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

NYT ^ | March 7, 2012 | KIM SEVERSON

[Qbert]

ATLANTA

[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.