Comments on: The Klan In Mississippi

By: Bruce Henry

Bruce Henry — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:17:27 +0000

But when someone calling herself “Church Secretary”, on another thread on this blog, reminded us of the blots on US history, Jay Tea called her (him?) “disgusting”.
Thank you for your pathetic attempt to prove you are open-minded. I am reminded of Holden Caulfield’s unsaid reply when Ackley’s mother claimed Ackley was “sensitive.” “He’s about as sensitive as a goddam toilet seat.”

By: Jay Tea

Jay Tea — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:18:23 +0000

Good for you, daniel. But too many people forget just how bad the past was, what the Klan stood for, what they did, and what they want to return to. We, as a society, need these reminders — to keep things fresh and to make sure they never happen again.

By: daniel rotter

daniel rotter — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 07:30:21 +0000

“I always cheer and rejoice whenever the Klan, the neo-Nazis, and the like hold their public rallies and marches and whattnot. I love it whenever they show up in public”.

“When they come out like this, then we can all see them clearly and remind ourselves just how repugnant and un-American they are”.

I personally don’t need “reminding” through public rallies and marches and “whattnot” of how hideous these groups are.

By: Sean D. Martin

Sean D. Martin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:22:16 +0000

Duros: Gee, I wonder why that is. Afraid of getting their asses kicked, I imagine.

I imagine it’s also so they can claim greater numbers than they have. “Our people won’t be in regalia or demonstrating. So, I guess you’ll just have to guess which of the people present are Klansmen.” Two guys show up, and they’ll still claim they had 50 undercover people in the crowd.

By: Nimrod Gently

Nimrod Gently — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:15:15 +0000

The Klan? In Mississippi? No way.

By: Duros Hussein 62

Duros Hussein 62 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:51:36 +0000

The emperor of the White Knights group, whose identity was withheld as a condition of the interview, said his members would be ‘invisible … Our people won’t be in regalia or demonstrating. So, I guess you’ll just have to guess which of the people present are Klansmen.’

Gee, I wonder why that is. Afraid of getting their asses kicked, I imagine.

By: Jaim

Jaim — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:41:35 +0000

“just point and laugh at them”

I do this every day when it comes to Republicans. Thanks for the suggestion!

By: Jay Tea

Jay Tea — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:10:19 +0000

I always cheer and rejoice whenever the Klan, the neo-Nazis, and the like hold their public rallies and marches and whatnot. I love it whenever they show up in public.

Assholes like this thrive in the darkness. They do their best work in the shadows, in quiet, one-on-one meetings, in midnight activities, and whatnot. When they come out like this, then we all can see them clearly and remind ourselves just how repugnant and un-American they are.

Plus, it is always wonderful when the assholes self-identify like this. It makes it so much easier to ostracize and denounce them — and watch for them to stick one toe over the line so we can jump on them with both feet.

They spend so much time in the shadows because they lost the power they once held, and can’t bring themselves to admit that they lost. The best thing to do with them is the one thing such people can never stand — just point and laugh at them.

By: ed

ed — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:06:22 +0000

{insert Trent Lott joke here}