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	<title>Comments on: Answering Our Critics: SPLC ‘Smear’ Dissected</title>
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		<title>By: ernie1241</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-165974</link>
		<dc:creator>ernie1241</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 23:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article would be more effective and credible if it incorporated proper footnotes.  For example, when this statement is made:

&quot;...by the Council of Conservative Citizens, a hate group that has described black people as a &#039;retrograde species of humanity.&#039; &quot; -

there is no documentation which would permit anyone to verify that the Council actually made such a statement.

Other pertinent information which should be considered:

The founder of the Pioneer Fund, Wycliffe Draper, also donated at least $215,000 to the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission which was founded to perpetuate racial segregation in that state.  He also funded the start-up of the Coordinating Committee For Fundamental American Freedoms which was organized in 1963 to defeat the civil rights bills of 1964.  

Among the major financial contributors to the Coordinating Committee were the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission.  Senior officers of the Coordinating Committee included prominent segregationists such as its Director (John J. Synon--Richmond VA), and its Secretary-Treasurer (John C. Satterfield--Yazoo City MS) and its Vice-Chairman (James J. Kilpatrick--Richmond VA - who was editor of the Richmond VA News-Leader newspaper).

You can see more about the work of the Coordinating Committee here:
http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/sovcom/result.php?image=/data/sov_commission/images/png/cd07/050913.png&amp;otherstuff=6&#124;70&#124;0&#124;1&#124;1&#124;1&#124;1&#124;50190&#124;
 
And details regarding its principals may be searched in various articles and correspondence on the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission website here:
http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/sovcom/]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This article would be more effective and credible if it incorporated proper footnotes.  For example, when this statement is made:</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8230;by the Council of Conservative Citizens, a hate group that has described black people as a &#8216;retrograde species of humanity.&#8217; &#8221; -</p>
<p>there is no documentation which would permit anyone to verify that the Council actually made such a statement.</p>
<p>Other pertinent information which should be considered:</p>
<p>The founder of the Pioneer Fund, Wycliffe Draper, also donated at least $215,000 to the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission which was founded to perpetuate racial segregation in that state.  He also funded the start-up of the Coordinating Committee For Fundamental American Freedoms which was organized in 1963 to defeat the civil rights bills of 1964.  </p>
<p>Among the major financial contributors to the Coordinating Committee were the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission.  Senior officers of the Coordinating Committee included prominent segregationists such as its Director (John J. Synon&#8211;Richmond VA), and its Secretary-Treasurer (John C. Satterfield&#8211;Yazoo City MS) and its Vice-Chairman (James J. Kilpatrick&#8211;Richmond VA &#8211; who was editor of the Richmond VA News-Leader newspaper).</p>
<p>You can see more about the work of the Coordinating Committee here:<br />
<a href="http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/sovcom/result.php?image=/data/sov_commission/images/png/cd07/050913.png&#038;otherstuff=6" rel="nofollow">http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/.....herstuff=6</a>|70|0|1|1|1|1|50190|</p>
<p>And details regarding its principals may be searched in various articles and correspondence on the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission website here:<br />
<a href="http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/sovcom/" rel="nofollow">http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/.....es/sovcom/</a></p>
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		<title>By: chris</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-162548</link>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;People like those like themselves, another aspect of human nature lefties refuse to acknowledge.&quot;

Wrong.  The far right just doesn&#039;t realize that the rest of us actually USE our brains and don&#039;t let our emotions, instincts, and &quot;human nature&quot; to override good decision making.  It&#039;s also &quot;human nature&quot; for men to try to mate with as many females as possible but the right loves marriage, well as long as you&#039;re straight.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;People like those like themselves, another aspect of human nature lefties refuse to acknowledge.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wrong.  The far right just doesn&#8217;t realize that the rest of us actually USE our brains and don&#8217;t let our emotions, instincts, and &#8220;human nature&#8221; to override good decision making.  It&#8217;s also &#8220;human nature&#8221; for men to try to mate with as many females as possible but the right loves marriage, well as long as you&#8217;re straight.</p>
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		<title>By: BSR</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-162484</link>
		<dc:creator>BSR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;The SPLC does advocate for amnesty, it did so in one of its recent publications concerning guest workers.&quot;

Yet you can&#039;t provide a link, because it didn&#039;t happen. you are 100% full of shit.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The SPLC does advocate for amnesty, it did so in one of its recent publications concerning guest workers.&#8221;</p>
<p>Yet you can&#8217;t provide a link, because it didn&#8217;t happen. you are 100% full of shit.</p>
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		<title>By: beholder</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-154984</link>
		<dc:creator>beholder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee the fact that you think anyone who disagrees has all the same view is a sign of your ignorance.

