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eShirl

(18,490 posts) Wed Nov 28, 2018, 06:32 AM Nov 2018

Scotland and the Klan (BBC? 2016 history documentary)

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Scotland and the Klan (BBC? 2016 history documentary) (Original Post) eShirl Nov 2018 OP

Wow I had no idea Farmer-Rick Nov 2018 #1

to be fair, modern white-supremacist groups also feature lots of German names paulkienitz Nov 2018 #4

Reminds me of a cab ride I took in Glasgow way back when BeyondGeography Nov 2018 #2

A lot makes sense now... Good documentary that I will share... hlthe2b Nov 2018 #3

Farmer-Rick

(10,163 posts)

1. Wow I had no idea

Reply to eShirl (Original post)

Wed Nov 28, 2018, 07:03 AM

Nov 2018

I thought the racism was coming from Nazis and Germans. Seems the Scottish have a lot to apologize for when it comes to racism. No wonder most Scottish men I know are such sexists. Racism and hatred of women go hand and hand.

paulkienitz

(1,296 posts)

4. to be fair, modern white-supremacist groups also feature lots of German names

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 28, 2018, 02:21 PM

Nov 2018

(like mine), and the slave trade itself was veddy English. Plenty of ugly to go around for everyone. As Twain pointed out, these people's attachment to Scotland was largely make-believe. And believing what makes them feel good instead of what's factual is another trait that is still an essential part of the racist mindset.

BeyondGeography

(39,370 posts)

2. Reminds me of a cab ride I took in Glasgow way back when

Reply to eShirl (Original post)

Wed Nov 28, 2018, 07:33 AM

Nov 2018

The driver asked me where I was from. New York. “Lots of Jews there, right?” And he wasn’t asking to sing their praises either.