[Vision2020] More on Dees/SPLC
Bruce and Jean Livingston
jeanlivingston@turbonet.com
Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:03:15 -0800
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I must weigh in against Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center. =
Despite the high aims of their fundraising literature to stop racial =
discrimination and various civil rights violations, the reality is much =
more as quoted in the Harper's Magazine article, than as set forth in =
the SPLC literature. =20
Dees and the SPLC are remarkable fundraisers, but they are doing =
precious little to live up to the high aims contained in their =
literature. In short, they are indeed capitalizing on those well =
intended suckers who send them money. The SPLC just keeps amassing the =
money for ever more luxuriant digs for Morris, or worse, just saving it =
in an account and accumulating wealth rather than spending it on the =
fight for civil rights -- the pretext with which SPLC got the money in =
the first place. Morris Dees and the SPLC are NOT using much of the =
money they collect to fight the good fight on behalf of the oppressed =
and impoverished in the South.
I have talked about the SPLC with Millard Farmer, quoted in the Harper's =
article and not to be confused with Millard Fuller of Habitat for =
humanity fame. I know Steve Bright, also quoted in the Harper's =
article. At least once a year I attend seminars with Farmer and/or =
Bright. I revere both as true civil rights advocates who have =
tirelessly fought for the lives of death row inmates in the deep South =
and against the racial discrimination that put so many of those inmates =
on death row in the first place. You can believe them and should =
re-read the Harper's article, knowing that they are dedicated, honest =
men, who have forsaken the riches their talent could give them, to spend =
their lives in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida fighting the =
battle that Morris Dees only pretends to fight.
Morris Dees couldn't carry their bags and deserves none of your money. =
Morris Dees could do something about the huge number of inmates on death =
row in Alabama who do not even have a lawyer. He chooses to do nothing =
-- except to build a bigger castle, and occasionally to pick a good =
fight for "Public Relations" purposes to fund the SPLC money machine.
In my humble opinion, Morris Dees is a fraud and the SPLC with it. They =
may track "hate groups" and they may fight the occasional =
well-publicized lawsuit, but mostly they accumulate money for posh =
living and do next to nothing for the victims of discrimination --other =
than crassly exploit the lynching victims that provide such nice photos =
for getting into the wallets of unsuspecting do-gooders.
As for Doug Wilson's co-author, Wilkins,which I guess is what started =
all of this, I don't know a thing about him. But if I were trying to =
build a dossier on the man, I would be looking for more sources than the =
SPLC. =20
Bruce Livingston
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<DIV>I must weigh in against Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law=20
Center. Despite the high aims of their fundraising literature to =
stop=20
racial discrimination and various civil rights violations, the reality =
is much=20
more as quoted in the Harper's Magazine article, than as set forth in =
the SPLC=20
literature. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dees and the SPLC are remarkable fundraisers, but they are doing =
precious=20
little to live up to the high aims contained in their literature. =
In=20
short, they are indeed capitalizing on those well intended suckers who =
send them=20
money. The SPLC just keeps amassing the money for ever more =
luxuriant digs=20
for Morris, or worse, just saving it in an account and accumulating =
wealth=20
rather than spending it on the fight for civil rights -- the pretext =
with which=20
SPLC got the money in the first place. Morris Dees and the SPLC =
are NOT=20
using much of the money they collect to fight the good fight on behalf =
of the=20
oppressed and impoverished in the South.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I have talked about the SPLC with Millard Farmer, quoted in the =
Harper's=20
article and not to be confused with Millard Fuller of Habitat for =
humanity=20
fame. I know Steve Bright, also quoted in the Harper's =
article. =20
At least once a year I attend seminars with Farmer and/or =
Bright. I=20
revere both as true civil rights advocates who have tirelessly =
fought for=20
the lives of death row inmates in the deep South and against the racial=20
discrimination that put so many of those inmates on death row in the =
first=20
place. You can believe them and should re-read the Harper's =
article,=20
knowing that they are dedicated, honest men, who have forsaken the =
riches=20
their talent could give them, to spend their lives in Georgia, Alabama,=20
Mississippi and Florida fighting the battle that Morris Dees only =
pretends=20
to fight.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Morris Dees couldn't carry their bags and deserves none of your=20
money. Morris Dees could do something about the huge number of =
inmates on=20
death row in Alabama who do not even have a lawyer. He chooses to =
do=20
nothing -- except to build a bigger castle, and occasionally =
to pick=20
a good fight for "Public Relations" purposes to fund the SPLC money =
machine.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In my humble opinion, Morris Dees is a fraud and the SPLC with =
it. =20
They may track "hate groups" and they may fight the occasional =
well-publicized=20
lawsuit, but mostly they accumulate money for posh living and do next to =
nothing=20
for the victims of discrimination --other than crassly exploit the =
lynching=20
victims that provide such nice photos for getting into the wallets of=20
unsuspecting do-gooders.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As for Doug Wilson's co-author, Wilkins,which I guess is what =
started all=20
of this, I don't know a thing about him. But if I were =
trying to=20
build a dossier on the man, I would be looking for more sources =
than the=20
SPLC. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Bruce Livingston</DIV>
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