The fact is that there is a lot more self criticism and critical thinking in general among the left.

How much brain power does it take to goose step?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lee the fact that you think anyone who disagrees has all the same view is a sign of your ignorance.</p>
<p>The fact is that there is a lot more self criticism and critical thinking in general among the left.</p>
<p>How much brain power does it take to goose step?</p>
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		<title>By: beholder</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-154983</link>
		<dc:creator>beholder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack said, 


on March 26th, 2010 at 1:07 pm

Yep Beholder, I earned my degree by not reading books.

Try again.
-----------

You can get a degree in welding?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jack said, </p>
<p>on March 26th, 2010 at 1:07 pm</p>
<p>Yep Beholder, I earned my degree by not reading books.</p>
<p>Try again.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>You can get a degree in welding?</p>
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		<title>By: Ruslan Amirkhanov</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-154901</link>
		<dc:creator>Ruslan Amirkhanov</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes Jack, I can easily explode your fallacy with dozens of historical examples. Probably the easiest is that of the largest empire in history- that of the Mongols. Mongols originally lived for centuries in tribal confederations along with non-Mongol peoples, usually Turks.  The language barrier did not prevent these people from entering into confederations.  When the Mongols attacked westward, they incorporated conquered peoples, especially Turks, into their ranks. They were always tolerant of individual religious beliefs as well.  They totally crushed the homogenous Rus- easily.  

As for the question of amnesty and guest workers- if you people are so concerned with people following the law(and not committing what amounts to a federal misdemeanor), why wouldn&#039;t you advocate a path to legal immigration?  It is the most logical and efficient solution.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes Jack, I can easily explode your fallacy with dozens of historical examples. Probably the easiest is that of the largest empire in history- that of the Mongols. Mongols originally lived for centuries in tribal confederations along with non-Mongol peoples, usually Turks.  The language barrier did not prevent these people from entering into confederations.  When the Mongols attacked westward, they incorporated conquered peoples, especially Turks, into their ranks. They were always tolerant of individual religious beliefs as well.  They totally crushed the homogenous Rus- easily.  </p>
<p>As for the question of amnesty and guest workers- if you people are so concerned with people following the law(and not committing what amounts to a federal misdemeanor), why wouldn&#8217;t you advocate a path to legal immigration?  It is the most logical and efficient solution.</p>
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		<title>By: RKA</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-154896</link>
		<dc:creator>RKA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael, 

In a report about guestworkers (workers who are here legally), the SPLC advocates for amnesty for illegal aliens? Do you have a quote or link?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael, </p>
<p>In a report about guestworkers (workers who are here legally), the SPLC advocates for amnesty for illegal aliens? Do you have a quote or link?</p>
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		<title>By: Michael</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-154594</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SPLC does advocate for amnesty, it did so in one of its recent publications concerning guest workers. Not to mention, anyone with an organized opposition to illegal immigration is branded as &quot;nativist&quot;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The SPLC does advocate for amnesty, it did so in one of its recent publications concerning guest workers. Not to mention, anyone with an organized opposition to illegal immigration is branded as &#8220;nativist&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Lee</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-154422</link>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;The study simply establishes what statistical fact is, so that you have something to work with besides gutteral race hatred and xenophobia.&quot; - beholder

Beholder, do you understand that &quot;extremists&quot; like Jack and myself are aware that people - other people, not us despite your claims - are indeed xenophobic and racist and this is why we oppose diversity.  We do not wish to see people suffer from this byproduct of diversity and the best way for this to happen is through separation.

