Keith Ellison’s letter to Jeff Bezos focuses on an alleged neo-Nazi’s material being sold at Amazon and published on Amazon’s self-publishing, but Ellison makes more sweeping statements, particularly his opening gambit: “I am writing to you with my concerns about the amount of money Amazon has made from the sale of literature and music published by entities identified as ‘hate groups’ by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).”
Clearly Ellison wants Amazon, which has (with Barnes & Noble) a virtual monopoly on book sales in the U.S., to stop selling books by people designated as “hate groups” by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Like the establishment media, Ellison assumes that the SPLC is a reliable, unbiased arbiter of what is and isn’t a hate group. The SPLC’s hard-Left bias and determination to destroy legitimate conservative groups by lumping them in with neo-Nazis and white supremacists is nowhere recognized.
The far-Left Bezos likely also thinks that the SPLC is a reliable authority, and so it is entirely possible that he will comply with Ellison’s demands and purge Amazon of all materials by people that the SPLC has smeared and defamed. Given Amazon’s dominance of the book market, that would be a serious blow to the freedom of speech, as the SPLC is making an all-out attempt to delegitimize the full spectrum of opinion that dissents from the Leftist agenda — on Islam, immigration, social issues and more. If Amazon drops SPLC-designated “hate” material, there should ensue a national discussion about whether the SPLC is really a reliable authority, and whether only one viewpoint should be allowed in the public square. If not, this will just be another nail in the coffin of the freedom of speech in the U.S.
Ellison has spoken at a convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Yet ISNA has actually admitted its ties to Hamas, which styles itself the Palestinian arm of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Justice Department actually classified ISNA among entities “who are and/or were members of the US Muslim Brotherhood.”
It gets worse. In 2008, Ellison accepted $13,350 from the Muslim American Society (MAS) to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The Muslim American Society is a Muslim Brotherhood organization: “In recent years, the U.S. Brotherhood operated under the name Muslim American Society, according to documents and interviews. One of the nation’s major Islamic groups, it was incorporated in Illinois in 1993 after a contentious debate among Brotherhood members.” That’s from the Chicago Tribune in 2004, in an article that is now carried on the Muslim Brotherhood’s English-language website, Ikhwanweb.
Also, the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) raised large amounts of for Ellison’s first campaign, and he has spoken at numerous CAIR events. Yet CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department. CAIR officials have repeatedly refused to denounce Hamas and Hizballah as terrorist groups.
Anyway, please do preorder The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS, which tells truths about Islam and jihad that Keith Ellison doesn’t want you to know, while you still can: click here.
Here (thanks to Vikram) is Keith Ellison’s letter to Amazon top dog Jeff Bezos:
July 17, 2018
Jeffrey P. Bezos
CEO
Amazon, Inc.
410 Terry Avenue
North Seattle, Washington 98109Dear Mr. Bezos:
I am writing to you with my concerns about the amount of money Amazon has made from the sale of literature and music published by entities identified as “hate groups” by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). I would like to know whether Amazon is committed to ceasing the sale of all products that promote hateful and racist ideologies. For a company with a policy prohibiting the sale of “products that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual, or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such views,” there appear to be a disturbing number of groups with hateful, racist, and violent agendas making money using Amazon’s platform.
Since the election of Donald Trump, hate groups have been on the rise, and racist violence has swelled in this country. The increase in political organizing around hateful ideologies like white nationalism has provided a growing base of support for racist policies like the Muslim ban, and the “zero tolerance” immigration policies that have driven family separation. Over the last decade, hate groups have used Amazon to fund their activities and spread their ideologies. Historically, Amazon has not responded effectively to this issue, and continues to allow hate groups and SPLC-identified neo-nazis and white nationalist writers to make money using its platform.
According to a recent report entitled Delivering Hate by the Partnership for Working Families and the Action Center on Race and the Economy (ACRE), available online at https://bit.ly/2tX37yK as of June 2018, Amazon has been selling baby onesies, toys, children’s Halloween costumes, flags, clothing, and jewelry emblazoned with nazi, neo-nazi, white nationalist, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, and violent, racist imagery. I am disturbed that Amazon would make racist and hateful products for children available on its platform.
