Turning Point USA—the largest conservative youth organization in the country—has just been added to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s infamous “Hate Map.” Their crime? Encouraging young Americans to think critically, speak freely, and push back against progressive groupthink.

According to the SPLC, that puts them right up there with the KKK. Because apparently, handing out pocket Constitutions is just as dangerous as burning crosses.

The SPLC just included Turning Point USA & PragerU on its national “hate map,” right alongside chapters of the KKK

Nothing says sanity like claiming hosting college campus debates & learning new perspectives online is akin to the literal Ku Klux Klanhttps://t.co/KAmeJW6GMN

— Isabel Brown (@theisabelb) May 24, 2025

Once they went after the moms, the youth were always going to be next. The SPLC slapped Moms for Liberty on their “hate map” for daring to speak up at school board meetings. So it was only a matter of time before they came for the next generation—conservative students bold enough to think for themselves. This isn’t about hate. It’s about punishing anyone who refuses to kneel to the narrative. Silence the parents, scare the kids. That’s the playbook.

This isn’t just absurd—it’s dangerous. Because the SPLC isn’t some fringe blog or activist Tumblr account. It’s a tax-exempt, media-backed organization that once carried real moral weight. Emphasis on once.

The SPLC: From Civil Rights to Left-Wing Censorship

The Southern Poverty Law Center started with noble goals. Founded in 1971, it gained national attention for taking on the Ku Klux Klan and other actual extremist groups—and it won. Back then, it really was about justice and accountability.

But somewhere along the way, it slid off the edge—turning from civil rights warrior into a well-funded enforcer of leftist ideology. These days, the SPLC isn’t hunting hate. It’s hunting dissent.

They’ve weaponized the term “hate group” into a political cudgel. And they toss that label around like confetti—slapping it on Christian non-profits, parental rights groups, immigration policy advocates, and now TPUSA.

“TPUSA and its spokespeople often warn their audience that their children, wives, religion, way of life and they themselves are under attack by various constructed enemies,” the report asserts. “TPUSA exploits complicated feelings of insecurity and anxiety to manufacture rage and mobilize support to revive and maintain a white-dominated, male supremacist, Christian social order.”

The SPLC notes that while Kirk once urged conservatives to adopt a “secular worldview,” he has championed Christianity in recent years, aiming to “restore America’s biblical values.” – The Daily Signal

So now protecting your kids, defending your faith, and speaking up for your way of life means you’re trying to “revive a white male Christian order”? No—you’re just not bowing to theirs. And that’s what really makes them mad.

The Real Impact of the Hate Map

The SPLC’s “Hate Map” isn’t just a graphic—it’s a blacklist. Journalists cite it, Big Tech references it, and even government memos echo it. It shapes public perception—and not by accident.

Remember when, “The Southern Poverty Law Center is working with the select committee to document extremist groups involved in the insurrection.”

Labeling TPUSA a hate group is a political hit job, plain and simple. It’s meant to delegitimize, defund, and silence.

And while each state has its own laws about what qualifies as a hate crime, you’d be foolish to think the SPLC isn’t influencing how those definitions evolve. The map serves a purpose—one that has nothing to do with justice and everything to do with narrative control.

From Watchdog to Attack Dog

Let’s stop pretending the SPLC is fighting hate. It’s fighting competition—and it’s doing it with a flamethrower and a tax break.

The SPLC wants to shut down opposition—not by debating it, but by branding it radioactive. And if that means lumping conservative college kids in with violent extremists? That’s not justice. That’s calculated slander.

Turning Point USA isn’t dangerous. But the SPLC’s power grab? That is.

By slapping Turning Point USA onto its “Hate Map,” the SPLC isn’t just making a statement—it’s handing social media platforms, newsrooms, and even government agencies a pretext to censor, throttle, and blacklist. Once you’re labeled, you’re fair game. That’s the whole point: turn political opposition into a public threat, then let the institutions do the dirty work. This isn’t a warning—it’s a roadmap for suppression.

Feature Image: Gage Skidmore/Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0