On the contrary, you and the academic left wants people to mix with one another then constantly complains about racism and other social ills which result.  If you want diversity, acknowledge that racism can in fact only occur in racially diverse communities.  Effectively you complain about the results of the very system you encourage.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The study simply establishes what statistical fact is, so that you have something to work with besides gutteral race hatred and xenophobia.&#8221; &#8211; beholder</p>
<p>Beholder, do you understand that &#8220;extremists&#8221; like Jack and myself are aware that people &#8211; other people, not us despite your claims &#8211; are indeed xenophobic and racist and this is why we oppose diversity.  We do not wish to see people suffer from this byproduct of diversity and the best way for this to happen is through separation.</p>
<p>On the contrary, you and the academic left wants people to mix with one another then constantly complains about racism and other social ills which result.  If you want diversity, acknowledge that racism can in fact only occur in racially diverse communities.  Effectively you complain about the results of the very system you encourage.</p>
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		<title>By: Jack</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-154258</link>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yep Beholder, I earned my degree by not reading books.

Try again.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yep Beholder, I earned my degree by not reading books.</p>
<p>Try again.</p>
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		<title>By: beholder</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-153927</link>
		<dc:creator>beholder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#039;t need a study to guide you, Jack. The study simply establishes what statistical fact is, so that you have something to work with besides gutteral race hatred and xenophobia.

You might try books for a while. You could learn something.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You don&#8217;t need a study to guide you, Jack. The study simply establishes what statistical fact is, so that you have something to work with besides gutteral race hatred and xenophobia.</p>
<p>You might try books for a while. You could learn something.</p>
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		<title>By: Lee</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-153780</link>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;People like those like themselves, another aspect of human nature lefties refuse to acknowledge.&quot; - Jack

The funny thing is, leftists refuse to acknowledge this as proving it to be true by their very own behavior.  Notice on here as all the leftists who have roughly the same moral beliefs all get along far better with themselves than with those opposing them, thus proving that homogeneity in any form is in fact a benefit and not a weakness.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;People like those like themselves, another aspect of human nature lefties refuse to acknowledge.&#8221; &#8211; Jack</p>
<p>The funny thing is, leftists refuse to acknowledge this as proving it to be true by their very own behavior.  Notice on here as all the leftists who have roughly the same moral beliefs all get along far better with themselves than with those opposing them, thus proving that homogeneity in any form is in fact a benefit and not a weakness.</p>
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		<title>By: Jack</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-153632</link>
		<dc:creator>Jack</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Common refrain &quot;Diversity is our strength.&quot;

When historically diversity is the exact opposite.

People like those like themselves, another aspect of human nature lefties refuse to acknowledge.

Now I am sure Ruslan will reply with some gibberish about it being a fallacy, even though we see it in operation every day without a Harvard study to guide us.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Common refrain &#8220;Diversity is our strength.&#8221;</p>
<p>When historically diversity is the exact opposite.</p>
<p>People like those like themselves, another aspect of human nature lefties refuse to acknowledge.</p>
<p>Now I am sure Ruslan will reply with some gibberish about it being a fallacy, even though we see it in operation every day without a Harvard study to guide us.</p>
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		<title>By: Lee</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-153411</link>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Intolerance is not really part of the diversity thing.&quot; - beholder

Yes, it IS part of the &quot;diversity thing&quot;.  What dreamworld do you live in?  In your world are you honestly naive enough to believe that when you start mixing people on the basis of things such as race and religion at a massive level that all of world history will not repeat itself as ethnic conflict and violence occurs?  No wonder everyone here wants diversity - you believe that diversity is as the SPLC claims it is.  You ignore the reality of the racial tensions that diversity causes where spending all of your time complaining about exactly that!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Intolerance is not really part of the diversity thing.&#8221; &#8211; beholder</p>
<p>Yes, it IS part of the &#8220;diversity thing&#8221;.  What dreamworld do you live in?  In your world are you honestly naive enough to believe that when you start mixing people on the basis of things such as race and religion at a massive level that all of world history will not repeat itself as ethnic conflict and violence occurs?  No wonder everyone here wants diversity &#8211; you believe that diversity is as the SPLC claims it is.  You ignore the reality of the racial tensions that diversity causes where spending all of your time complaining about exactly that!</p>
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		<title>By: beholder</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-153333</link>
		<dc:creator>beholder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intolerance is not really part of the diversity thing.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Intolerance is not really part of the diversity thing.</p>
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		<title>By: SPQR</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-153219</link>
		<dc:creator>SPQR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;We call things racism just to get attention. We reduce complicated problems to racism, not because it is racism, but because it works.&quot;
 
--- Alfredo Gutierrez, political consultant, as quoted by Richard de Uriarte, The Phoenix Gazette, March 14, 1992 (quoted in The ProEnglish Advocate, 1st quarter, 2002).

