. Ammunition accountability... All ammo will be required to be microstamped and will be taxed $1/round. All non stamped ammo will be required to be turned in or thrown away. Possession of non-marked ammo is a felony. This part of the act also bans “Cop Killer” bullets. Furthermore, this will require the gun to leave a microstamp of its own on the ammo. (BTW, this will also affect law enforcement and military ammunition stocks, as they will be required to have stamps of their own)
3. Expanded “Assault Weapons” ban— This includes most all semiauto rifles, anything that can be “Bump Fired”, Semiauto handguns, and Semi-auto shotguns. It also includes pump-action shotguns and “Sniper Rifles” AKA your deer rifle. The AWB will also require people with “Prebans” to register their guns as Machine Guns, and that the tax stamp will go up to $10,000 per weapon. If you can’t afford this, you have to turn the weapon in without compensation...
4. Expansion of the Lautenberg amendment: Removes “Domestic Violence” as disqualifier to gun ownership, inserts any misdemeanor as disqualifer... Anyone with a misdemeanor on their record will be prohibited from owning a firearm. This includes DUI and traffic offenses, and offenses decades ago.
Finally, all CCW permits will be voided. Also, all gun and ammo imports will be banned.
Let them blather on about the wanna-be commandos out in the woods—it keeps their tiny little minds off the TENS OF MILLIONS who will grab a deer rifle if the fascism gets out of hand.
