hate speech

The Supreme Court has been very reluctant to prosecute hate speech.

We have a huge freedom of speech right in this country. Unfortunately, Citizens United lifted some restrictions on speech that allow employers to directly market politics to their employees. Unions, btw, have never had this amount of power. Koch Industries has been taking advantage of the Citizens United ruling by marketing their version of reality to their employees. Of course, I believe that the Kochs arranged the Citizens United case and its outcome, so this is to be expected.

There are also some hate groups in this country. Places that promote racism and hate under the guise of patriotism and religion. I just spent some time on the John Birch Society website, and these guys are so disgusting. They have thier fake history that is then used to justify their agenda. They profess to be religious- promoting christian values- but then also have a stated mission to reverse civil rights. I am not sure if I feel sick from seeing their misinformation, or from the fact that I know so many people that believe their lies.

The Americans for Prosperity is the literal second generation of JOhn Birch SOciety. They have removed the obvious racism, and it looks like they are trying to tone down the religiosity and anti-semitism. They are also much more active in promoting the politics of big business. The AFP and John Birch still share one important element; misinformation. There are a lot of scare tactics and paranoia about socialism (Yikes! why would anyone want to be like Canada?). It is disgusting.

What do I do?
I have been thinking about this for a bit, and I am in a unique situation. I know a lot of Americans for Prosperity. I know that their rhetoric is false and full of lies. I know a lot about campaign finance and the ALEC. I need to associate with the AFP, and try in a non threatening way to point out fallacies in the AFP propoganda. This is a battle of hearts and minds.