This is just outright amazing, and no one questions it??? Morris Dees is without a doubt the most hate filled race baiting far left extremist, and how this man and his organization is given any credibility and not called on the carpet for his bias is beyond me!
A conservative youth group is a "hate group", yet the Daily Kos, Truthout.org, the DemocraticUnderground and NBC's Keith Olberman are given a free ride?? On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks. > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 5:07 PM, CaliforniaLuis <rivcu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Certainly... >> >> >> http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/02/26/white-nationalist-linked-right-wing-youth-group-debuts-at-cpac/ >> >> On Mar 5, 3:03 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Luis: would you post that link please. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 4:53 PM, CaliforniaLuis <rivcu...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > > Nevermind, I found it. >> > >> > > On Mar 5, 2:36 pm, plainolamerican <plainolameri...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > > A well-funded new organization whose stated purpose is to launch a >> > > > “right-wing youth movement” will make a splashy debut tonight at the >> > > > Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, in Washington, >> D.C. >> > > > CPAC is billed as “the largest annual gathering of conservative >> > > > students, activists and policymakers.” >> > >> > > > According to CPAC materials, the group, Youth for Western >> > > > Civilization, is one of the official co-sponsors, or major donors, >> of >> > > > this year’s conference. The group has a booth in the CPAC exhibition >> > > > hall, and its “Inaugural Reception” is scheduled to begin at 8:30 >> p.m. >> > > > EST in the Palladium Ballroom at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. >> > >> > > > In the past, CPAC organizers have shielded the reputation of their >> > > > mainstream conservative enterprise by forbidding racist >> organizations >> > > > like the Council of Conservative Citizens from participating. They >> may >> > > > want to take a closer look at Youth for Western Civilization. >> > >> > > > One of the group’s founders, Marcus Epstein, is a frequent >> contributor >> > > > to the white nationalist hate website VDARE.com. >> > >> > > > “Diversity can be good in moderation — if what is being brought in >> is >> > > > desirable,” Epstein wrote in one VDARE.com essay. “Most Americans >> > > > don’t mind a little ethnic food, some Asian math whizzes, or a few >> > > > Mariachi dancers — as long as these trends do not overwhelm the >> > > > dominant culture.” >> > >> > > > Epstein is also the head of the Robert A. Taft Club, a Washington, >> > > > D.C., group whose events regularly feature prominent academic >> racists >> > > > like Jared Taylor, the editor of the overtly white supremacist >> journal >> > > > American Renaissance. >> > >> > > > Another Youth for Western Civilization founder, Kevin DeAnna, has >> > > > posted several times in recent years to the Spartan Spectator, the >> > > > website of the Michigan State University chapter of Young Americans >> > > > for Freedom, or MSU-YAF. >> > >> > > > In 2007, the Southern Poverty Law Center identified MSU-YAF as a >> hate >> > > > group after it organized a “Catch an Illegal Alien Day” game, >> > > > sponsored a “Koran desecration contest,” jokingly threatened to >> > > > distribute small-pox infected blankets to Native American students, >> > > > posted “Gays spread AIDS” fliers, called Latino students and faculty >> > > > members “savages,” and invited Nick Griffin, the chairman of the >> > > > neofascist British National Party, to speak on the MSU campus. >> > >> > > > “The point is that all Christians, and white Christians in >> particular, >> > > > don’t owe any deference to the self-defined racial separatist >> customs >> > > > of other people,” DeAnna posted to Spartan Spectator in July 2007. >> > >> > > > DeAnna was supporting another Spartan Spectator blogger who attacked >> > > > the African-American holiday Kwanzaa for being “Satanic,” because >> it’s >> > > > “designed to lead black Americans from traditional Christian >> holidays >> > > > like Christmas and replace it with paganism.” >> > >> > > > Somewhat ironically, online membership records show that last >> > > > September, DeAnna joined a Fairfax County, Va., group of followers >> of >> > > > Asatru, a neo-pagan religion popular with neo-Nazis whose adherents >> > > > reject the divinity of Christ to worship Norse gods like Odin. “I >> > > > listen to a lot of heavy metal music,” DeAnna informed Hatewatch by >> > > > way of explanation. >> > >> > > > DeAnna’s interest in Asatru may explain why there’s nothing in Youth >> > > > for Western Culture’s mission statement that identifies the group as >> > > > pro-Christian. “The purpose of Youth for Western Civilization is to >> > > > form a right-wing youth movement,” it reads. “Youth for Western >> > > > Civilization educates, organizes and trains activists on campuses >> > > > across the nation to create a subculture that promotes the survival >> of >> > > > Western Civilization and pride in Western heritage.” >> > >> > > > Youth for Western Civilization appears to be a project of the >> > > > Leadership Institute, an Arlington, Va.-based right-wing activist >> > > > factory, whose training program graduates have included Christian >> > > > Coalition founder turned über lobbyist Ralph Reed, über lobbyist >> > > > turned imprisoned felon Jack Abramoff, and gay prostitute turned >> White >> > > > House correspondent Jeff Gannon. >> > >> > > > Youth For Western Civilization Executive Director Nicole Gonzalez >> > > > Knowlton was recently the Leadership Institute’s Campus Services >> > > > Coordinator. DeAnna is currently the Deputy Field Director for its >> > > > Campus Leadership Program. >> > >> > > > The Leadership Institute has a history of backing radical right >> > > > student groups. In 2006 college-aged Leadership Institute-trained >> > > > activists began reviving and radicalizing chapters of the Young >> > > > Americans for Freedom at universities across the country, including >> > > > MSU. DeAnna is the former leader of the Virginia State University >> > > > chapter of YAF. >> > >> > > > Youth for Western Civilization didn’t wait for CPAC before throwing >> > > > its first event. Yesterday, the group sponsored a lecture by >> immigrant- >> > > > bashing former Congressman Tom Tancredo on the campus of American >> > > > University in Washington, D.C. Tancredo spoke on “Immigration Reform >> > > > and the Need for Assimilation.” >> > >> > > > The same topic is addressed in a recent VDARE.com essay that’s >> > > > featured on the Youth for Western Civilization website. It lashes >> out >> > > > at political analyst Michael Barone for “…claim[ing], despite plenty >> > > > of evidence to the contrary, that the Great Wave of European >> (Italian, >> > > > Irish, Jewish, et. al.) immigration of 100 years ago was assimilated >> > > > without any real hiccups, and without changing the character of the >> > > > country. >> > >> > > > “But anyone who has watched machine politics in action in cities >> like >> > > > B. Hussein Obama’s Chicago, or knows anything about the Mafia, or is >> > > > at all familiar with how largely Jewish intellectual elites have >> > > > utterly transformed American social and political discourse, knows >> > > > that is nonsense.” >> > >> > -- >> > *~@):~{> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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