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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course they paid informants, how else would they get so much insider information? Right-wing extremists are notorious for informing on each other over ideological differences or plain old greed. Most people move up the ranks to grift this gullible base so why not get additional income as an informant? [/quote]

Because it provides very wrong incentives to informants. If your income depends on you seeing things, you are going to see those things. This is particularly true in the shady world of informants.

I’m honestly kind of shocked at all the left-leaning people who are excusing the practice of paying informants and then going even further and using that paid information to fundraise, regardless of the accuracy of the information and regardless of the larger social impact. If Turning Point USA (say) was doing the same thing in reverse, there would be howls of fury and attempts to bring criminal charges. It is okay to say that SPLC is in the wrong here. Just because it’s an organization on your side doesn’t mean it can’t and shouldn’t be indicted.

It’s the sign the organization has lost its way entirely, and I say that as a donor. [/quote]

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