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Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:42 am to mule74
I grew up in the hotbed of the KKK, LA, and never knowingly met, saw anyone involved in the KKK. I would think there are more pedophiles who are dues-paying members of NAMBLA than KKKs in the USA.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:42 am to mule74
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I am 36 years old.
So, the "last gasp" of the klan was occurring around the time you were born and lasted until you were in elementary school or thereabouts.
But, even at their most recent "peak" (~1980 to ~1990), membership was practically 0. Occasional marches were mostly lame trolling attempts. They were on cable access in Alabama (IIRC). Most notable were the campaigns of David Duke for U.S. Senate and Governor in Louisiana.
Relative to the heyday of the "modern" klan, from around 1905 through WWII, you probably had upwards of 70 to 80 percent of white men in the South having some association or membership in various organizations. But, like many things, it is complicated. Certainly there were widespread prejudicial attitudes towards black Americans that did not exclude North, South, East or West and this existed in legal segregation in many Yankee and even Western areas (as well as virtually all of the South).
The example I commonly use is Harry S. Truman - a member of a klan organization as a young lawyer, he would go on to more or less defeat them as the AG of Missouri and ultimately integrated the U.S. Armed services, the first major step towards ending legalized discrimination based on race in the United States. And let us not forget the "progressive" hero, the proto-FDR, the first truly globalist POTUS, Woodrow Wilson was a strident racist and white supremacist, hosting both the Klan and a screening of the brilliant (yet unabashedly racist) film, Birth of a Nation in the White House.
But, to the broader point - there remain small pockets of white folks involved in racist "clubs" of various types, some notionally with "KKK" affiliation. In the grand scheme of things, their level of activity is statistically 0.
Compared to racist groups of other ethnic groups, La Raza, BLM, etc., it is kind of shocking what we tolerate from non-white racial activists.
The only way to move past racism is to move past racism, not reverse it or codify it as okay against whites.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:42 am to mule74
My Uncle....papers to prove it
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:43 am to mule74
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Have you ever met anyone in the KKK?
Openly KKK? Only one and he was very old when I met him...
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:44 am to mule74
Nope. I don’t hang out with Democrats.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:44 am to mule74
No. A kid I went to junior high school with became a skinhead. He told me himself when I saw him out one night after not having seen him since 8th grade. I was in college at the time. He had a buddy with him at the time who I didn't know. They had shaved heads, combat boots and a combined IQ of about 95.
Those two guys are what I think about when I hear the words "neo-nazi" or "white supremacist." I usually laugh and ask "have you ever met one of those guys?"
Those two guys are what I think about when I hear the words "neo-nazi" or "white supremacist." I usually laugh and ask "have you ever met one of those guys?"
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:46 am to mule74
I’ve only laid eyes on them once in real life while they were protesting ole miss changing From Dixie with love(2009). Even though they had to bus in members from neighboring states and got mercilessly heckled the entire time it was still reported like ole miss implicitly was like that.
This post was edited on 6/24/20 at 9:47 am
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:51 am to mule74
Only one. Really old guy in the late 90s in North Louisiana. Guy was pretty crazy, handed out KKK pamphlets. Had a Clinton bumper sticker and absolutely HATED Jews. Talked bad about Jews way more than blacks.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:52 am to blueboy
A man I met in the 1970's, when I was kid, told me that his grandfather was in the KKK. His grandfather was from a tiny town in Alabama, Millbrook. Based the man's age, his grandfather must have been born in the mid to late 1800's. That is as close to an acquaintance that I know of.
However, I did enjoy the movie "Oh Brother Where Art Thou". What does that mean?
However, I did enjoy the movie "Oh Brother Where Art Thou". What does that mean?
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:52 am to mule74
Yes, when I was a kid. Once we found out, we didn't associate with that person again.
Staunch Democrat too.