Further, there appears to be a staggering amount of neo-nazi and white nationalist propaganda available for sale on Amazon, both in e-book and print format. For example, five volumes of the Occidental Quarterly, a racist journal edited by SPLC-identified neo-nazi Kevin MacDonald, remain for sale on Amazon. Your company states that it takes 30-65% of revenue from all Kindle e-book sales. Amazon also takes 40% of revenue from the sale of physical books published by its CreateSpace self-publishing platform. I am alarmed that hate groups can make money by selling propaganda on Amazon, and that Amazon is able to profit from these transactions.
As stated earlier, Amazon has a strict policy against hateful and racist products on its platform. The availability of all the material listed in the aforementioned report indicates to me that either Amazon is willfully refusing to enforce its own policies against the sale of racist products, or its sheer size makes it impossible for the company to police itself. In either event, Amazon must immediately cease doing business with groups that promote racist violence. To better understand how hateful propaganda makes its way to be sold on Amazon, and how your company plans to correct this problem, I seek the following information:
1. How much money has Kindle Direct Publishing made from the sale of materials published by SPLC-identified hate groups since 2015?
a. How much money has Amazon made from the sale of SPLC-identified hate groups via its CreateSpace self-publishing service since 2015?
2. How much money has Amazon made from the sale of SPLC-identified hate music, since 2015?
3. How does Amazon enforce its policies against the sale of racist and hateful items?
4. Will Amazon destroy any merchandise with hate symbols currently in Amazon-controlled warehouses within the next three months?
5. Will Amazon stop publishing physical and digital materials from SPLC-identified hate groups in the next three months?I respectfully request answers to my questions by July 31, 2018.
Sincerely,
Keith Ellison
Member of Congress
St. Manuel II Palailogos says
Wow, this is a massive problem if this were to happen. This is another attempt to control thought.
Andy says
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underbed cat says
Thank you, for speaking out. John Brennan colluded with a” hate speech seeking” nonsensical group that requested to remove all words pertinent and descriptive of our jihadist enemy. Removing all words related to the warfare doctrine found in the Quran./sharia. It is possible that JB hates the Christians in Syria and now found in Russia? Why would he defend a group found guilty in a HLF trial, that would like Americians to loose free speech and become crimminals of thought,..while ignoring the crimminals of action,.if he achieves another sinister act to remove a elected official it is truly frightening……and I fear for the President that he may loose his will to fight this off….he speaks the truth could find the truth and uncovers that corruption that went on in America in my opinion. I find his comments despicable and he shows his intent to subvert our President with his exCIA title power. May God help us. A witch hunt was totally accurate description. The insurance policy of defamation and hired Russians to do their part.
J D S says
Ellison seems to be at present just a token elected Muslim official but that may soon change as more Muslims are becoming citizens and and are being allowed to enter the U.S. and over time with their birth rate……well One can figure it out.
Shapleigh says
This is really creepy. He sounds like a certain character out of James Clavell’s book ‘ Whirlwind’ where Islamic authorities started hunting down, interrogating, and sometimes executing Iranians,and westerners living and working in Iran, who supported or benefited from the Shah government. What’s next, book burnings?
Shapleigh says
That letter has the same tone as a local Mullah who became judge, jury, and executioner. Notice that he demands a reply by a certain date; or else? I know that Ellison is a member of Congress and has no prosecutorial authority, but it is just a very creeping mindset
Hogdude says
…and prayer rug sales.
Ickym says
What Ellison, the communist Muslim is implying is, the satanic Islamic Muslim better stop giving away or selling their murderous Quran. Reference Quran 9.5.
Rev g says
Hey Keith, have you forgotten that pesky first amendment? Does it only apply when you desire?
gravenimage says
Muslim Brotherhood-linked Rep. Keith Ellison demands Amazon stop selling books from SPLC-designated “hate groups”
…………………..
Another Muslim screaming that freedom of speech needs to be crushed. *Ugh*.
PRCS says
I remember that DiFi nearly swooned over him as he used a Qur’an to swear his oath of office.
Vomit inducing.
Savvy Kafir says
Islam is inherently toxic to free speech. Muslims in the West are toxic to free speech — the bedrock of democracy. That alone is reason enough to rid ourselves of them.
