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So Truman was a KKK member
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TheProgressivePatriot
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The Democrats are such a funny bunch. Running with trying to brand R's as racist because they only wish to have a decent immigration and refugee policy and the D's are still KKK to the core.
I wonder how many know that Truman was KKK?
Ku Klux Klan members in United States politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Probably not many know about Truman who was not a real active member and only joined to further his political ambitions . That, of course is not an excuse, but his involvement pales in comparison to this guy who everybody knows about. This is from the same linked article that you posted but I guess you over looked it:
David Duke[edit]
David Duke, a Southern Democrat turned Republican, and a well-known white nationalist pundit, was openly involved in the leadership of the Ku Klux Klan.[26] He was founder and Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in the mid-1970s; he re-titled his position as "National Director" and said that the KKK needed to "get out of the cow pasture and into hotel meeting rooms." He claims to have left the organization in 1980. He ran for president in the 1988 Democratic presidential primaries. In 1989 Duke switched political parties from Democrat to Republican.[27] In 1989, he became a member of the Louisiana State Legislature from the 81st district, and was Republican Party chairman for St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.[28]
Wowie zowie. Lotta train wrecks in here, starting with the OP. Sorry I missed it.
To set a few things straight... evidence that Truman was in the Klan is sketchy at best, as has been pointed out, but the alleged association with the Democratic Party is bullshit. The kind of bullshit that resembles the toy clown thingy that you knock over and it keeps bobbing back up.
Fact is, the Klan was founded in 1865 by six Confederate war vets with no known political affiliation, and wasn't founded as a political group, or even at the time a racist group. It was just a goof, which is why it has all the silly K-alliterations. These six young men were described as "college age" in 1865, which means they probably weren't even old enough to register to vote at all, as if that would have been a priority during and just after a civil war. The KKK was soon infiltrated and taken over by vigilantes who were already active in the South, bent on continuing the War and engaged not in politics but in social structures. It was one of a dozen or more local and regional groups doing the same thing. It was wiped out by 1880, mostly by President Grant and federal pressures.
Then it was re-founded in 1915 by a Georgia salesman named William Simmons -- again no political affiliation and Simmons constantly insisted it was a "social club". Nevertheless it hired on some PR people and grew itself enormously, to the point where it had major impact; at one point it was estimated that one-third of the adult male population of Indiana was Klan.
And these references to Illinois are misdirected descriptions of Indiana. That's where D.C. Stephenson was from, the guy who engaged in a power struggle with Simmons to commandeer the Klan and take over. And yes Stephenson was a Republican, and I believe also a Democrat, whatever would suit his purpose at the time (like Donald Rump) but that isn't significant; it's just an avenue to power, which is all a political party is. Matter of fact at the time, Klan influence got a governor elected in Indiana and a governor and Senator elected in Colorado, as well as city offices in Anaheim and Portland Oregon, all of whom were Republicans, while also getting a Senator in Indiana and other officials in the South elected as Democrats. Whatever worked as an avenue to power. That's it.
Meanwhile amid all this popularity that drew membership in Indiana and Kansas City, the leading voice opposing the Klan was one Senator Oscar Underwood, a leading candidate for President in 1924, and a Democrat. The so-called "Klanbake" at the Democratic convention of that year was organized to keep Underwood from getting the nomination, and also to keep it from Al Smith of New York -- because Smith was a Catholic. A couple of years earlier the Klan had pushed successfully to impeach the governor of Oklahoma (Walton) after he tried to drive the Klan out of that state. Walton was also a Democrat. Four years later in 1928 the Klan again tried to keep Smith out of the nomination, but by then was waning in influence, largely due to Stephenson's rape-torture-murder scandal, and they failed.
So this specious latter-day revisionist association between the Klan and a political party can be shot full of holes with myriad examples, and has been.
As for LBJ and that fake quote about "having ni66gers voting Democrat for the next 200 years" reported by a grand total of one (1) book author, fun fact: the first President to prosecute the Klan since Grant was .... Lyndon Johnson.
To set a few things straight... evidence that Truman was in the Klan is sketchy at best, as has been pointed out, but the alleged association with the Democratic Party is bullshit. The kind of bullshit that resembles the toy clown thingy that you knock over and it keeps bobbing back up.
