I'll agree that businessmen of the era loved that free labor....but that club was not exclusive to democrats...it was exclusive to wealthy landowners
Riverman..buddy..you are so very wrong on this. We do not agree on some things, but I do respect your opinion. But on this you are factually incorrect. There have been Democrat politicians that have been grand wizards. Dont believe me. Look it up. The KKK was a tool of the Democratic party to enforce an agenda.
To go one further. Check it out for your self. There are current serving Democrats that have had an affiliation with the KKK. Blinders off, my friend.
my point is that they become Grand Whackjobs just like they become part of any cult.....you seem to think they are connected by political party....I think they are connected by economic class and southern culture in general ....the political party tag sort of disappears when they claim to be a sovereign nation...aka Civil War.
naw..the KKK was at its worst during the 30s to the 70s in the south. Free labor had nothing to do with that. It was the mind set of generations of people that allowed them to flourish. I remember being there in the 60s and again in he 70s and 80s. Those that believe that they are being treated unfairly today have no idea what so ever.
Nothing in riverman's post disputed what I said. Yes, Southern Democrats, who were known as "Dixiecrats," were heavily racist. They fled the party after the Democratic party adopted the Civil Rights Act into their platform. Basic history.
The Confederate Officers who started the KKK were Democrats....but those 6 men started the KKK, Not the Democratic Party....Historians back this up..here's a link about the confusion and retracted statement by State Sen. Stephen Martin in 2013, which fueled the conversation. http://www.politifact.com/virginia/...sen-stephen-martin-says-democratic-party-cre/
Bud, they were not a cult. They were card holding Democrats elected by a populace that believed their anti civil rights agenda should be maintained. They were absolutely a part of the party, regardless of how embarrassing that may be today. Denying that fact does not rewrite history.
meh...I have had this same conversation before and been presented with this same argument. Splitting hairs. Fact that were not officially a part of the Democratic party. Got ya, They were funded, manned and fostered by Democrats to follow an agenda and mandate of the party. Hell, the same, agenda can be traced through the Johnson administration up to modern day if one cares to believe that the system is now used as a vote farm.
well, if there's one thing we all know, Democrats in 1860 definitely represent the Democrats in 2017, and thus can be totally used in this argument accurately.
I think a large part of it is that the KKK is old news and Antifa is new, so they get talked about a lot more. I don't think it has anything to do with ignoring the evils of the KKK or skinhead supremacists, as much as its been talked about and addressed so much that there really isn't much else to say unless an incident happens or a member of their respective cult is elected into some government office. Until then, we all know what they are and what they represent. Not ignored, just already aware. Antifa on the other hand is often misunderstood, even in the face of being wrong themselves. Its a newer organization that many don't fully understand and thus more attention is given to them.
How much changes in powerful families after a few generations? I wish I knew, but I'm just a poor, low class white devil.
Only Democrats in the KKK list. http://www.thetrentonline.com/revealed-5-us-presidents-members-racists-cult-ku-klux-klan-photos/ Only Dems in this list, but don't know about Hugo Black, except he was appointed to the court by Roosevelt. http://all-that-is-interesting.com/famous-kkk-members