WPM says
Ellison is pushing for the equivalent of a book burning 21 century style ,if you cannot get the books on line or in stores they are just as good as burned. Who is to decide what books can be made public and to whom the Moslem brotherhood thugs? How dare mere unbelievers question a failed way of life Islam that has held back millions of people world wide from advancing into even the 18th century never mind the 21th century. We can question Catholics , Jews ,Buddhist , Hindus , atheist on their faiths or lack of faith with no violent reactions ,on line , in print on TV and radio in America. Only with Islam it is limits to discuss anything that might offend it inflated ego of supremist nonsense. Like the mob ask them what they are doing they are only legitimate businessmen do not ask too many question about us or you might get hurt ask Moslem elected officials they will say they are only following their religious doctrine if you ask too many question you might get hurt! Both have to conduct business from the prying eyes of average citizens to get their business done.
Keys says
Right Keith ! To hell with freedom of the press and free speech, right ?
It’s getting too uncomfortable !
David Grisez says
This is another attempt to limit Freedom of Speech and it is also an attempt to control the flow of information that people have access to and as a result try to control what people think. The survival of the United States of America is dependent on Freedom of Speech and the free flow of information, or else over time the United States could become a totalitarian country where living here could become miserable.
Wellington says
Ellison is a Muslim and any Muslim who is for true freedom of speech is a very bad Muslim and confused about his own religion, and any Muslim who is in accord with Islamic teachings, accepts them accurately, cannot possibly be for true freedom of speech. There seems little doubt that Ellison falls into the latter category but even assuming he is in the first category (he isn’t), why rely upon any Muslim so confused about his own religion?
Conclusion: No Muslim is to be trusted with the very important matter of freedom of speech. Not one damn one.
Hari Singh says
This what the left wants; to control printing and the press , just like in other totalitarian socialist countries as in Nazi’ Germany, Soviet Russia, Red China.
This is why I will never , ever, vote for a Muslim.His name Keith Ellison is taqiya, people should call him by his Muslim Keith E. Hakim, or Keith X. Ellison, or Keith Muhammad aka Congressman X. i suspect his Muslim name is Hakim Muhammad
Bob Carrillo says
This Anarchist/Socialist/Comunist, represents Minnesota perfectly these days . He is far beyond insane, but a perfect fit for those steering the SS Minnesota, (Our Titanic) right into the economic and cultural iceberg, “Dead Ahead”…
He is also an amazing bully, and this story represents that part of this sociopath’s behavior, and his narccistic attitude toward every United States Citizen, and the country as a whole.
This Cinco de Mayo, he walked in a parade here in Minnesota, with the sign on it, which read…”yo no creo en fronteras”, which translates into, “I DON’T BELIEVE IN BORDERS”..
On many levels, and for a number of indisputable reasons, Ellison is a traitor to this nation, and OUR U.S. Constitution, and most certainly, the citizens of Minnesota.
And now, to cover up for his constituency in Minnesota; the oh-so-slick – crooks in the GROWING Somali ‘community” which has been caught red handed, per the “ORGANIZED CRIME” of STEALING (International Money Laundering (in DIRECT SUPPORT OF OVERSEAS TERRORISTS – Ellison’s other pals) he now wants to become the next corrupt Minnesota Attorney General…
Perhaps we should all ask his former paramour, then, 19 year-old campaign staffer, Amy Alexander, for her opinion relating to all of this.
Of course, Keith would likely seek, and get granted (again), yet but another “restraining order” and “Gag Order”, from another Hennepin County (Minneapolis) Judge, who might want to bury all of this, all over again, as was done just before he was elected to OUR US Congress the first time… Why? Because, that IS HOW IT IS DONE HERE, IN THE LAND OF “MINNESOTA NICE, sometimes referenced as Minneso-Nuts..
Minnesota is likely one of the most corrupted States in the entire United States..
..Thank you George Soros – Franken – Klobuchar – McCullum – Emmer – RT Ryback – Betsy Hodges – Tina Smith – Minnesota CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations – a “Muslim Brotherhood” “Hamas” related terrorist & jihad affiliate(s) – and “un-indicted co-conspirator in the “Holy Land Foundation [ Terrorist Organization’s ] Trial”), our present mayors of our lunatic “Twin Cities” now – and of course, our comatose Marxist governor, the babbling fool of the century, Mark Dayton.
