Antifa's Disturbing Ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
The Daily SignalSeptember 27, 20252 min13,319 views
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- π― The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) initially built its reputation by suing Ku Klux Klan groups but now publishes a "hate map" that includes mainstream conservative and Christian organizations.
- β οΈ This "hate map" has been linked to real-world violence, including a terrorist attack against the Family Research Council in 2012.
- π Four months before Charlie Kirk's assassination, the SPLC added Turning Point USA to its "hate map," yet has not removed them despite condemning the assassination.
SPLC's Stance on Antifa Violence
- β‘ The SPLC has been accused of carrying water for Antifa, a group described as violent agitators responsible for destructive riots in 2020.
- π« Despite Antifa agitators hurling Molotov cocktails at government buildings, the SPLC has not added any Antifa chapter to its "hate map," while groups like Moms for Liberty and PragerU are listed as extremists.
- π¬ While the SPLC condemned Antifa once in 2017, it attacked President Trump in 2020 for proposing to designate Antifa a terrorist group, and minimized Antifa violence as property crimes.
SPLC Personnel and Potential Conflicts
- π§ In 2022, the SPLC hired Megan Squire, an intelligence analyst described as "Antifa's secret weapon," who passed information that could be weaponized.
- βοΈ In 2023, a lawyer for the SPLC, Thomas Jurgens, was arrested for domestic terrorism at an Antifa riot involving Molotov cocktails.
- π While direct evidence of SPLC support for Antifa is not presented, these connections are described as extremely disturbing and raise concerns about the Biden administration taking advice from the SPLC on combating domestic terrorism.
- β The video suggests that if the Trump administration is investigating Antifa, they may want to question the SPLC.
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