Regarding the SPLC, I don't believe Mr. Dees had anything to do with the actual CREATION of the various hate groups (listed in LC's earlier post) that the organization chases after. I do think Mr. Dees and several attorneys at the SPLC have become very wealthy targeting this niche. There is a lot more public sentiment on your side and a lot less competition there than being a lawyer chasing your garden variety ambulance! Mr. Dees, et al, have identified a market and done an admirable job of securing their position in it. When you really stop to think about it you realize that the more high profile cases the SPLC takes on the more it will cause the groups they target to "take up the cause", essentially creating more and more potential profit centers for the SPLC going forward. It is a brilliant strategy! It's like the Walton family got Target to hang out a banner that says, "If red isn't your favorite color you should go to Wal-Mart". What do you suppose the numbers really are? For every person that joins a hate group and makes some noise how many others contribute to the SPLC to combat them? Ten? One hundred? Mr. Dees' posturing in the public eye may be that of a left leaning civil libertarian, but in practice he is a dyed in the wool capitalist. I admire their business plan.
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