SPLC probably deserves its own thread. Discussion about it could be put in any number of current threads, from Dem Violence to Dem Corruption to the Jan 6th thread.
When they talk about Charlottesville, it goes deeper than that. It's tentacles dug into Charlottesville local govt up to the VA State Police level and likely up to the former governor at the time Terry McAuliffe.
It'll eventually come out but that rally was going nowhere until a group of idiots on the left were shuttled in to fight a group of idiots on the right who were already in place. The police were not only told to stand down when there were people heading to the battle zone with shields, 2x4s etc they funnelled the two groups into the same area. The powers that be at the time wanted the fight. They knew it would shape opinion and with the medias help, it sure did.
In addition to the young lady who was killed, two VA State Troopers were killed when their helicopter crashed while monitoring the circus. What a waste and goes to show how all those people were just pawns in a big show.
It definitely did sculpt the political landscape as VA had to endure another Dem governor in Ralph Northram as they were propped up by the media to be on the right side of all that mess they helped create and the Republican candidate was just a racist.
After Biden took office, VA saved itself by voting in Youngkin and I remember how they tried to stage the same **** just before that election in 2021. He totally exposed it for what it was. Now we're going back down the toilet again with Dear Abby.
Anyways, the whole SPLC show goes a lot deeper. They are just a big player. Their bench is extremely deep and likely nothing gonna happen but I am glad it's starting to get some light shown on it. That might force some out of their holes and we can get past this divide the country has been in for far too long.