Sounds like a SPLC tactic.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;We call things racism just to get attention. We reduce complicated problems to racism, not because it is racism, but because it works.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8212; Alfredo Gutierrez, political consultant, as quoted by Richard de Uriarte, The Phoenix Gazette, March 14, 1992 (quoted in The ProEnglish Advocate, 1st quarter, 2002).</p>
<p>Sounds like a SPLC tactic.</p>
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		<title>By: Lee</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-153190</link>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruslan Amirkhanov - you have proven my point exactly.  &quot;Diversity of people&quot; is NOT diversity.  Diversity of opinion, i.e., the opinions you are criticizing, IS an example of true diversity and it is abundantly clear that the SPLC has absolutely no interest in true diversity.  What the SPLC wants is for everyone to look different (that is, not look white) while they all follow the same leftist agenda and think exactly the same.

Once again, that is NOT diversity.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ruslan Amirkhanov &#8211; you have proven my point exactly.  &#8220;Diversity of people&#8221; is NOT diversity.  Diversity of opinion, i.e., the opinions you are criticizing, IS an example of true diversity and it is abundantly clear that the SPLC has absolutely no interest in true diversity.  What the SPLC wants is for everyone to look different (that is, not look white) while they all follow the same leftist agenda and think exactly the same.</p>
<p>Once again, that is NOT diversity.</p>
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		<title>By: beholder</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-153172</link>
		<dc:creator>beholder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing that distinguishes left is the rational ability and willingness to be self-critical.

The weird visage of the medusa-faced nativist is terrible to witness awrithe in a spasm of hate, thus they avoid looking in the mirror, as much as it is held up to them.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One thing that distinguishes left is the rational ability and willingness to be self-critical.</p>
<p>The weird visage of the medusa-faced nativist is terrible to witness awrithe in a spasm of hate, thus they avoid looking in the mirror, as much as it is held up to them.</p>
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		<title>By: Ruslan Amirkhanov</title>
		<link>http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2010/03/16/answering-our-critics-splc-smear-dissected/comment-page-1/#comment-153136</link>
		<dc:creator>Ruslan Amirkhanov</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The SPLC supports diversity as in diversity of people.  They merely report on people with various far-right views. You people need to remember that though you have free speech, other people have the freedom to criticize you when you exercise it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The SPLC supports diversity as in diversity of people.  They merely report on people with various far-right views. You people need to remember that though you have free speech, other people have the freedom to criticize you when you exercise it.</p>
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		<title>By: Lee</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do the leftists, SPLC members, and others who post on here grasp the fact that the very thing the SPLC is constantly complaining about IS diversity?  The group claims to want diversity and anyone with a view even slightly divergent from theirs is labeled a hate group!  Even if it can be argued that the SPLC does not loosely use that label, the fact is, everything the SPLC is complaining about is exactly what happens when a population is diverse.

Yet this group claims to enjoy and embrace diversity?  Get real.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do the leftists, SPLC members, and others who post on here grasp the fact that the very thing the SPLC is constantly complaining about IS diversity?  The group claims to want diversity and anyone with a view even slightly divergent from theirs is labeled a hate group!  Even if it can be argued that the SPLC does not loosely use that label, the fact is, everything the SPLC is complaining about is exactly what happens when a population is diverse.</p>
<p>Yet this group claims to enjoy and embrace diversity?  Get real.</p>
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		<title>By: beholder</title>
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		<dc:creator>beholder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruslan,

Good point. Where will they turn their hatred when it costs $20 to get a hamburger in this country once all the hard working immigrants are gone.

The truth is that businesses will shut down. And I am not talking just about the labor supply, which is hugely dependent on immigrants for agriculture, food services, domestic services, and construction. 

