kkk at the court house

bender wrote:

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No its bc if they didnt than jesse jackson would raise hell about it. And again your getting the klan mixed up with neo-nazis two diffrant things.

You are right about Jesse Jackson.
But not about The Clan and the Neo-Nazis. The Clan really did that stuff.

Im not calling you a lier its just ive never heard of the doing it. I have herd of the neo-nazis and other nazi like groups doing it.

bender wrote:

Im not calling you a lier its just ive never heard of the doing it. I have herd of the neo-nazis and other nazi like groups doing it.

The klan has been involved with domestic terrorist acts since it's conception right after the civil war. In fact the FBI publicly considers them a terrorist organization.

Apart from the numerous lynchings that they took part in in the nearly 200 years it has been around. look at other things more recent.

School bombings in the 60's, Murdering of three activist in Mississippi, and the murder of other Klansmen for various reasons. Not to mention public corruption on many levels of government. Espescially in the 30's Indiana was completely controlled by The Klan.

Look it up.

Why hate other people because they are different¿

Embrace it.

Ozark Mountain Daredevil wrote:

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The klan has been involved with domestic terrorist acts since it's conception right after the civil war. In fact the FBI publicly considers them a terrorist organization.
Apart from the numerous lynchings that they took part in in the nearly 200 years it has been around. look at other things more recent.
School bombings in the 60's, Murdering of three activist in Mississippi, and the murder of other Klansmen for various reasons. Not to mention public corruption on many levels of government. Espescially in the 30's Indiana was completely controlled by The Klan.
Look it up.
Why hate other people because they are different¿
Embrace it.

not denying any of those facts. But the american people in general have to realize are country became powerful bc of racism. Without it there would only be whites. Racism has molded the world into what it is now. Both good and bad but for the american people to say the klan doaent belong in their town is bs. Thats my personnal thoughts

him wrote:

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not denying any of those facts. But the american people in general have to realize are country became powerful bc of racism. Without it there would only be whites. Racism has molded the world into what it is now. Both good and bad but for the american people to say the klan doaent belong in their town is bs. Thats my personnal thoughts

What in the hell does that mean?

While I do believe that there is now a double standard that is not fair for all People. I do not see how racism has "built" America. Other the fact that it took so long for people to realize that the most important document in American history (The Constitution) applies to ALL human beings.

True that without slavery African's would not have arrived in such numbers. However people from all over every continent eventually appeared at the feet of lady liberty anyway. No doubt that Africans even to this day are among them.

Racism is and always will be a part of every culture. That still should not be. For every racist that there is there are an equal number of people from every walk of life that are not.

Again the double standard so to speak is the worst problem. Hate crimes do not apply to crimes against straight, white males with out disabilities; that are committed because of those facts .The law should be more indifferent.

But in an effort to gain minority votes laws have been passed like that. And they violate the constitution.

Hate laws and further separate the American people by dividing and breaking the concept of the Melting Pot.

Ozark Mountain Daredevil wrote:

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What in the hell does that mean?
Hate laws and further separate the American people by dividing and breaking the concept of the Melting Pot.

I'll go along with you on most of this, but do you call it racist to hate a culture? I don't hate people based on their skin color, and hate is a bit stong, but I certainly don't want to be anywhere near people who's culture includes a complete lack of modesty and respect for the people who live next to you. If your idea of free speach is to yell at the top of your lungs at each other all day regadless of who you stand next to, I don't want you around me, if your idea of expressing yourself is letting your pants hange down your butt 1/2 way, I don't want to be around you. So if I move to a place where this doesn't happen, then it begins to be the norm, I have every right to speak out against it.

freedom wrote:

<quoted text>I'll go along with you on most of this, but do you call it racist to hate a culture? I don't hate people based on their skin color, and hate is a bit stong, but I certainly don't want to be anywhere near people who's culture includes a complete lack of modesty and respect for the people who live next to you. If your idea of free speach is to yell at the top of your lungs at each other all day regadless of who you stand next to, I don't want you around me, if your idea of expressing yourself is letting your pants hange down your butt 1/2 way, I don't want to be around you. So if I move to a place where this doesn't happen, then it begins to be the norm, I have every right to speak out against it.

Not every person in a culture is the same. Not liking what someone does is one thing. But to assume that everyone who looks like the person who does the thing that irritates you are all the same is not right. In fact it is small minded.

Ozark Mountain Daredevil wrote:

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Not every person in a culture is the same. Not liking what someone does is one thing. But to assume that everyone who looks like the person who does the thing that irritates you are all the same is not right. In fact it is small minded.

Never EVER said all, but you know (but prob won't admit here) that people of a common race or ethnicity have cultural behaviors, if you can't admit that you are not having an honest conversation. I you or others may not appreciate those behaviors, if I go to another country and don't do as they do, then I can easily insult them. For instance if I signal a person to come here with my pointer finger curling toward me in Saudi Arabia I may even be put in jail, at very least I will upset someone, or to shake hands with the wrong hand. Those cultural differences do not just go away, and they exist within even one country, take for instance the black urban culture. To them loud rap music, and clothes worn loose and sagging down is cool and appropriate, in my town it is not. It is disingenuous to say that those traits do not run in overwhelming consistency within ethnic or racial groups, so why do you think it is no ok to keep MY ethnic heritage alive in my home area? seems to me you only want to look out for the racial heritage of a few races.

Ozark Mountain Daredevil wrote:

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Not every person in a culture is the same. Not liking what someone does is one thing. But to assume that everyone who looks like the person who does the thing that irritates you are all the same is not right. In fact it is small minded.

It's important that I say this one more time, I NEVER SAID ALL people, I will give a person the opportunity to prove me wrong, but I know going in the odds are stacked against it.

People who are in the KKK are just feeling inadequate about themselves. It must be gut wrenching to have that much hate towards human beings you do not know. They say, "God Bless You" but I already know God blessed me. Maybe they are worried about themselves being blessed. I am not a religious person but just think about the possibility that the people they are prosecuting just may be an angel in disquise. I feel sorry for these members. Excessive preoccupation with one's own well-being and interests, usually accompanied by an inflated sense of self-importance.
That just about sums it up!!!