Fact is, the Klan was founded in 1865 by six Confederate war vets with no known political affiliation, and wasn't founded as a political group, or even at the time a racist group. It was just a goof, which is why it has all the silly K-alliterations. These six young men were described as "college age" in 1865, which means they probably weren't even old enough to register to vote at all, as if that would have been a priority during and just after a civil war. The KKK was soon infiltrated and taken over by vigilantes who were already active in the South, bent on continuing the War and engaged not in politics but in social structures. It was one of a dozen or more local and regional groups doing the same thing. It was wiped out by 1880, mostly by President Grant and federal pressures.
Then it was re-founded in 1915 by a Georgia salesman named William Simmons -- again no political affiliation and Simmons constantly insisted it was a "social club". Nevertheless it hired on some PR people and grew itself enormously, to the point where it had major impact; at one point it was estimated that one-third of the adult male population of Indiana was Klan.
And these references to Illinois are misdirected descriptions of Indiana. That's where D.C. Stephenson was from, the guy who engaged in a power struggle with Simmons to commandeer the Klan and take over. And yes Stephenson was a Republican, and I believe also a Democrat, whatever would suit his purpose at the time (like Donald Rump) but that isn't significant; it's just an avenue to power, which is all a political party is. Matter of fact at the time, Klan influence got a governor elected in Indiana and a governor and Senator elected in Colorado, as well as city offices in Anaheim and Portland Oregon, all of whom were Republicans, while also getting a Senator in Indiana and other officials in the South elected as Democrats. Whatever worked as an avenue to power. That's it.
Meanwhile amid all this popularity that drew membership in Indiana and Kansas City, the leading voice opposing the Klan was one Senator Oscar Underwood, a leading candidate for President in 1924, and a Democrat. The so-called "Klanbake" at the Democratic convention of that year was organized to keep Underwood from getting the nomination, and also to keep it from Al Smith of New York -- because Smith was a Catholic. A couple of years earlier the Klan had pushed successfully to impeach the governor of Oklahoma (Walton) after he tried to drive the Klan out of that state. Walton was also a Democrat. Four years later in 1928 the Klan again tried to keep Smith out of the nomination, but by then was waning in influence, largely due to Stephenson's rape-torture-murder scandal, and they failed.
So this specious latter-day revisionist association between the Klan and a political party can be shot full of holes with myriad examples, and has been.
As for LBJ and that fake quote about "having ni66gers voting Democrat for the next 200 years" reported by a grand total of one (1) book author, fun fact: the first President to prosecute the Klan since Grant was .... Lyndon Johnson.
American_Jihad
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Anonymous intends to unveil names of up to 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members
Published October 29, 2015
FoxNews.com
The so-called “hacktivist” group Anonymous announced on Wednesday its intentions to name up to 1,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan.
In a press release, Anonymous says it is right for the group to unveil the hoods behind the Ku Klux Klan. Anonymous said it has been watching the group for so long and revealing the people behind the hoods is “the right course of action.”
...
Anonymous intends to unveil names of up to 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members | Fox News
Holy smokes, there goes the democratic party...
Published October 29, 2015
FoxNews.com
The so-called “hacktivist” group Anonymous announced on Wednesday its intentions to name up to 1,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan.
In a press release, Anonymous says it is right for the group to unveil the hoods behind the Ku Klux Klan. Anonymous said it has been watching the group for so long and revealing the people behind the hoods is “the right course of action.”
...
Anonymous intends to unveil names of up to 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members | Fox News
Holy smokes, there goes the democratic party...
tinydancer
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Anonymous intends to unveil names of up to 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members
Published October 29, 2015
FoxNews.com
The so-called “hacktivist” group Anonymous announced on Wednesday its intentions to name up to 1,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan.
In a press release, Anonymous says it is right for the group to unveil the hoods behind the Ku Klux Klan. Anonymous said it has been watching the group for so long and revealing the people behind the hoods is “the right course of action.”
...
Anonymous intends to unveil names of up to 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members | Fox News
Holy smokes, there goes the democratic party...
Yowzah!
bodecea
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And yet he is the one who integrated the Armed Forces.The Democrats are such a funny bunch. Running with trying to brand R's as racist because they only wish to have a decent immigration and refugee policy and the D's are still KKK to the core.
I wonder how many know that Truman was KKK?
Ku Klux Klan members in United States politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vigilante
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And yet he is the one who integrated the Armed Forces.The Democrats are such a funny bunch. Running with trying to brand R's as racist because they only wish to have a decent immigration and refugee policy and the D's are still KKK to the core.