Ellison is also inextricably linked to anarchist, Louis Farrakhan, and the radical, “Nation of Islam”.
Once again, Ellison is a perfect fit for this insane asylum called Minnesota…
PS… And although, just Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton, and others, he trades on race baiting tactics (Unlike MLK), all the time – and all day long, my comments have absolutely nothing to do with his skin tone whatsoever.
It is his complete lack of the “content of his character”, which Martin Luther King spoke of often, and the presence of which MLK live by, that is in question here. Ellison is the antithesis of Dr. King, and in a perfect world, he would be treated as such..
Shmoovie says
Bravo, Bob Carillo, for your comments on the insanity and corruption that have become life in this once pleasant county/state.
Franken, Ellison, Dayton etc are comfortably ensconced for the long haul in MN; the “I love My Muslim Neighbors” banner-hanging tools will see to it.
The sickening selfie of Keith X with the Antifa handbook shows what kind of material is on his must-read list.
Westman says
The Nation Of Islam isn’t even a real Muslim organization as Malcom X discovered by going to Mecca and associating with real Muslims. Then when he discovered that Elijah Muhammad(the founder) was making multiple babies with the young sisters, he was assassinated by TNOI for making it public.
Ellison is in what should be called, The Nation of Assassins, which doesn’t bode well for his credibility with both real Muslims and unbelievers. When, as an American, he took the oath of office on a two-volume set of the Quran, a Quran which forbids fealty to a non-Muslim nation, he created a clear statement to Muslim observers that he was an inside man for Islam and its objectives; not for the interests of the US.
Reziac says
The reason Minnesota is such a mess is because it was specifically (and successfully) targeted by the socialist/communist New Party:
http://www.conservapedia.com/New_Party
which also gave Obama his first major leg up. And while it’s technically defunct, check out the founders list, and note how many are now associated with the Democratic Socialists.
John Appleby says
Just checked Amazon 20 pages of the biggest hate book of all The Quran. May be I will write to Amazon asking for it to be removed.
Wellington says
Seconded. What is bitterly ironic yet quite humorously the case is that Muslims calling for a crusade (oh gee, did I use an inappropriate word here?) against hate speech leave themselves open, assuming no double standard prevails (a huge assumption I know) to their own chief religious work, the Koran, being labelled as hate speech. Indeed, as an example, 7% of Mein Kampf is filled with Jew hatred while 18% of the Koran is.
IanB says
My thoughts exactly on reading Ellison’s arrogant, disingenuous letter.
Norger says
Exactly. Ellison says: “I would like to know whether Amazon is committed to ceasing the sale of all products that promote hateful and racist ideologies.” If Amazon wants to stop selling products that promote “hateful and racist ideologies, banning the Koran is the logical place to start.
Keith Ellison knows that Islam can’t stand up to critical examination (indeed, criticism of Islam is forbidden) so he trying to ban free speech. So much for the “marketplace of ideas.” Fascist coward.
Reziac says
And the Quran forbids criticizing Islam. Which of course also means critically examining its ideas. Ellison is just being a ‘good Muslim’ (now there’s an oxymoron).
eduardo odraude says
Just another Muslim against freedom of speech, a core value of any civilization worthy of the name.
mgoldberg says
1. How much money has Kindle Direct Publishing made from the sale of materials from Jihad supporting sites and authors?
a. How much money has Amazon made from the sale of Jihad supporting self publishing sites?
2. How much money has Amazon made from the sale of Jihad and muslim music and videos?
3. How does Amazon enforce its policies against the sale of racist and hateful items, in particular, those that advocate submission of all others, ie Islam.
4. Will Amazon destroy any merchandise with hate symbols currently in Amazon-controlled warehouses within the next three months, ie the muslim, jihad, and isis insignia’s that support Jihad?
5. Will Amazon stop publishing physical and digital materials from all the hate groups that support Jihad, that support and defend the right of Islam to not be examined as are all other religons in the world?
I respectfully request answers to my questions by July 31, 2018.
Sincerely,
PRCS says
Good luck.
