The Southern Poverty Regulation Middle has added Turning Level USA (TPUSA) and PragerU to its infamous “hate map.”
Launched Thursday, the map labels TPUSA as an “anti-government extremist group,” marking the primary time the group has appeared on the listing.
Its report states:
Turning Level USA’s main technique is sowing and exploiting worry that white Christian supremacy is beneath assault by nefarious actors, together with immigrants, the LGBTQ+ neighborhood and civil rights activists.
TPUSA and its spokespeople typically warn their viewers that their youngsters, wives, faith, lifestyle and so they themselves are beneath assault by numerous constructed enemies.
TPUSA exploits sophisticated emotions of insecurity and nervousness to fabricate rage and mobilize assist to revive and preserve a white-dominated, male supremacist, Christian social order.
Right here’s Turning Level on the “hate map.”
Reminder: This is identical hate map {that a} terrorist used to focus on the Household Analysis Council for an tried mass capturing in 2012. (SPLC condemned the capturing however stored FRC on the map)
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— Tyler O’Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) May 24, 2025
PragerU, a preferred conservative nonprofit fthat makes instructional movies from a conservative perspective, was additionally included in the identical class.
The group, which was initially created to file lawsuits for individuals who had been attacked of the Ku Klux Klan, has beforehand smeared Mothers for Liberty with the identical label.
Whereas most individuals acknowledge that the SPLC is a Democratic Get together propaganda device, many mainstream consultants and commentators proceed to quote their research as a reputable supply of knowledge.
In the meantime, The Guardian notes that whereas the SPLC continues to smear these throughout the conservative motion, the variety of teams they’ve labeled as a menace has fallen as a result of white nationalism has gone mainstream.
Their articles notes:
The SPLC’s annual 12 months in Hate and Extremism report, revealed on Thursday, stated it documented 1,371 hate and extremist teams throughout the nation in 2024, down from 1,430 teams in 2023.
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The 5% drop in hate and extremist teams in 2024 could be attributed to the truth that many really feel a lesser sense of urgency to prepare, as a result of their beliefs have infiltrated politics, training and society usually, in line with the report.
In the end the SPLC isn’t combating hate — it’s manufacturing it to remain related.”
