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The Southern Poverty Law Council. They seem to be more about email lists and fundraising than any sense of proportion. Opposition to FGM = racist, apparently.
Apple is currently fundraising for them, so there's that.
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Posted: Tue August 22, 2017 4:26 pm
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I have mixed feelings about the SPLC. There's no doubt they have done fantastic work, but they have recently started putting feminist critics of Islam on their "extremist" listings. I have no time for the regressive left.
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Posted: Tue August 22, 2017 5:57 pm
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BurtReynolds wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Also, they're not a news organization. They're an advocacy group.
and an extremely profitable one, not to mention an "unimpeachable" authority that leftists and the media can appeal to while calling any criticism against them racist, despite their recent history.
They are not "unimpeachable." "The media" has called them out several times recently and debated their efficacy.
Post subject: Re: Where don't you get your news from
Posted: Tue August 22, 2017 6:41 pm
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BurtReynolds wrote:
run2death wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Also, they're not a news organization. They're an advocacy group.
and an extremely profitable one, not to mention an "unimpeachable" authority that leftists and the media can appeal to while calling any criticism against them racist, despite their recent history.
They are not "unimpeachable." "The media" has called them out several times recently and debated their efficacy.
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Posted: Tue August 22, 2017 8:48 pm
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Post subject: Re: Where don't you get your news from
Posted: Wed August 23, 2017 3:27 am
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BurtReynolds wrote:
Give your money to the ACLU at least. They actually use it.
Eh, they used to be better about the 1A. They seem to get more income when they focus on social justice issues outside of well defined constitutional issues, which makes it understandable but disappointing.
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