Mission Creep and the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Misguided Focus
Professor Carol M. Swain
In case you missed the story, last November 4th a polling precinct in Philadelphia, PA was patrolled by an organization called the New Black Panther Party, a Marxist group that in 2000, was listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a racial hate group. Video footage shot in 2008, show Black Panther precinct workers intimidating white voters. This was covered by the news organizations, and resulted in charges being filed by the Bush Department of Justice, whose job it is to defend and protect the voting rights of all Americans.
What should have been an open and shut case has become something more troubling, after the Eric Holder-led Justice Department dropped charges against the Black Panthers, who supported President Obama. Currently, this decision to drop the charges, is being challenged by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, (an organization with which I am affiliated).
Now this is the part where things really get interesting.
The SPLC has been mum on the issue, despite the fact that in 2000, it included the New Black Panther Party among its annual list of hate groups. In fact, what is most shocking is that the SPLC has spent far more resources hounding conservative organizations, such as the Center for Immigration Studies, and prominent citizens like CNN’s award-winning anchor Lou Dobbs, than it has protecting the civil rights of American voters, which includes white people as well as black. The unrelenting attacks on Mr. Dobbs and others are shameless. The once venerable organization wages war against conservative individuals, principles, and organizations. How unfortunate for America. How unfortunate for the organization’s founders.
There is a name for what has happened. It is called “mission creep.” Mission creep occurs when an organization strays beyond its original purpose and engages in actions antithetical to its goals. Rather than monitoring hate groups, the Southern Poverty Law Center has become one.
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Mission Creep and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Misguided Focus
huffingtonpost.com
This post is incorrect. We have discussed the case against the New Black Panthers here:http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2009/winter/black-separatists
Also, you might want to mention that we list the group as a hate group, as we do National Policy Institute. We have also written a long report laying out the New Black Panthers racist (meaning anti-white) and anti-Semitic views. It can be read here:http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2000/fall/snarling-at-the-white-man
Best,
Heidi Beirich
Director of Research
Southern Poverty Law Center
How right you are! I belonged to the SPLC for years fighting for the rights of blacks and underprivileged people until one day they published a big article on how we should all feel sorry for the illegal aliens. I worked with illegal aliens for the courts and could not believe the amount of murderers, thieves, rapists and especially child molesters (for some reason the ones I saw were almost always from Mexico and later we found out why this is so prevalent in Mexico - raping children - their cultural custom of “rapto”). I was astounded that a once ethical organization had turned to protecting lawbreakers! I have found over the years they have gotten worse and worse to a point where I believe they are now very anti-American and a racist organization unto themselves. They try to break down anyone who stands up for this nation or tries to protect Americans. Hence, in my book that is called a “traitor”! Down with SPLC! And also, I have heard those who run SPLC now have millions of dollars - this sounds very fishy to me!
SPLC is not suffering from “mission creep”. SPLC attacks the people who they think will result in the most donations for Morris Dee’s coffers. Hate mongering pays well.