With incredible an incredibly ethical and moral integrity as well as self sacrifice Sam Harris closes the 11th largest Patreon account that belonged to him, which had an estimated monthly income of over $60,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His reason is the censorship of conservatives of which he confesses that he does not necessarily share their political views.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prominent atheist neuroscientist and bestselling author Sam Harris has deleted his Patreon account, blasting the crowdfunding site for banning conservatives. While Harris did not mention the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Patreon's actions suggest it uses the SPLC list of “hate groups” to target conservatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“As many of you know, the crowdfunding site Patreon has banned several prominent content creators from its platform. While the company insists that each was in violation of its terms of service, these recent expulsions seem more readily explained by political bias,” Harris wrote in a statement he published Sunday, announcing he would delete his account Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
pic.twitter.com\/SKcydQJbYq<\/a>\u2014 Sam Harris (@SamHarrisOrg)\u00a0December 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
“Although I don\u2019t share the politics of the banned members, I consider it no longer tenable to expose any part of my podcast funding to the whims of Patreon\u2019s ‘Trust and Safety' committee,” Harris added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harris is a friend of Muslim reformer Maajid Nawaz, whom the SPLC defamed as an “anti-Islamic extremist” in 2016. Nawaz\u00a0filed a defamation lawsuit last year<\/a>, which the\u00a0SPLC settled for $3.375 million<\/a>\u00a0this past June. Following that settlement,\u00a0about 60 organizations<\/a>\u00a0also maligned by the SPLC considered their own defamation lawsuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n