Reziac says
Perfect. Hope you’ve sent it.
Jaladhi says
Look at that hate filled face demanding that “hate filled” material about Muslims be destroyed! Lets see if Quran and and hadiths will be first in line!!
jayell says
So what did this character say?…..”I would like to know whether Amazon is committed to ceasing the sale of all products that promote hateful and racist ideologies.”
That most definitely would include the Qur’an, wouldn’t it?
somehistory says
To questions 1., a. (he can’t count) and 2. “none of your business.” You, mr. whiner, fit thrower, are not the IRS
To question 3: as they see fit
to question 4 : No
to question 5: No
As far as meeting your deadline: hope they leave you holding your breath in a temper tantrum.
the ugly moslim has no right to demand such information or the cessation of business because his molsim brain can’t comprehend the idea that they don’t march to the beat of his evil and arrogant drum.
Axolotl says
Here’s a first. I find myself in disagreement with Robert Spencer!
“Like the establishment media, Ellison assumes that the SPLC is a reliable, unbiased arbiter of what is and isn’t a hate group.”
Ellison knows full well how biased the SPLC is. He has deliberately chosen it to support his nonsense because he can count on the backing of the freedom of speech hating left.
Maybe RS was just being diplomatic?
Ren says
I demand American government to shut Rep. Keith Ellison up.
underbed cat says
He won’t, he has to save himself and his reputation so he will not be criticized by his fellow muslims who must defend the terror manual that forbids exposing the sura’s that calls for slaying infidels, the curious may find them, so to be faithful he has to demand or defames those who speak the truth as racist, even though he would be silencing of the words that call for “slaying the infidels” that some don’t know exists ironically defending true hate for the lives of non believers. In this situation it is reality is stranger than fiction. The so called tolerant in my opinion.
Rarely says
Is this a thinly veiled Charlie Hebdo threat setting up a target for violence if they don’t step into line?
Is that how it will be taken so Bezos will fold?
IanB says
Absolutely, that’s their usual MO.
underbed cat says
Yep that seems to work…..the fear of the possible threat the BIG MO. Shutting down factual speech over deceptive speech. I better stop, I am not underbed for nothing.
FYI says
And Ellison’s “prophet” muhammed?
{sahih muslim 3901}
muhammed:the man who happily sold black people into slavery{2 for the price of one..}
That must take a great deal of denial and cognitive dissonance on Ellisons part to try to IGNORE that unpalatable truth about muhammed the perfect man….
And Ellison must surely be obliged to follow the sunnah of that psycopathic
“prophet” of islam.
Elisha says
Nazi pig.
George Williams says
Let’s start with banning the most influential hate speech book of the day, Keith, the Quran.
Naildriver says
Certainly the Koran is hate speech; containing bigotry, incitement filled passages for violence and murder, and demands for sexism, homophobia, and ethnic cleansing; and under such policies should be denied sales through Amazon; mainly as it is an enemy to this country and Constitution.– the SPLC be damned, and so too Kieth Ellison — a traitor and idiot.
The Free Thinker says
Very true. Anything the SPLC doesn’t like is considered “hate speech.”
IanB says
Keith would have loved a Nazi book burning.
IanB says
https://www.google.com/search?q=nazi+book+burnings&oq=nazi+bok+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l15.7381j0j4&sourceid=silk&ie=UTF-8#imgrc=j_HEvOY34epNkM:
abad says
Islam is the largest hate group in the world
IanB says
As incontrovertible evidence proves.
Rufus says
Ellison needs to be kicked out of the House of Representatives
KJW says
Dear Keith Ellison,
Islam is a hateful and racist ideology, or religious ideology, if you prefer. It’s primary literature is the Qur’an, Hadith and biographies which can all be purchased on Amazon. So, then perhaps Amazon should not sell those too?
Also available online are over 100 years worth of books on Islam and sources that at that time done were writing they were being invaded by Muslims. You and the dishonest leftists and SPLC would call these many thousand of writers-religious people, scholars, rulers-Islamophobia and “racist” despite that many are of the same race as those killing them.
