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[[File:SPLC Mark Potok. | [[File:SPLC Mark Potok.png|250px|thumb|right|Mark Potol.]] | ||
'''Mark Andrew Potok''' (born March 1955) is a [[ | '''Mark Andrew Potok''' (born March 1955) is a [[jewish]] fanatical [[left-wing]] [[activist]] and former spokesman for the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC). Potok joined the organization in 1997 and became editor of their ''[[Intelligence]] Report''. "Mark Potok transformed the publication into [[America]]'s definitive periodical on 'hate' and '[[extremism]]' and has a reputation as the pre-eminent editorial commentator who follows the radical right."<ref>Dominic Pulera, ''[[White]] Males in Multicultural America'' (2004). https://markpotok.net/</ref> Previously he was a reporter for the newspapers ''USA Today'', the ''Dallas Times Herald'' and ''The Miami Herald''. | ||
At ''USA Today'' he covered the 1993 Siege at Waco and the 1995 [[Oklahoma City bombing]]. | At ''USA Today'' he covered the 1993 [[Siege]] at Waco and the 1995 [[Oklahoma City bombing]]. | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
[[File:On wall of splc potoks home office. | [[File:On wall of splc potoks home office.png|thumb|300px|From the documentary ''Alt-Right: Age of Rage'']] | ||
The son of Joan and artist Andrew Potok, Mark grew up in Plainfield, Vermont.<ref>Andrew Potok, ''Ordinary Daylight: Portrait of an Artist Going Blind'', Random House, Inc., 2003, [http://books.google.com/books?id=-pjsYs1KV5EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Ordinary+Daylight&hl=en&ei=jLNcTfnaAYKs8AaimsD_Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=mark&f=false pp 18, 25, 106 245, 268].</ref><ref>[http://vtdigger.org/2010/11/11/potok-gives-montpelier-talk-the-state-of-hate-in-america/ Potok gives Montpelier talk], Vermont Digger, November 11, 2010.</ref> He attended the University of Chicago from 1974 to 1978. | The son of Joan and [[artist]] Andrew Potok, Mark grew up in Plainfield, Vermont.<ref>Andrew Potok, ''Ordinary Daylight: Portrait of an Artist Going Blind'', Random House, Inc., 2003, [http://books.google.com/books?id=-pjsYs1KV5EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Ordinary+Daylight&hl=en&ei=jLNcTfnaAYKs8AaimsD_Cg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=mark&f=false pp 18, 25, 106 245, 268].</ref><ref>[http://vtdigger.org/2010/11/11/potok-gives-montpelier-talk-the-state-of-hate-in-america/ Potok gives Montpelier talk], Vermont Digger, November 11, 2010.</ref> He attended the University of Chicago from 1974 to 1978. | ||
In 1986 Potok reported from [[Spain]] on the 50 anniversary of the [[Spanish Civil War]].<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-07-18/features/8602220445_1_spanish-civil-war-shells-abraham-lincoln-battalion Haunting Memories]</ref> In the article Potok failed to mention that the American volunteers from the [[Abraham Lincoln Brigade]] were organized and directed by the [[American Communist Party]]. | In 1986 Potok reported from [[Spain]] on the 50 anniversary of the [[Spanish Civil War]].<ref>[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-07-18/features/8602220445_1_spanish-civil-war-shells-abraham-lincoln-battalion Haunting Memories]</ref> In the article Potok failed to mention that the [[American]] volunteers from the [[Abraham Lincoln Brigade]] were organized and directed by the [[American Communist Party]]. | ||
===SPLC=== | ===SPLC=== | ||
In 1997 he joined the [[SPLC]]. The United States | In 1997 he joined the [[SPLC]]. The [[United States]] [[Holohoax]] Memorial Museum website stated: | ||
:''After reporting on extremism for many years, Mark Potok decided to move from journalism to activism. Today, he directs the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project, which tracks hate groups in the United States.''<ref>https://www.ushmm.org/antisemitism/podcast/voices-on-antisemitism/mark-potok</ref> | :''After reporting on extremism for many years, Mark Potok decided to move from [[journalism]] to [[activism]]. Today, he directs the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project, which tracks hate groups in the United States.''<ref>https://www.ushmm.org/antisemitism/podcast/voices-on-antisemitism/mark-potok</ref> | ||
Joseph J. Levin, jnr., Co-Founder, Southern Poverty Law Center said: | Joseph J. Levin, jnr., Co-Founder, Southern Poverty Law Center said: | ||