I wonder how many know that Truman was KKK?
Ku Klux Klan members in United States politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When you are forced to do something, smart people usually comply, even when it goes against their grain....Take Blow Job Clinton and welfare reform that was forced down his throat!
Anonymous intends to unveil names of up to 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members
Published October 29, 2015
FoxNews.com
The so-called “hacktivist” group Anonymous announced on Wednesday its intentions to name up to 1,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan.
In a press release, Anonymous says it is right for the group to unveil the hoods behind the Ku Klux Klan. Anonymous said it has been watching the group for so long and revealing the people behind the hoods is “the right course of action.”
...
Anonymous intends to unveil names of up to 1,000 Ku Klux Klan members | Fox News
Holy smokes, there goes the democratic party...
Um... that's doubtful. The second-iteration Klan's stated enemy list is headed by -- blacks, immigrants, Jews, organized labor, Catholics (they may have relaxed that one) and homosexuals.
Who's constituents do those sound like?
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LordBrownTrout
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Indeed, they are: more than 50 years ago. Bush and the GOP are married to the Great Recession: 7 years ago. This is proven history.Almost everybody, td. He was a member for a short campaign season in 1924, refused to pledge to not hire Catholics or Jews, and resigned after election. He felt "dirtied" by the association, as many do with those that are racists who claim TP allegiance or who are actual Klan members today.
How about giving me a link to the new KKK and supposed TP's. I'd appreciate it.
Next up though, the Democrats and the KKK are married. This is proven history.
Just as the dems are married to slavery and segregation.
JakeStarkey
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In a different time and era. The electorate does not care your weak headed craziness, LBT.Just as the dems are married to slavery and segregation.Indeed, they are: more than 50 years ago. Bush and the GOP are married to the Great Recession: 7 years ago. This is proven history.Almost everybody, td. He was a member for a short campaign season in 1924, refused to pledge to not hire Catholics or Jews, and resigned after election. He felt "dirtied" by the association, as many do with those that are racists who claim TP allegiance or who are actual Klan members today.
How about giving me a link to the new KKK and supposed TP's. I'd appreciate it.
Next up though, the Democrats and the KKK are married. This is proven history.
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The kkk is one many socialist organizations...The Democrats are such a funny bunch. Running with trying to brand R's as racist because they only wish to have a decent immigration and refugee policy and the D's are still KKK to the core.
I wonder how many know that Truman was KKK?
Ku Klux Klan members in United States politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The kkk is one many socialist organizations...The Democrats are such a funny bunch. Running with trying to brand R's as racist because they only wish to have a decent immigration and refugee policy and the D's are still KKK to the core.
I wonder how many know that Truman was KKK?
Ku Klux Klan members in United States politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Klan has never been "socialist". Matter of fact one of its stated enemies is communists. Dumbass.It's a hyperChristian hyperpatriot moralist organization. It stands for what it calls "100% Americanism" and stands against immigrants, blacks, Jews, unions, communists, adulterers and loose women. It's basically an American Taliban.
"Socialist" --- holy shit, stupidest fucking thing I've read all day. SMH
Rustic
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National Socialist party...The kkk is one many socialist organizations...The Democrats are such a funny bunch. Running with trying to brand R's as racist because they only wish to have a decent immigration and refugee policy and the D's are still KKK to the core.
I wonder how many know that Truman was KKK?
Ku Klux Klan members in United States politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's a hyperChristian hyperpatriot moralist organization. It stands for what it calls "100% Americanism" and stands against immigrants, blacks, Jews, unions, communists, adulterers and loose women. It's basically an American Taliban.
"Socialist" --- holy shit, stupidest fucking thing I've read all day. SMH
National Socialist party...The kkk is one many socialist organizations...The Democrats are such a funny bunch. Running with trying to brand R's as racist because they only wish to have a decent immigration and refugee policy and the D's are still KKK to the core.
I wonder how many know that Truman was KKK?
Ku Klux Klan members in United States politics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's a hyperChristian hyperpatriot moralist organization. It stands for what it calls "100% Americanism" and stands against immigrants, blacks, Jews, unions, communists, adulterers and loose women. It's basically an American Taliban.
"Socialist" --- holy shit, stupidest fucking thing I've read all day. SMH
Dumbass.
Socialists, communists and Nazis all part of socialism and one part or another, nasty people altogether
Yer not the brightest bulb in the light tower, are ya?
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