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Racists and haters come from all locations, ethnicities, genders, age groups, and on and on. Most keep it mostly to themselves and most of their friends may not know about their prejudices. Many will claim to have no prejudices, but their opinions belie their true beliefs. These hate GROUPS are a particular problem and danger, however. They recruit people to their group and indoctrinate them with propaganda and demagoguery. Those "believers" then seek out more like-thinkers to bring to the group. Think about people who have had great influence in your life, hopefully for good, but someone like that can easily twist a vulnerable mind. Their hate filled diatribes and stories then further harden the views of the rest of the group, sometimes making the more volatile of the bunch to feel as though they have no choice but to right these "wrongs". The Southern Poverty Law Center tracks these groups and tries to keep an eye on their activities, bringing suit against those who step over the line. They are primarily responsible for crippling the KKK, by successfully suing them for all their assets.