I am also talking about what deporting 12 million consumers and taxpayers (yes even if they pay no income tax they still pay state sales tax and property taxes) will mean to our economy. Suddenly all the grocery stores, clothing retailers, gas stations, etc will lose 12 million paying customers. Who will fill that void?

And I keep hearing how hospitals shut down because immigrants use the emergency room without paying. Uh huh. Except for one thing. Medicare fraud by hospitals is about ten times the financial drain on our country. Oh those poor starving hospitals and their $600 q-tips.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ruslan,</p>
<p>Good point. Where will they turn their hatred when it costs $20 to get a hamburger in this country once all the hard working immigrants are gone.</p>
<p>The truth is that businesses will shut down. And I am not talking just about the labor supply, which is hugely dependent on immigrants for agriculture, food services, domestic services, and construction. </p>
<p>I am also talking about what deporting 12 million consumers and taxpayers (yes even if they pay no income tax they still pay state sales tax and property taxes) will mean to our economy. Suddenly all the grocery stores, clothing retailers, gas stations, etc will lose 12 million paying customers. Who will fill that void?</p>
<p>And I keep hearing how hospitals shut down because immigrants use the emergency room without paying. Uh huh. Except for one thing. Medicare fraud by hospitals is about ten times the financial drain on our country. Oh those poor starving hospitals and their $600 q-tips.</p>
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		<title>By: Ruslan Amirkhanov</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ruslan Amirkhanov</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s always hilarious seeing die-hard defenders of capitalism get upset over lax immigration policies and whine about &quot;their&quot; jobs being taken.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s always hilarious seeing die-hard defenders of capitalism get upset over lax immigration policies and whine about &#8220;their&#8221; jobs being taken.</p>
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		<title>By: beholder</title>
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		<dc:creator>beholder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A border does not separate countries. It joins them together.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A border does not separate countries. It joins them together.</p>
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		<title>By: Pamala</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pamala</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[libertarian said, 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Who cares what you said. You are a liar.

Keep up the good work SPLC of unmasking these maggot right-wingers.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>libertarian said, </p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</p>
<p>Who cares what you said. You are a liar.</p>
<p>Keep up the good work SPLC of unmasking these maggot right-wingers.</p>
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		<title>By: BSR</title>
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		<dc:creator>BSR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;It’s such common knowledge that SPLC is a politically driven, open borders, leftist organization no examples are necessary to illustrate the point;&quot;

That&#039;s because you cannot provide any examples, because you are 100% full of shit.

Please provide an example of SPLC advocating open borders, or admit you are just another ignorant fool that cannot back up anything he says.  Thank you come again.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;It’s such common knowledge that SPLC is a politically driven, open borders, leftist organization no examples are necessary to illustrate the point;&#8221;</p>
<p>That&#8217;s because you cannot provide any examples, because you are 100% full of shit.</p>
<p>Please provide an example of SPLC advocating open borders, or admit you are just another ignorant fool that cannot back up anything he says.  Thank you come again.</p>
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		<title>By: Ruslan Amirkhanov</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ruslan Amirkhanov</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey there Libertarian, did you know that in American history, far more terrorist incidents and attempted incidents on American soil were carried out NOT by Islamic terrorists but by home-grown domestic terrorists with ideologies similar to your own?  Tax protesters, sovereign citizens, secessionists, white nationalists, and what not- all of them homegrown terrorists who have been responsible for plenty of destruction in their own right.  Prior to 9-11, the deadliest terrorist attack was carried out by such a homegrown nutcase.  

The SPLC is clearly dedicated to the study of extremist groups from America; that being said, you can find examples of the SPLC condemning various radical or anti-Semitic Islamic movements in the States.  

