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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I put the ACLU and the SPLC in the same bucket.

They are both organizations that have lost their way and are no longer credible.  [/quote]

I used to have regular donations scheduled for both, and have stopped because they have both lost their way. In fact, in the case of the ACLU, it’s become the exact opposite of what it used to be. It is now fighting for suppression of free speech, not in the defense of free speech. [/quote]
I hope there is a huge backlash from supporters. [/quote]

The ACLU used to care about small donors, and they defended people who could not possibly mount their own free speech defense.

But in recent years they have turned to relying on fewer and much wealthier donors. At the same time, they’ve abandoned their principles of defending free speech and engaged in speech suppression cases. It’s not a coincidence.

Unfortunately I do not think the loss of small donors will change the direction of the organization. They can rely upon and do the bidding of their extremely wealthy donors and survive. [/quote]
I’m not trying to be dim but I don’t understand why any wealthy donor would want to continue to support the ACLU? Who stands to gain from it? [/quote]

A wealthy donor has a lot more sway than many, smaller donors.

It’s a problem in a lot of organizations. If you’re getting large donations from wealthy donors, you’re going to mold your organization to their wishes, or else you lose your donation.

“ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK–The American Civil Liberties Union announced today that Peter B. Lewis, chairman of The Progressive Corporation and a long-time ACLU member and donor, has made a gift of $7 million to the Trust for the Bill of Rights, ACLU’s endowment fund.”

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/individual-donor-sets-record-7-million-donation-largest-ever-endowment-gift-aclu

Sounds like these donors want the ACLU to be the progressive organization it has become.

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