[Vision2020] Mark Potok Visit: The Reality of the SPLC

Thu, 15 Jan 2004 02:07:19 EST

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Tim, et. al.

The SPLC may exaggerate threats and not spend money in the most efficient 
manner, but "fraud" or "near fraud" in your example needs to be defined.  To 
compare what they do to the fraud at Enron requires analysis.  This comparison 
smacks of the same hysteria inducing propaganda you assert the SPLC uses.  Enron 
created paper only economic entities which it used to show fantasy profit 
generated to boost its bottom line.  How could this fraud be compared to the 
activities of the SPLC?  Have they created fantasy hate groups that do not exist 
which they have used to generate hysteria?  Maybe they exaggerate the danger of 
certain groups, but the groups they reference do exist, do they not?  Have 
they lied about their economic balance sheets to deceive their patrons?  If the 
SPLC claimed to be in dire economic condition when it was raising money hand 
over fist, giving flat out false economic reports, with deceptive auditing, then 
maybe the Enron comparison is valid.

Unless the above conditions are met, I think your Enron analogy is flawed.

Ted

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 Tim, et. al.
 
 The SPLC may exaggerate threats and not spend money in the most efficien=
t manner, but "fraud" or "near fraud" in your example needs to be defined. &=
nbsp;To compare what they do to the fraud at Enron requires analysis. &nbsp;=
This comparison smacks of the same hysteria inducing propaganda you assert t=
he SPLC uses. &nbsp;Enron created paper only economic entities which it used=
 to show fantasy profit generated to boost its bottom line. &nbsp;How could=20=
this fraud be compared to the activities of the SPLC? &nbsp;Have they create=
d fantasy hate groups that do not exist which they have used to generate hys=
teria? &nbsp;Maybe they exaggerate the danger of certain groups, but the gro=
ups they reference do exist, do they not? &nbsp;Have they lied about their e=
conomic balance sheets to deceive their patrons? &nbsp;If the SPLC claimed t=
o be in dire economic condition when it was raising money hand over fist, gi=
ving flat out false economic reports, with deceptive auditing, then maybe th=
e Enron comparison is valid.
 
 Unless the above conditions are met, I think your Enron analogy is flawe=
d.
 
 Ted</HTML>

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