Somebody has to highlight these local terrorists(some of them are just common street criminals of course), because for one thing understanding this phenomenon is relevant to understand American culture and preserving its society.  Secondly, the mainstream media will always give terrorists with foreign ties all the coverage they need.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey there Libertarian, did you know that in American history, far more terrorist incidents and attempted incidents on American soil were carried out NOT by Islamic terrorists but by home-grown domestic terrorists with ideologies similar to your own?  Tax protesters, sovereign citizens, secessionists, white nationalists, and what not- all of them homegrown terrorists who have been responsible for plenty of destruction in their own right.  Prior to 9-11, the deadliest terrorist attack was carried out by such a homegrown nutcase.  </p>
<p>The SPLC is clearly dedicated to the study of extremist groups from America; that being said, you can find examples of the SPLC condemning various radical or anti-Semitic Islamic movements in the States.  </p>
<p>Somebody has to highlight these local terrorists(some of them are just common street criminals of course), because for one thing understanding this phenomenon is relevant to understand American culture and preserving its society.  Secondly, the mainstream media will always give terrorists with foreign ties all the coverage they need.</p>
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		<title>By: skinnyminny</title>
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		<dc:creator>skinnyminny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adrian Butterworth,

LOL! Really? I truly believe the SPLC puts the blame where it belongs! 

I guess if you guys don&#039;t know how to love, nor know what it is, you can&#039;t express it. Everything I hear from your groups is about hate. Hate!Hate!Hate!

It makes me wonder if you&#039;ve never had love from anything or anyone in your lives! Wow! Talk about dysfunctional families! Let&#039;s use a repeated accusation lodged against minority groups, &quot;bad upbringing and bad parenting!&quot; There&#039;s no way, that all of a sudden a person can start hating every non-white person. It had to be in you all along! And I am willing to bet, all those years of wanting something you never had and felt you deserved, you are now striking out with a vengence.

But make no mistake in the matter, every time one of  you step out of line, there&#039;s someone to either witness it, or one of your own through revenge. Once you say something or do something &#039;out-of-line,&#039; it&#039;s out there, and the excuse/lie that you didn&#039;t say/do it is always captured somewhere, by someone.

Example, this one guy, allegedly running for city council, I&#039;m not sure if the minutes/newspaper quoted him correctly, but I haven&#039;t seen any correction - &quot;Menifee City County Meeting - March 3, 2009~Menifee 24/7 http://www.menifee247.com/2009/03/menifee-city-council-meeting-march-3.html under Public Comments - Chuck Reutter - &quot;....He went on to say that our country was founded on taking a stand to oppose government.&quot; Again, this is what the newspaper wrote, and stated it was minutes from the city council meeting.

So, to say that SPLC smears! I doubt it! There&#039;s always a paper trail, it not, audio/video, to back it up. Besides, if your groups learn how to mind their manners, you&#039;d have nothing to worry about!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adrian Butterworth,</p>
<p>LOL! Really? I truly believe the SPLC puts the blame where it belongs! </p>
<p>I guess if you guys don&#8217;t know how to love, nor know what it is, you can&#8217;t express it. Everything I hear from your groups is about hate. Hate!Hate!Hate!</p>
<p>It makes me wonder if you&#8217;ve never had love from anything or anyone in your lives! Wow! Talk about dysfunctional families! Let&#8217;s use a repeated accusation lodged against minority groups, &#8220;bad upbringing and bad parenting!&#8221; There&#8217;s no way, that all of a sudden a person can start hating every non-white person. It had to be in you all along! And I am willing to bet, all those years of wanting something you never had and felt you deserved, you are now striking out with a vengence.</p>
<p>But make no mistake in the matter, every time one of  you step out of line, there&#8217;s someone to either witness it, or one of your own through revenge. Once you say something or do something &#8216;out-of-line,&#8217; it&#8217;s out there, and the excuse/lie that you didn&#8217;t say/do it is always captured somewhere, by someone.</p>
<p>Example, this one guy, allegedly running for city council, I&#8217;m not sure if the minutes/newspaper quoted him correctly, but I haven&#8217;t seen any correction &#8211; &#8220;Menifee City County Meeting &#8211; March 3, 2009~Menifee 24/7 <a href="http://www.menifee247.com/2009/03/menifee-city-council-meeting-march-3.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.menifee247.com/2009.....rch-3.html</a> under Public Comments &#8211; Chuck Reutter &#8211; &#8220;&#8230;.He went on to say that our country was founded on taking a stand to oppose government.&#8221; Again, this is what the newspaper wrote, and stated it was minutes from the city council meeting.</p>
<p>So, to say that SPLC smears! I doubt it! There&#8217;s always a paper trail, it not, audio/video, to back it up. Besides, if your groups learn how to mind their manners, you&#8217;d have nothing to worry about!</p>
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		<title>By: beholder</title>
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		<dc:creator>beholder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, libertarian, maybe if you had been listening a bit more to the SPLC long ago, things wouldn&#039;t have gotten to this point in the first place.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, libertarian, maybe if you had been listening a bit more to the SPLC long ago, things wouldn&#8217;t have gotten to this point in the first place.</p>
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		<title>By: libertarian</title>
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		<dc:creator>libertarian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s such common knowledge that SPLC is a politically driven, open  borders, leftist organization no examples are necessary to illustrate the point; however, let me just point out the following.  

