#112 SPLC: Built to Fight Hate… or Built on It?

About this episode

This episode explores the complexities of the Southern Poverty Law Center and its relationship with the issues it addresses.

Send Jim a Topic to Explore The Southern Poverty Law Center. This one’s simple. A story comes out… and you read it once. Then twice. And at some point you stop and think: “Wait… is this real?” In this short episode, we walk through one pattern: What it looks like when the thing fighting a problem… might also depend on that problem continuing. No conclusions. Just something to notice. Use code THINKFIRST for 20% off this month at cozyearth.com And if you’ve got a “cuddle bubble” ...

People in this episode

Host: Jim Detjen

Topics covered

• hate
• Southern Poverty Law Center
• social issues
• philosophy
• commentary

Keywords

• SPLC
• hate
• social justice
• philosophy
• commentary

Sponsors

Cozy Earth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Southern Poverty Law Center

Products: cozyearth.com

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