Quote:

Do I over-exaggerate to make a point, stir the pot, or needle the dogmatic? Sure I do.

But don't miss the point I'm making underneath it all. You are talking about the Klan of history books or discovery channel documentaries or else some neo nazi skinheads who aren't klan. I am talking about the guy down the street, and I don't live in a trailer park, my friend.

I was using David Duke as the poster boy of the clean cut church going family man who was a modern day grand wizard of the KKK. It was only partly due to his political affiliation, that was an incidental point, that wasn't my main point. I was only trying to say that good, clean, church going, southern family men Klan member Republicans don't look like boogie men. Barry, you are just dead wrong that they are scary looking drooling monsters in bib overalls out of Hollywood's central casting. The klan is alive and well and full of middle class and upper middle class average clean cut southern folk driving minivans and going to little league games and church every Sunday and who vote republican every election.

You are confusing the imitation wannabe angry young man with a chip on his shoulder with the genuine modern day klan. The only thing scary about the real klan is that there isn't anything scary about them.

The klan of the South has always been a political organization and comprised of average Joes and it is remains so today. Besides, I'm pretty sure the pedophiles (certainly all the homosexual ones at least) are Republican as well.



I'm thinking you're the one talking about the Klan of history. David Duke? He hasn't been relevant for at least 20 years. Yes, the Klan of old was a political organization. It just isn't anymore. It was a different time. My dad's best friend in 1940's Wyoming was a chap from Memphis. When the war was over and he went home to Tennessee to start his life, he was invited to join the Klan because he was a successful young family man. His bigotry always pained my father, but they remained as close as friends could be living 2000 miles apart. When thhey came to visit my folks when I was 17 or so, I got him talking about the Klan. He explained it that my dad went home, went to work for International Harvester, and joined the Elks. He went home and joined the Klan. It's what successful young men did in those days.

But when the Civil Rights Movement really got momentum, and integration became inevitable, the Klan became a relic of the old days. David Duke was the last hurrah of the Klan being relevant politically. 20+ years ago.

I'm all for throwing bombs to prove a point. God knows I have and continue to do.
_________________________
Having killed someone doesn't make you a killer- @KINGROCHE