The SPLC calls militias and the tea party groups elements to watch out for, but have you EVER known it to condemn the MANY jihadist incidents that occur in this country from Home grown terrorists that are not Christians?

Of course not, and you won&#039;t.  Just take a look atr the following article as an example of what I&#039;m referring to.  Keep in mind that there are mosques in the US that preach jihad against America but they don&#039;t evern make the SPLC hate watch.  Only white Christian groups do, because they are hated by them.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_american_jihadists

By EILEEN SULLIVAN and DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writers Eileen Sullivan And Devlin Barrett, Associated Press Writers – 17 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The growing front in the war on terrorism may be no farther than Main Street.

The terror cases that have emerged in the past week have one common characteristic: The suspects are all Americans.

One is a woman who looked after the elderly in suburban Pennsylvania. Another a security guard from New Jersey.

Altogether more than a dozen Americans have been captured or pursued for allegedly supporting jihad, or holy war, over the past two years. The cases demonstrate with increasing clarity what authorities have long known: The terrorist threat does not just come from the skies, far away, but from Hometown, U.S.A.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s such common knowledge that SPLC is a politically driven, open  borders, leftist organization no examples are necessary to illustrate the point; however, let me just point out the following.  </p>
<p>The SPLC calls militias and the tea party groups elements to watch out for, but have you EVER known it to condemn the MANY jihadist incidents that occur in this country from Home grown terrorists that are not Christians?</p>
<p>Of course not, and you won&#8217;t.  Just take a look atr the following article as an example of what I&#8217;m referring to.  Keep in mind that there are mosques in the US that preach jihad against America but they don&#8217;t evern make the SPLC hate watch.  Only white Christian groups do, because they are hated by them.</p>
<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100317/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_american_jihadists" rel="nofollow">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/201....._jihadists</a></p>
<p>By EILEEN SULLIVAN and DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writers Eileen Sullivan And Devlin Barrett, Associated Press Writers – 17 mins ago<br />
WASHINGTON – The growing front in the war on terrorism may be no farther than Main Street.</p>
<p>The terror cases that have emerged in the past week have one common characteristic: The suspects are all Americans.</p>
<p>One is a woman who looked after the elderly in suburban Pennsylvania. Another a security guard from New Jersey.</p>
<p>Altogether more than a dozen Americans have been captured or pursued for allegedly supporting jihad, or holy war, over the past two years. The cases demonstrate with increasing clarity what authorities have long known: The terrorist threat does not just come from the skies, far away, but from Hometown, U.S.A.</p>
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		<title>By: beholder</title>
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		<dc:creator>beholder</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adrian Butterworth said, 


on March 17th, 2010 at 10:20 am

Hardly a remarkable statement .. except for maybe the SPLC who can’t understand why anyone would disagree with open borders. 

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Hold on there Butterball. Fact check.

The SPLC recently clarified that it is NOT an open borders advocacy group, but merely seeks to curtail the rise of hate crimes against immigrants of all kinds.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adrian Butterworth said, </p>
<p>on March 17th, 2010 at 10:20 am</p>
<p>Hardly a remarkable statement .. except for maybe the SPLC who can’t understand why anyone would disagree with open borders. </p>
<p>&#8212;&#8211;<br />
Hold on there Butterball. Fact check.</p>
<p>The SPLC recently clarified that it is NOT an open borders advocacy group, but merely seeks to curtail the rise of hate crimes against immigrants of all kinds.</p>
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