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calimary

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55. Welcome to DU, slumcamper!

Wed Jul 1, 2015, 04:27 AM

Jul 2015

Glad you're here! You made a pun! Ahh, the hoods. Worn with such amazing impressive wow-y "pride" - so proud and courageous and gutsy that they march around in public but still feel the need to keep their faces hidden. They're really not that much different than ISIS.

I'm so impressed. NOT!!!!

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I want to thank the Ku Klux Klan... [View all] MrScorpio Jun 2015 OP

+1 lovemydog Jun 2015 #1

Oh I wish I still lived in Columbia rbrnmw Jun 2015 #2

The counter protests are often quite a party... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #30

Love those signs! Wife Power and White Flour! calimary Jul 2015 #53

My office is across the street from the Statehouse SCantiGOP Jun 2015 #34

You're all invited to join us SCantiGOP Jul 2015 #52

Well said! KKK is the real problem in "the hood." slumcamper Jun 2015 #3

Welcome to DU, slumcamper! calimary Jul 2015 #55

heratige my ass. who appointed them god ? heil phffft , heil pfhhht in der rulers face allan01 Jun 2015 #4

K&R!!! You are so right! Nobody ties it all together like the KKK! Dustlawyer Jun 2015 #5

This is America and they have the RIGHT to . . . R. P. McMurphy Jun 2015 #6

Righteous rant!! BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #7

How to handle them Omaha Steve Jun 2015 #8

Classic! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #9

Accuracy matters - the nine persons killed by that racist terrorist malaise Jun 2015 #10

I was wondering about that. LuvNewcastle Jun 2015 #11

The rally was approved to be held on July 17. It refers to the date of the rally, not the request. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2015 #19

Got yah malaise Jun 2015 #25

yes, FUCK THE KLAN spanone Jun 2015 #12

Tell me we are talking figuratively. nm rhett o rick Jun 2015 #49

rest assured! in the most egregious way. spanone Jun 2015 #51

The "heritage" crowd are nothing more Sheepshank Jun 2015 #13

Well, why not. Hell, they've completely perverted the very meaning of the word "right." calimary Jul 2015 #54

I want to know which RW moneybags funded the kkk in 2008 & funded their upgrade with Sunlei Jun 2015 #14

The GOP needs the KKK to be active and to spread hate and divisiveness. lpbk2713 Jun 2015 #31

I'll stand with you AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #15

As a Mr. Obama once said rurallib Jun 2015 #16

K&R treestar Jun 2015 #17

Without a doubt the flag is not racist.... LynneSin Jun 2015 #18

+1 daleanime Jun 2015 #41

How do these people find the time to protest bigotry? d_legendary1 Jun 2015 #20

my god it's been a month! marym625 Jun 2015 #21

Oh, I REALLY hope they do it!!!! Adrahil Jun 2015 #22

Fuck the Klan! stage left Jun 2015 #23

Ok I have been reading that it WASonly heritage for the likes of the KKK &that until the 1960s civil lunasun Jun 2015 #24

As John Oliver said, the flag represented hatred and bigotry the minute they finished tblue37 Jun 2015 #33

So how is it "heritage" excuses "hate"? gordianot Jun 2015 #26

I've already had some old classmates say "They need to get a new flag for their hate" arcane1 Jun 2015 #27

The KKK is a vile organization that should have gone the way of the dodo long ago. lburnhamah_198 Jun 2015 #28

Wonder if they plan to use Nazi flags too. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #29

The idiots running the KKK are not very bright Gothmog Jun 2015 #32

People that hate are not very bright. Hate is substituted for thought. You see it even here. rhett o rick Jun 2015 #50

Never thought I'd thank the KKK, but I am with you all the way. Hekate Jun 2015 #35

I agree amuse bouche Jun 2015 #36

I have some friends here in NC who are thinking about going just to stand up to the KKK. mnhtnbb Jun 2015 #37

Wonder how many of these people have ancestors who fought against Germany or Japan in jwirr Jun 2015 #38

This could also be the occasion for a battle that touches off what supremacists want -- a race war. ancianita Jun 2015 #39

Wonder what percentage still wear hoods. TheCount_ Jun 2015 #40

Lower than the percentage that wears business suits and dresses. They are the scary ones. n/t jtuck004 Jun 2015 #43

Good point. TheCount_ Jun 2015 #46

Much more insidious than that. Maybe just the postman. Or teacher, Walmart cashier, jtuck004 Jun 2015 #47

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2015 #42

agreed Skittles Jun 2015 #44

Can they wear their white hoods and robes after Labor Day? alfredo Jun 2015 #45

Any activity that requires you to hide... 3catwoman3 Jun 2015 #48

K&R nt myrna minx Jul 2015 #56

Can't you just already hear the 'Conspiracy-Theory' whack-jobs? brett_jv Jul 2015 #57