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jwirr

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23. The KKK is versitile. They help you hate whomever your are most likely to hate. When doing
Sat Jul 26, 2014, 09:37 PM
Jul 2014

family tree research in NE IA I ran into family members who were to a limited extent involved with the KKK. My father and his cousin remembered attending a KKK picnic with their parents. I was very curious about who they were supposed to hate because our area of that state was very white.

In listening to the stories I found out that it was Catholics that we were supposed to hate and what was really surprising was that one of my classmates was equally interested but he was a Catholic and his parents told him they were against the protestants. All the KKK needs is someone to use to get your money! My mother told me that many people joined due to duress - being forced to join.

My guess is that the KKK now wants to turn black people against other newer minorities and keep their hate group going one way or another.

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Is that Clayton Bigsbee under that mask? TreasonousBastard Jul 2014 #1
I miss Chappelle's Show! Initech Jul 2014 #9
Hmmmm.... Scuba Jul 2014 #2
Where the white women at? tularetom Jul 2014 #3
Luv that. L0oniX Jul 2014 #11
"we think...................." onethatcares Jul 2014 #4
Yeah, well, I'm Ojibwe and I'd like to deport HIS ass... catbyte Jul 2014 #5
They're running out of whites? What's next, plaids? Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #6
.... Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #12
Fucken Fools! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2014 #7
This makes my brain hurt shenmue Jul 2014 #8
Mine, too. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #14
Ted Nugent's new outfit. L0oniX Jul 2014 #10
And the Overactive Digestive System Award for unbelievable amount of gall goes to... NuclearDem Jul 2014 #13
This is how hate groups survive. JoeyT Jul 2014 #15
It was an honest mistake, he forgot he was in uniform and was making his standard A Simple Game Jul 2014 #16
+1 lunasun Jul 2014 #17
TOOOOOO FUNNY!!! Yeah, that's going go over BIG with African Americans!! DesertDiamond Jul 2014 #18
They must really be hurting for new members. n/t devils chaplain Jul 2014 #19
Those two stupid eye holes on either side of the cross? busterbrown Jul 2014 #20
Clarence Thomas, Alan Keyes, Armstrong Williams. tblue Jul 2014 #21
Add Ben Carson to that list. Boomerproud Jul 2014 #27
Reason, rationality, isn't just a given. It has to be worked at to achieve it. delrem Jul 2014 #22
The KKK is versitile. They help you hate whomever your are most likely to hate. When doing jwirr Jul 2014 #23
Bingo. Horse with no Name Jul 2014 #32
Isn't that about the stupidest thing you ever saw? defacto7 Jul 2014 #24
Is it me or is his dunce cap a lttle too big for his pin-head? chknltl Jul 2014 #25
Funny how they aren't going after the companies that do the outsourcing in the first place arcane1 Jul 2014 #26
Oh sure,....because hate for "Mexicans" is supposed to be universal.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #28
cue davie chappelle spanone Jul 2014 #29
Let's hear it for KKK diversity! NBachers Jul 2014 #30
Oh, this is going to be a huge success . . you bet'cha. Major Hogwash Jul 2014 #31
So a truce is to be declared against African Americans treestar Jul 2014 #33
There will be some blacks who fall for this crap and join in. I know some pretty bigoted blacks kelliekat44 Jul 2014 #34
I'm disappointed in the KKK; Jamaal510 Jul 2014 #35
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