In fact, you would call our past presidents hateful. How a black American willfully converts to Islam is rather odd considering Muhammad owned slaves, was racist, and Arabs are quite racist and “ethnophobic.” Why, Sayyid Qutb thought Jazz was “invented by American blacks to please their primitive tendencies and desire for noise.” Needless to say, Muslims haven’t contributed much to the music world as black Americans have.
In fact, all the Muslim quotes by their famous people denigrating blacks should be mailed to Ellison. He might also show concern for Arab slavery of black Africans, even Muslim ones, but of course killing black Christians in Southern Sudan, Kenya, Nigeria, etc. is common.
The SPLC is missing a whole lot of hate preachers and those who write books encouraging hate against non-Muslims, secularism, free speech…like Ellison who is acting like a paid thug for jihad. Sad that people in Congress don’t support free speech. Without we are nothing and nothing special.
Ellison also acts as if people get all their information from whatever people the feckless SPLC hate organization deems as a hate group. Again, there are centuries-old books all about Islam including the hate-filled Qur’an.
I wouldn’t purchase anything from Amazon again if Bezos were to cave to totalatirian propaganda and to those who have a genuine concern and problem with political Islam just like our Founders and billions of other people around the world who don’t like not want Islam spreading.
dan christensen says
It looks like muslim victimhood is becoming a religion by itself. With specific rituals and fixed ways of expression that underlines the extreme suffering of the muslims who believe themselves not respected by the ignorant dhimmies.
Remember that muslims always are told that they belong to the master religion – so naturally muslims are chocked to find themselves reduced to equal footing with despisable christians and jews.
Keith Ellison is the presenting himself as the new islam derived “I am a victim” religion’s high priest.
JayT says
Ellison won’t stop there if he gets his way. You can be certain the next targets will be any author using Muslims as bad guys in their novel. This will mean books by the late Tom Clancy and other authors will be banned from Amazon.
Bezos apparently forgets his Amazon started life as an online e-book seller, and I hope if he decides to go from seller to picking winners and losers, there will be a backlash that will help another online competitor put him out of the e-book business.
A book seller that censors is one that is simply fearful of letting the public consumer decide how well a book will sell or not.
Rufolino says
THE hate-book which needs to be removed from bookshelves is the Koran !!
Linda says
That’s right.
No Fear says
If Amazon do have a policy of not selling “products that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual, or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such views…” then Amazon should not be selling the Quran or the Hadith.
Vicky says
The fact that Ellison is still a member of Congress, since 2007, or that he was ever elected in the first place, is proof that Minnesota has been lost to Islam and becoming Sharia compliant. That’s an entire state, and it’s not the only one. Islam is already taking other states. We are losing this Jihad. Not only that, Elllison is Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee since 2017. Ellison is a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, the Minnesota state Democratic Party affiliate. This is proof that the Democratic Party has been lost to Islamic agents as well. An entire NATIONAL political party in America now supports Islam and is becoming Sharia compliant. Soon Islam will have it’s own political party and American people will become more enslaved to Islam than the British.
André D. Carson is the U.S. Representative for Indiana since a special election in 2008. He is also member of the Democratic Party. Both these jihadis work tirelessly to destroy our Constitution and break down our society.
There are many others like them. They are building mosques and islamic centers, they are buying land and taking over communities and whole cities.
When our nation becomes completely Sharia compliant, we will be the most powerful terrorist state on earth. No one will be safe and God will destroy America.
Valyria2525 says
For a company with a policy prohibiting the sale of “products that promote or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual, or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such views,” there appear to be a disturbing number of groups with hateful, racist, and violent agendas making money using Amazon’s platform.
If Amazon were fully enforcing their own policy they would prohibit themselves from selling any Korans. I guess that small detail doesn’t occur to this muslim POS?
Frank Thiboutot says
Start a campaign to circulate John Stossel’s 5minute video on the SPLC which is readily available on the internet.
Edward Cline says
All of my novels are published on Amazon platforms (Create Space and Kindle). In almost every one of them the detective hero is attacked by Progressives, Communists, Nazis and by common criminals, who just want him to stop fighting crime (set in the 1920s and 1930s). In “The Black Stone” he is pitted against early agents of the Brotherhood and beats them. I suppose all these novels could be deemed “hate speech,” and banned from sales by Bezos. My titles sell consistently and well, but would never be considered by the mainstream publishers. My original series, “Sparrowhawk,” about the American Revolution, continues to sell several print and Kindle editions every month. Banning all of my novels would effectively shut me up, courtesy of a Muslim and a Left-wing publisher..
gravenimage says
You do good work. And yes–all of our freedom of speech is at risk.
