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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNo, The KKK Is Not And Has Never Been Liberal: A Historysplainer
http://wonkette.com/599254/no-the-kkk-is-not-and-has-never-been-liberal-a-historysplainerBy C.A. Pinkham
Of course the Ku Klux Klan was never on the side of liberals and progress. This goes without saying. There cant possibly be anyone who disputes this basic notion, could there?
Of course there could. Of fucking course there could. Why do we even bother to assume a basic faith in the decency and intelligence of humanity?
Oh God, What The Fuck Happened Now?
The internet was abuzz all Wednesday with reports of an Epic confrontation between two CNN pundits on Super Tuesday: Van Jones (a Democrat) and Jeffrey Lord (a Bag of Assholes). After Lord insisted Donald Trump had disavowed the KKK many, many, many, many times and that Democrats were just trying to score political points by making a big deal out of Trump saying, new phone, who dis? when confronted by Jake Tapper, Lord and Jones got into it.
In particular, lets focus our attention on one exchange at 2:15:
JONES: I know this man, when he gets passionate about terrorism, I know how he talks about terrorism, the Klan is a terrorist organization.
LORD: Its a leftist terrorist organization.
NO. Nope. NEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWP. That statement is the wrongest wrong that has ever been wronged. That statement could not possibly be more Wrong with a capital W if it simultaneously blamed vaccines for autism, claimed the Holocaust didnt happen, and sodomized a turkey. One day, they will build monuments to the wrongness of Jeffrey Lords five fantastically dumbshit words, except they wont, because they will be too busy wondering who exactly the fuck is Jeffrey Lord?
Well, he is the guy who then said this:
JONES: You can put whatever label you want, thats your game to play.
LORD: No, its important to history.
Oh, you didnt. You fucking DID NOT.
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No, The KKK Is Not And Has Never Been Liberal: A Historysplainer (Original Post)
MrWendel
Mar 2016
OP
The Klan liked Democrats back when the Democrats were the conservative party.
DemocraticWing
Mar 2016
#6
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)1. Sometimes I wish they would just scream 'liar' over and over.
951-Riverside
(7,234 posts)2. Liberal, no. Part of the democratic party (at that time), yes
What happened to Blacks at that time by the hands of the KKK and those in democratic party was beyond horrible and had a lasting effect that continues to this day.
Don't white wash history.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)3. Strawman argument.
No one seriously thinks the KKK was or is liberal.
MrWendel
(1,881 posts)4. Except all...
his supporters.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)5. Let's see your proof.
DemocraticWing
(1,290 posts)6. The Klan liked Democrats back when the Democrats were the conservative party.
Now they like the Republicans. Gee, I wonder what the common denominator is.