USA - In condemnation of the violence in Charlottesville last weekend, Apple CEO Tim Cook pledged $2 million to leftist groups. $1 million will go to the Southern Poverty Law Center and another $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League. Both are groups that have targeted conservatives for years and have applied the word “hate” to almost any point of view that is contrary to their leftist ideology. In spite of the fact that the Charlottesville violence was initiated by the left, Cook says it was justified. –GEG
Apple CEO Tim Cook pledged to donate $2 million to leftist groups in a memo condemning “racism and bigotry” following the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend. The tech company will donate $1 million to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and another $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL); both being groups that have targeted conservative figures, publications and groups for years.
“What occurred in Charlottesville has no place in our country,” Cook wrote in the memo. “Hate is a cancer, and left unchecked it destroys everything in its path. It scars and lasts generations.” Despite clear evidence of violence initiated by the left, such as the bats, pepper spray and black masks, Cook insisted that their violence was justified.
“I disagree with the president and others who believe that there is a moral equivalence between white supremacists and Nazis, and those who oppose them by standing up for human rights. Equating the two runs counter to our ideals as Americans,” he wrote. Both the SPLC and ADL seemingly consider “hate” to be any point of view that disagrees with their leftist ideology, evidenced by past actions of both groups against conservatives and Republicans in the last few years.