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: ''No one understands or has more experience in the rise of domestic hate groups in America than Mark. He gave this under-reported and critical issue the public scrutiny it so richly deserved.''<ref>https://markpotok.net/</ref> | : ''No one understands or has more experience in the rise of domestic hate groups in America than Mark. He gave this under-reported and critical issue the public scrutiny it so richly deserved.''<ref>https://markpotok.net/</ref> | ||
Potok has used the "links and ties" smear tactic connecting [[patriotic]] and [[conservative]] organizations and individuals with extremist groups implying an association or a cooperative linkage.<ref>[http://theothermccain.com/2010/04/19/mark-potok-and-the-hijacking-of-hate/ Mark Potok and the Hijacking of 'Hate']</ref> One of those antagonized by Mark Potok was conservative radio talk show host [[Rush Limbaugh]]. On his radio program he once called Potok a "kook," an "off the wall lunatic," "a despicable embarrassment of a human being" and a "bottom feeder."<ref>[http://saberpoint.blogspot.com/2009/09/rush-limbaughs-descriptions-of-mark.html Rush Limbaugh's Descriptions of Mark Potok of Southern Poverty Law Center]</ref> | Potok has used the "links and ties" smear tactic connecting [[patriotic]] and [[conservative]] organizations and individuals with [[extremist]] groups implying an association or a cooperative linkage.<ref>[http://theothermccain.com/2010/04/19/mark-potok-and-the-hijacking-of-hate/ Mark Potok and the Hijacking of 'Hate']</ref> One of those antagonized by Mark Potok was conservative radio talk show host [[Rush Limbaugh]]. On his radio program he once called Potok a "kook," an "off the wall lunatic," "a despicable embarrassment of a human being" and a "bottom feeder."<ref>[http://saberpoint.blogspot.com/2009/09/rush-limbaughs-descriptions-of-mark.html Rush Limbaugh's Descriptions of Mark Potok of Southern Poverty Law Center]</ref> | ||
At SPLC, he also promoted the notion that [[white people]] cannot be victims of [[hate crimes]] because of the color of their skin.<ref>http://www.dailystormer.com/james-woods-says-memphis-beating-was-a-hate-crime-jew-says-whites-cant-be-victims-of-racism/</ref> | At SPLC, he also promoted the [[notion]] that [[white people]] cannot be victims of [[hate crimes]] because of the color of their skin.<ref>http://www.dailystormer.com/james-woods-says-memphis-beating-was-a-hate-crime-jew-says-whites-cant-be-victims-of-racism/</ref> | ||
Potok once wrote a column which later appeared in the ''Peopleโs World'', an online newspaper of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).<ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/01/22/splc-article-featured-in-communist-newspaper/ SPLC article featured in communist newspaper]</ref> | Potok once wrote a column which later appeared in the ''Peopleโs World'', an online newspaper of the [[Communist]] Party USA (CPUSA).<ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/01/22/splc-article-featured-in-communist-newspaper/ SPLC article featured in communist newspaper]</ref> | ||
In 2006 the Southern Poverty Law Center paid Potok $140,000. At the time the CEO of SPLC received $334,886 in salary and compensation.<ref>[https://archive.ph/ZHZF So who the heck is Mark Potok anyway?]</ref> | In 2006 the Southern Poverty Law Center paid Potok $140,000. At the [[time]] the CEO of SPLC received $334,886 in salary and compensation.<ref>[https://archive.ph/ZHZF So who the heck is Mark Potok anyway?]</ref> | ||
Potok worked for SPLC from 1997 to 2017 as editor-in-chief of the ''Intelligence Report'' and a Senior Fellow.<ref>https://www2.mdd.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Opinions/Allen%20v.%20Beirich%2014%20Nov%2019.pdf</ref> | Potok worked for SPLC from 1997 to 2017 as editor-in-chief of the ''Intelligence Report'' and a Senior Fellow.<ref>https://www2.mdd.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Opinions/Allen%20v.%20Beirich%2014%20Nov%2019.pdf</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2010/03/27/christopher-donovan-mark-potok-and-terry-gross-two-well-funded-jewish-supremacists-discuss-extremism/ Mark Potok and Terry Gross: Two Well-Funded | *[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2010/03/27/christopher-donovan-mark-potok-and-terry-gross-two-well-funded-jewish-supremacists-discuss-extremism/ Mark Potok and Terry Gross: Two Well-Funded jewish Supremacists Discuss โExtremismโ] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 15 March 2024
File:SPLC Mark Potok.png
Mark Potol.