Richard Courtemanche says
Another one to watch for his personal ego trip. Don’t give him the reigns!
Pete Barbera says
SPLC (Southern Poverty Law Center) is an ultra-left wing organization that’s anything but objective with an anti-conservative agenda. Even the name is intentially misleading.
Norger says
As if an organization that has built up a $400m war chest by casually smearing opponents of the far left with a phony “hate list” has anything to with “poverty.” Who the f*** appointed the SPLC as the ultimate arbiters of “hate speech?”
fredoniahead says
How does one go about contacting Jeff Bezos and/or Amazon about this issue?.
If that ten-faced, hypocrite, double standard, POS wants to ban anything for so-called ‘hate’, then by damn start with that sickening koran.
Unfortunately, most of these big shot corporate moguls are also anti-Free Speech leftists.
A huge write-in campaign to Amazon would be great in response to this puke Ellison’s Commie email, but how?.
Does anyone know?.
Amazon is difficult to contact regarding a simple order, let alone Jeff Bezos.
Dan says
I was pondering the depths of Keith Ellison’s stupidity after reading one of the many absurd things he said I realized that his friend, Louis Farrakhan has called Hitler “a great man.”
I realized that Ellison has called Donald Trump a “neo-nazi” on a few occasions.
This must mean that Farrakhan and Ellison believe Trump is also a great man.
Applying liberal logic can lead to some interesting and amusing conclusions.
Politicianophobia says
Syed Abdul Ala Maududi, founder of the Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islam said: “Non-Muslims have absolutely right to seize the reins of power in any part of God’s earth nor to direct the collective affairs of human beings according to their own misconceived doctrines. If they do, THE BELIEVER WOULD BE UNDER AN OBLIGATION TO DO THEIR UTMOST TO DISLODGE THEM FROM POLITICAL POWER and make them live in subservience to the Islamic way of life.
Perhaps the West needs to be under AN OBLIGATION TO DO THEIR UTMOST TO DISLODGE THEM FROM POLITICAL POWER. Actually it is time for them to go back to the Middle East, enough.
Politicianophobia says
correction Sorry, Non-Muslim have absolutely NO right to seize the reigns of power
Politicianophobia says
Amir Mushtag Kahn of Jamel-e-Islami also said “Ì will cut the tongue and eyes of those who want to end the blasphemy law. “ One can hardly imagine if they were to call themselves the Religion of Hate what they would be up to.
Francisco Martinez says
Ellison is full of hatred and alwsys angry at America and the Democratic Oarty should be ashamed of having picked him to occupy his no. 2 position at the DNC. He is blatantly against our freedom of speech rights. He needs to go live in a Muslim country and find happiness there.
David Grisez says
There is a big problem when Free Speech is limited by the label of it being hate speech. One big problem is that this label of hate speech and hate groups is very arbitrary and largely based on the personal opinions of certain individuals and certain organizations. Another problem is who made the Southern Poverty Law Center the authoritative determiner of what is hate speech and hate groups. The Southern Poverty Law Center is very leftist and opposed to Christian Teachings and Organizations. Our government is giving the Southern Poverty Law Center way too much power.
Lydia Church says
The pogroms against freedom of information and the truth are moving ahead…
first they create the monopoly…
then they can control everything…
like someone said, that is the making of a dictatorship.
One more brick of it for sure.
brane pilot says
Joseph Goebbels is not dead.
He is serving in the US Congress.
Michael Casmer says
One of the so-called hate groups listed by the SPLC is the Catholic Church. so I guess he wants the sale of Bibles and the Catholic Catechism banned also?
ed says
If Bezos were to comply with Ellison’s demands he would have to stop selling the Quran
Larson Hall says
Keith Ellison can go to hell. He is everything that is wrong in America encapsulated in one man.
CPH says
It is now August 24th. Did Bezos reply to Ellison? Are we allowed to know?