We’ve never seen a threat like what we’re facing today.
friend,
The SPLC has been fighting racism, hate and extremism for over half a century now, but we’ve never seen a threat like what we’re facing today.
Don’t get us wrong, the ugliness and hatred are the same, but the far-right extremist movement that embodies them has been morphing into something different … something more powerful, more dangerous and more violent. The SPLC was built for this moment, and our 2024 Action Plan is designed to meet this evolving threat.
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- Attacks on democracy are intensifying: Far-right legislators in states across the Deep South and beyond are attacking the basic mechanics of democracy, especially the right to vote.
- Political violence is growing more likely: High-ranking members of Congress, for example, are defending the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and other violent extremists behind the insurrection as “patriots” and “political prisoners.”
- Antisemitism is increasing: The “great replacement” narrative — with Jews often assigned the role of evil puppet-masters — has become thoroughly mainstream on the political right over the past few years, with polls showing that nearly one-half of Republican voters now accept it as reality.
- Hate crimes hit an all-time high: The most recent annual FBI report on hate crimes showed that they surged nearly 25 percent in just one year, reaching the highest level ever recorded.
- The far-right is targeting the LGBTQ community: The Proud Boys and other extremist groups violently target events featuring LGBTQ individuals, especially drag shows. One establishment was firebombed after hosting a drag performance, a shot was fired through the window of a brewery hosting a drag queen story hour, a library hosting a children’s event was stormed by Proud Boys and another was interrupted by a Proud Boy carrying a gun.
- Attempts to silence Black voices are even more outrageous: Earlier this year, when two Black Tennessee state legislators participated in a gun violence protest at the Capitol Building, their white colleagues decided to expel them, even though a white legislator who also participated in the demonstration was allowed to keep her seat.
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On behalf of all of us at the SPLC, thank you for everything you bring to our mission, and for everything you do in support of our shared vision for a more equitable and compassionate nation.
Sincerely,
Your friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center 
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