This isn't a deal breaker? I'm not so sure about that.
I'm glad my dollars, opinions and thoughts on this do not matter to those involved. I'd postulate they do by your response alone, but you said it's nothing to you. I have to believe you just like I have to believe China is a "democratic republic," and ANTIFA is anti-facist (but the hallmark of facism is using violence to crush dissent). I guess I should also believe the SPLC is a defender of race, equality and justice even though their entire history speaks otherwise, because they say so.
I would love nothing more than to go back in time and this never have become a topic here and to go back to talking about the piece of crap cars in my garage and driveway. I'm having a real hard time with that after finding out my opinions and thoughts don't matter, aren't valid, and I need to be onboard with the SPLC. I'm not onboard with their hate and vitriol and divisiveness.
This constant division within our society is the problem.
And I have really bad news for you. If we have martial law what happened to George Floyd will happen to many more people of all colors and ethnic backgrounds. While racism might have played a role, the real problem is having a large under-trained, over weaponnized police force that is being used as a weapon in our society by evil people. The police are put in a terrible position by these people and forced to decide between behaving like this or feeding their own families. If you didn't learn that from the Corona lockdowns, you weren't watching. In this case we may have had one awful racist cop murdering a fellow man. This wasn't the first time this person did something evil. Why was this person still an officer of the law? You don't just wake up one day and kneel on someone's neck until dead for fun. It's not human nature. This behavior was learned, taught, and worst of all CONDONED over a long period of time.
But donating money to organizations that beat the racist drum daily, give money for bail to arsons, vandals, thieves, and those that execute violent attacks on their fellow man is the answer? I think not. Then telling me that this donation is being done to right a wrong? Two wrongs don't make a right, never have and never will.
I'm fine being here and being an enabler of bad automotive decisions. I don't mind being enabled into my own bad automotive decisions either. I cannot be happy, in anyway, being an enabler of organizations and persons that do evil on other human beings though. That's kind of a deal breaker for me.
If by definition what is going on in this country in all our major cities is good, and ANTIFA is righteous, and the SPLC is a bastion of good, then I'm probably the village idiot. If what is going on is evil, ANTIFA is the antithesis of what they claim and the SPLC is a greedy profiteering scam (one of the articles I linked flat out says it's a scam; which it is), that doesn't make things any better. But if the concensus here is that ANTIFA, the SPLC, and the mobs destroying our cities are righteous and offer more value than I do, then I gotta move on. Somethings are just more important than cars.
And honestly calling me a conservative or liberal in the context of the US political system is just downright offensive. Let's look at major issues:
1) Abortion, your body your choice. You decide with your partner, family, leaders etc. Don't lay your murderous ways at my feet though.
2) LGBTQ. Again your body, your choice. I really don't care. I don't choose to participate, but that's my choice.
3) Budget: Yah conservative as all get out; balance it baby.
4) Military: I served 10 years. I chose to never work in the defense industry after for good reasons. I also have come to realize this country was never intended to have a large standing military force, because it is too dangerous.
5) Drugs: These people need help. Locking them away in prison is not helpful, unless you are trying to train career criminals. Prison is like a PhD for crime. Legalize marijuana. I wish people were using this more now; less violence more munchies.
6) Racism. By and large this is an education and child abuse issue. It is a taught , learned behavior as pointed out by type Q. The real issue in our country is that it is MADE into an issue by the fringes to foment hate, anger and violence. I feel the SPLC is complicit in this and is the problem and not the solution. I have never seen a racist child, ever. I've seen racist teens and adults my entire life and seen racist societies. It was learned. It is the lowest common denominator of human intelligence and is used as a tool to control and destroy.
7) Gun control: It's a tool. Learn to use it properly, your life could depend on it. Also the worlds "shall not be infringed," have absolutely zero to do with hunting. I should be able to own an M1 Abrams tank and park it in my driveway if I can afford it, as it falls under "arms" as in armaments. And armed population is far more valuable (and polite) and safe than any standing army.
Any other major issues you want to know where I stand? I'm hardly conservative, by any means.
You clearly know me about as well as you knew the SPLC before you sent them your support. That is misguided at best.