The SPLC has done incredible work in the past bringing light to inequities in our “Justice” processes. They have now become a hate organization, like those on their list published annually.
You Tube now uses them to filter posts. Yet, many of the “Hate Organizations” just have a different opinion than they about how to solve a problem. So, suppressing speech you don’t like is, fascist.
Mussolini sort of invented fascism in the 30’s and was quoted and feted by American progressives until he threw in with Hitler. “Liberal Fascism” is an interesting book about this actual history. But, he was as suppressing of speech he didn’t like as Hitler.
Anyway. National Review’s Kyle Smith did an interesting article, https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/03/southern-poverty-law-center-bias-hate-group-labels-scam/.
We need to talk, not judge. Henri Nouwen has a great quote, “It is impossible to be compassionate when you judge.”, that is a paraphrase. http://henrinouwen.org/meditation/a-nonjudgmental-presence/.