Mark Andrew Potok (born March 1955) is a jewish fanatical left-wing activist and former spokesman for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Potok joined the organization in 1997 and became editor of their Intelligence Report. "Mark Potok transformed the publication into America's definitive periodical on 'hate' and 'extremism' and has a reputation as the pre-eminent editorial commentator who follows the radical right."[1] Previously he was a reporter for the newspapers USA Today, the Dallas Times Herald and The Miami Herald.
At USA Today he covered the 1993 Siege at Waco and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
Life
File:On wall of splc potoks home office.png
From the documentary Alt-Right: Age of Rage
The son of Joan and artist Andrew Potok, Mark grew up in Plainfield, Vermont.[2][3] He attended the University of Chicago from 1974 to 1978.
In 1986 Potok reported from Spain on the 50 anniversary of the Spanish Civil War.[4] In the article Potok failed to mention that the American volunteers from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade were organized and directed by the American Communist Party.
SPLC
In 1997 he joined the SPLC. The United States Holohoax Memorial Museum website stated:
- After reporting on extremism for many years, Mark Potok decided to move from journalism to activism. Today, he directs the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project, which tracks hate groups in the United States.[5]
Joseph J. Levin, jnr., Co-Founder, Southern Poverty Law Center said:
- No one understands or has more experience in the rise of domestic hate groups in America than Mark. He gave this under-reported and critical issue the public scrutiny it so richly deserved.[6]
Potok has used the "links and ties" smear tactic connecting patriotic and conservative organizations and individuals with extremist groups implying an association or a cooperative linkage.[7] One of those antagonized by Mark Potok was conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. On his radio program he once called Potok a "kook," an "off the wall lunatic," "a despicable embarrassment of a human being" and a "bottom feeder."[8]
At SPLC, he also promoted the notion that white people cannot be victims of hate crimes because of the color of their skin.[9]
Potok once wrote a column which later appeared in the Peopleโs World, an online newspaper of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).[10]
In 2006 the Southern Poverty Law Center paid Potok $140,000. At the time the CEO of SPLC received $334,886 in salary and compensation.[11]
Potok worked for SPLC from 1997 to 2017 as editor-in-chief of the Intelligence Report and a Senior Fellow.[12]
Quotes
Are we any better off than we were 50 years ago? Absolutely . . . White dominance is on the decline as the demographic white majority heads for oblivion over the course of the next 30 years.
โMark Potok, 2013[13]
See also
External links
References
- โ Dominic Pulera, White Males in Multicultural America (2004). https://markpotok.net/
- โ Andrew Potok, Ordinary Daylight: Portrait of an Artist Going Blind, Random House, Inc., 2003, pp 18, 25, 106 245, 268.
- โ Potok gives Montpelier talk, Vermont Digger, November 11, 2010.
- โ Haunting Memories
- โ https://www.ushmm.org/antisemitism/podcast/voices-on-antisemitism/mark-potok
- โ https://markpotok.net/
- โ Mark Potok and the Hijacking of 'Hate'
- โ Rush Limbaugh's Descriptions of Mark Potok of Southern Poverty Law Center
- โ http://www.dailystormer.com/james-woods-says-memphis-beating-was-a-hate-crime-jew-says-whites-cant-be-victims-of-racism/
- โ SPLC article featured in communist newspaper
- โ So who the heck is Mark Potok anyway?
- โ https://www2.mdd.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Opinions/Allen%20v.%20Beirich%2014%20Nov%2019.pdf
- โ 50 years later, hate violence still plagues the nation