Staunch Democrat too.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:55 am to EZE Tiger Fan
Most of the KKK today are FBI informants or actual agents.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:58 am to mule74
Once Democrats and msm stopped publicly supporting the klan, the klan basically died out. Afterwards, it just became a few people here and there trying to revive to it, but...no one wants to be part of a group that has no political support and protection.
It's like the Democrat blm/antifa/Indivisible. Once the support and protections end, they will die out, just like the Klan did. You'll only see a few idiots here and there trying to revive the groups, but failing to do so because, again, no one wants to be part of a group that doesn't have political support and protection.
Edit: I went on a rant and lost sight of the question in the title, my bad. I've never met a klan member.
It's like the Democrat blm/antifa/Indivisible. Once the support and protections end, they will die out, just like the Klan did. You'll only see a few idiots here and there trying to revive the groups, but failing to do so because, again, no one wants to be part of a group that doesn't have political support and protection.
Edit: I went on a rant and lost sight of the question in the title, my bad. I've never met a klan member.
This post was edited on 6/24/20 at 10:08 am
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:59 am to mule74
Feel pretty confident a major attorney in the town I grew up in is a member of the klan. He's like 90 now and will hopefully be parting to hell very soon. Like 2 years ago my town had a Rhodes Scholar that just happened to be black and the town held a ceremony honoring this girl. He came and crashed the party talking about the glories of the Confederacy. I forgot exactly what he said, but it was some of the most racist shite I've ever heard.
This post was edited on 6/24/20 at 10:06 am
Posted on 6/24/20 at 9:59 am to mule74
I’m 40. I’ve never knowingly met someone in the Klan. My old told me stories about people he knew in his neighborhood growing up in the 50’s and 60’s who were in the Klan though. It seems to me the power of the Klan is a relic of the past when just about everyone in local politics was a member, or at least a supporter. Now that would be the kiss of death for a politician.
The KKK even burned a cross on my grandparents front lawn in the mid-60’s. My grandfather was a school principal and they were pissed he was allowing the school to be desegregated, as if he had a choice.
The KKK even burned a cross on my grandparents front lawn in the mid-60’s. My grandfather was a school principal and they were pissed he was allowing the school to be desegregated, as if he had a choice.
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Posted on 6/24/20 at 10:06 am to mule74
Im in my 40’s grew up in south Louisiana and never even had a conversation about it. It’s a Democratic Free mason hate group with politicians in it. It’s created to stir up race tensions so they can control black votes.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 10:06 am to mule74
There are estimates of 5K-8K Klan members across 22 States. That is like 0.000024% of the entire population which is statistically insignificant. It is not impossible, but I am sure many people do not know an active member. The closest town from where I was born that I have heard there is still Klan, though I truly don't know to be fact, is in Catahoula, LA. I have been there ,but I have never had someone say hey I am in the Klan. I would imagine most people are brought into a group like that through family and friends that reside in the area.Crips alone are estimated to have between 30K-35K in 33 States and 123 cities, though not exclusively black it is by a large margin. Just in comparison to one street gang the KKK is 4-6 times smaller by estimates. As far as were I grew up we'd go play sports in the field and during recess at school it was a mixture and we all got along and I am your age.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 10:07 am to TheFonz
The KKK is an elusive critter just like Bigfoot. I’ve seen neither but people keep telling me they’re out there.
Posted on 6/24/20 at 10:10 am to mule74
Got a flyer/pamphlet thing thrown in my yard one time. It was so bad, it was almost funny. But no, never met anybody who was in the klan. And I grew up in east Texas. Everybody hates the klan, why would anyone join a retard reject group?
Posted on 6/24/20 at 10:11 am to mule74
I've met one. Probably 20 ago a college buddy and I were riding backroads drinking beer and we happened to pass by a guy's house trailer he attended high school with. We stopped by he introduced me to the guy. He supposedly was as high up the ladder as he could go until someone that outrank him died. Unfortunately for him, he was killed in a car wreck a few years later. My impression of this guy is he was a sociopathic, garden variety white trash who led a lonely and miserable life.
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