Activist Group Targeted By S.P.L.C. Calls Report “Defamatory Propaganda”
We Are Change Pittsburgh and TheEndRun.com
March 18, 2010
At 1pm on Sunday, March 21, 2010, members of We Are Change Pittsburgh will gather outside of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland for a demonstration and information session in response to the recent “Intelligence Report” published by The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
In this report, The SPLC has included We Are Change Pittsburgh on their list of “’Patriot’ groups”. “Generally”, the SPLC says, such groups “engage in groundless conspiracy theorizing, or advocate or adhere to extreme antigovernment doctrines”.
”Not surprisingly, The Southern Poverty Law Center does not even attempt to offer any evidence whatsoever to support this absurd characterization” says Dave Beard, one of the groups organizers. “As the SPLC would know if they had taken the time to attend one of our events or speak with us directly, we are not anti-government. We are pro-small government; specifically government limited to its proper role of protecting the lives, liberty, and property of its citizens.”
”If the SPLC wants to take issue with that point of view then they should attempt to make an honest case against it”, Beard says. “Misrepresenting our views in an attempt to smear us is disingenuous and wrong.”
While the SPLC says that groups such as We Are Change Pittsburgh appearing on this particular list “does not imply that the groups themselves advocate or engage in violence or other criminal activities, or are racist”, members of We Are Change Pittsburgh say the context makes it abundantly clear that the SPLC is attempting to associate them with violence and racism.
In the “Who We Are” section of their website SPLC describe themselves as "a nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society." We Are Change Pittsburgh notes that the “Intelligence Report” issue in which they are listed as a “Patriot” group features stories about “Neo-Nazis”, “white supremacists”, “U.S. Anti-Gay Activists”, “Anti-Latino Violence”, the “Hate-murder” of an immigrant, "killer skinheads”, and more.
Full article/rest of article here:
www.theendrun.com/wacpgh-calls-splc-report-propaganda
SLPC another leftist group
They have their roots in lawsuits against "the man".
Instead of advocating for poor people in a real way like preventing condemnation of property and handing it over to developers, they spend their time hounding any and all conservative groups they don't like.
who ARE these people?
what is this a 'front' for?
southern POVERTY?
eh?
it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--
I was looking into that
I found a great site with an interactive "web" that showed all the connections. I can't remember what the site was but if I find it again I'll post it.
Some background info on the
Some background info on the SPLC, for those who weren't aware
http://www.alipac.us/article4073.html
This type of propaganda from the S.P.L.C.
reminds me of what the NAZI's did. You would think that the Israeli Firsters might be concerned about blow-back as they openly attack pro American groups.
Protest? WTF? Every Single Last Legitimate Group That Has
been slandered by the SPLC and thats Oathkeepers,C4L,We Are Change, et all should join together on a huge class action suit or many suits with the goal of eventually bankrupting them. Quit bitching and hit those lying, propaganda spewing maggots where it hurts. Their patrons would lose heart and quit donating to them once they started losing credibility in court cases and money.
http://www.dailypaul.com/152976/diebold-vs-paper-ballots
http://www.ncel.w4sp.com/
http://www.blackboxvoting.org/
http://www.votefraud.org/
http://www.hulu.com/hacking-democracy
Have you ever looked at their financial statements?
They have a $189.7 million endowment.
http://www.splcenter.org/who-we-are/financial-information
Responding to them in an articulate, thoughtful way isn't "bitching". It's using the attacks to our advantage. They are shining a spotlight on the Patriot movement so now is our time for each of us to tell the world who we are. They want to use lies and misleading innuendo paint us in a negative light, but all we have to do is tell the truth about who we are and what we believe to be seen in a positive light.