Southern Poverty Law Center classifies VFW and American Legion as hate groups

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center has announced it would include prominent American veterans’ organizations American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in its listing of hate groups, sources confirmed today.

In a written statement signed by SPLC President J. Richard Cohen, the organization said both the VFW and Legion were included since many of their members sympathize with radical, extreme-right-wing ideals such as freedom, safety, and family values.

“I hate to criminalize a group of decorated war veterans,” Cohen said, from somewhere deep within a fog of pit sweat in his corporate think-tank steam room, where Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Moscow) was seen relaxing in the nude.

“But these people revere statues of soldiers who have fought in wars where minorities and women weren’t allowed to fight.”

According to the SPLC, members of the Legion and VFW are well-known for inciting extreme hatred against enemies of the United States, and for engaging in violent behavior. VFW members, for example, have been known to carry out shootings, stabbings, and bombings in countries around the world for more than 100 years.

All told, members of the Legion and VFW have been responsible for the deaths of billions of people, SPLC said.

“They are some of America’s oldest and most deadly hate groups,” said Cohen.

The SPLC issued an email alert to its followers notifying them of the new danger of the extreme veterans’ organizations, while others learned of the inclusion with a new posting on its “Hatewatch” website.

https://www.duffelblog.com/2017/09/southern-poverty-law-center-classifies-vfw-foreign-legion-as-hate-groups/

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Any news on #blm and ANTIFA?

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Billions of people? Idiotic. Hating enemies of the US, normal reaction. Women not allowed to fight? Please. So it appears that the SPLC is a hate group too. He should man up and hate himself for saying this about those who have defended our freedom.

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

You guys know theduffleblog is a Satire news site right?

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

39 minutes ago, cyberfx1024 said:

You guys know theduffleblog is a Satire news site right?

Hush, it was just getting good.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

40 minutes ago, cyberfx1024 said:

You guys know theduffleblog is a Satire news site right?

 

    I knew by the title, but I have never heard of them before today.

    

[Steeleballz 7,550]

I guess it's a fine line between poorly done satire and fake news.  

    

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

2 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

    I knew by the title, but I have never heard of them before today.

    

It is primarily a site for active duty and former military people like myself

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

I think it is a great parody on how folks overreact to SPLC

 

"I hate to criminalize a group of decorated war veterans,” Cohen said, from somewhere deep within a fog of pit sweat in his corporate think-tank steam room, where Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Moscow) was seen relaxing in the nude"

[spookyturtle 9,465]

3 hours ago, cyberfx1024 said:

You guys know theduffleblog is a Satire news site right?

I didn't. I fell for it. 

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

29 minutes ago, spookyturtle said:

I didn't. I fell for it. 

It happens to the best.

[Dashinka 23,409]

13 hours ago, Il Mango Dulce said:

I think it is a great parody on how folks overreact to SPLC

 

"I hate to criminalize a group of decorated war veterans,” Cohen said, from somewhere deep within a fog of pit sweat in his corporate think-tank steam room, where Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Moscow) was seen relaxing in the nude"

Maybe the fact that the SPLC puts people like Ben Carson, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, or Rand Paul on their list has something to do with the ability for people to believe they could do the same thing to the VFW or the American Legion?  

 

Just a thought.

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

5 hours ago, Bill & Katya said:

Maybe the fact that the SPLC puts people like Ben Carson, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, or Rand Paul on their list has something to do with the ability for people to believe they could do the same thing to the VFW or the American Legion?  

 

Just a thought.

I hear all the time how the NYTimes is fake news. Now I am not sure who to believe. 

[Dashinka 23,409]

2 hours ago, Il Mango Dulce said:

I hear all the time how the NYTimes is fake news. Now I am not sure who to believe. 

It is easy, if the source shares your same political ideology, then you can believe it.

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

Just now, Bill & Katya said:

It is easy, if the source shares your same political ideology, then you can believe it.

The thing is...facts are not dependent upon an idelogy.