Article about former KKK member - an eye opener

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What strikes me about this story is how similar it is to the formation stories of terrorists and gang members.

All of them are in deprived conditions, and looking for something to give their lives meaning, purpose, and social status.

The reason for that is that KKK members are terrorists and gang members.

[Anonymous]

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KeithE wrote:That scum is the epitome of the worse kind human to be found.

Many of them begin their indoctrination early in life like this miserable excuse, many more are brought into it during incarceration.

So Keith, do you agree that Trump and McConnell and all other Republicans ought to full-throat reject this kind of scum? Why haven’t they done it?

DP . They HAVE denounced it. Trump called white supremacists "repugnant" and specifically called out the KKK. And he's done so decades before he even ran for president.

Really? Calling them “very fine people” doesn’t sound like denouncing them.

His alt-right fan base was correspondingly joyous: Andrew Anglin of the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer responded on social media: “He said he loves us all.” They were universally delighted by Trump’s later remarks defending the Charlottesville marchers. Duke thanked Trump for his “honesty and courage.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/09/14/white-supremacists-have-been-marching-in-president-trumps-name-literally/

JFC. We have explained this over and over and over again, but you liberals insist on twisting his words. He was referring to those on the side of wanting to see historical statues remain up. I happen to disagree with that, but I am not a liberal who thinks that everyone who disagrees with me is an evil racist. (There are plenty of fine people who think abortion is wrong, for example, although I happen to be pro-choice.)

You asked why he hasn't denounced white supremacists, and I told you had has. Numerous times.

(And quotes from the biased WaPo don't impress me. During the campaign, the front page looked like the editorial section.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What strikes me about this story is how similar it is to the formation stories of terrorists and gang members.

All of them are in deprived conditions, and looking for something to give their lives meaning, purpose, and social status.

The reason for that is that KKK members are terrorists and gang members.

+1 But Trump doesn't want the FBI to focus on white supremacist groups anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What strikes me about this story is how similar it is to the formation stories of terrorists and gang members.

All of them are in deprived conditions, and looking for something to give their lives meaning, purpose, and social status.

The reason for that is that KKK members are terrorists and gang members.

+1 But Trump doesn't want the FBI to focus on white supremacist groups anymore.

Completely unproven. Even the liberally leaning SNOPES acknowledges this.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-terror-watch-program/

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately, the town of Kokomo will see real estate values drop as a result of articles like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

KeithE wrote:That scum is the epitome of the worse kind human to be found.

Many of them begin their indoctrination early in life like this miserable excuse, many more are brought into it during incarceration.

So Keith, do you agree that Trump and McConnell and all other Republicans ought to full-throat reject this kind of scum? Why haven’t they done it?

DP . They HAVE denounced it. Trump called white supremacists "repugnant" and specifically called out the KKK. And he's done so decades before he even ran for president.

Really? Calling them “very fine people” doesn’t sound like denouncing them.

His alt-right fan base was correspondingly joyous: Andrew Anglin of the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer responded on social media: “He said he loves us all.” They were universally delighted by Trump’s later remarks defending the Charlottesville marchers. Duke thanked Trump for his “honesty and courage.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/09/14/white-supremacists-have-been-marching-in-president-trumps-name-literally/

JFC. We have explained this over and over and over again, but you liberals insist on twisting his words. He was referring to those on the side of wanting to see historical statues remain up. I happen to disagree with that, but I am not a liberal who thinks that everyone who disagrees with me is an evil racist. (There are plenty of fine people who think abortion is wrong, for example, although I happen to be pro-choice.)

You asked why he hasn't denounced white supremacists, and I told you had has. Numerous times.

(And quotes from the biased WaPo don't impress me. During the campaign, the front page looked like the editorial section.)

1. He only denounced it after much pressure internally. Look at the timeline. It wasn't until a few days afterwards that he denounced it
2. Read the words he used to denounce it, then read his other speeches/tweets. He didn't write that denouncement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What strikes me about this story is how similar it is to the formation stories of terrorists and gang members.

All of them are in deprived conditions, and looking for something to give their lives meaning, purpose, and social status.

The reason for that is that KKK members are terrorists and gang members.

+1 But Trump doesn't want the FBI to focus on white supremacist groups anymore.

Completely unproven. Even the liberally leaning SNOPES acknowledges this.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-terror-watch-program/

You know what is proven, how he cut funding to fight white extremist groups.

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/346552-trump-cut-funds-to-fight-anti-right-wing-violence



Trump cuts funds to fight anti-right wing violence
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The Trump administration’s decision to cut federal funding for groups fighting right-wing violence has come under new scrutiny following the president's controversial response to violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend.

Trump, who faced a firestorm of criticism for not initially calling out white supremacists, the KKK and neo-Nazis on Saturday, explicitly denounced the hate groups by name on Monday and vowed to fight against violent extremism.

But the botched immediate response has some critics questioning the White House’s commitment to the issue, and they point to the funding cuts as evidence.

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“It’s a disgrace that Trump is cutting out Countering Violent Extremism funds for white supremacists and neo-Nazis. We know that the domestic terror threat from them is as great as it from Islamic radicals. It’s a very serious situation,” said Heidi Beirich, director of the intelligence project for the Southern Poverty Law Center.

“I find the pattern of cutting this money to be typical for the Trump administration’s unwillingness to take seriously the threat posed by these people, whether they’re doing it intentionally or not.”

Even before Charlottesville, critics were slamming the administration for making changes to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant program that is aimed at supporting community efforts to stop violent extremism and recruitment efforts.

In the final days of the Obama administration, $10 million in Countering Violent Extremism funding was awarded to 31 different applicants, including several groups dedicated to combating white supremacy and de-radicalizing neo-Nazis.

But the Trump administration froze funding for the grants while it reconsidered the applications, re-examined the goals of the program and altered how the grant program would measure efficacy.

Reuters reported at the time that the White House was considering retooling the program to focus more on radical Islamic extremism than on white supremacist groups. Trump also proposed entirely eliminating the program in his 2018 budget request.

When the administration finally released its revised list of grant recipients this summer, funding was pulled for a total of 12 grant recipients — including $400,000 for a group called Life After Hate, which was one of the only original grant recipients focused on fighting far-right extremism.

The nonprofit organization, which was touted by then-DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson in a press release, is one of the only programs in the U.S. devoted to helping people leave neo-Nazi and other white supremacy groups.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What strikes me about this story is how similar it is to the formation stories of terrorists and gang members.

All of them are in deprived conditions, and looking for something to give their lives meaning, purpose, and social status.

The reason for that is that KKK members are terrorists and gang members.

Exactly. The KKK was, from the outset, a terrorist organization. It's goal was to terrorize African-Americans, in order to prevent them from voting, speaking out, or otherwise challenging white supremacy. It intentionally used violence and the threat of violence to do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

KeithE wrote:That scum is the epitome of the worse kind human to be found.

Many of them begin their indoctrination early in life like this miserable excuse, many more are brought into it during incarceration.

So Keith, do you agree that Trump and McConnell and all other Republicans ought to full-throat reject this kind of scum? Why haven’t they done it?

DP . They HAVE denounced it. Trump called white supremacists "repugnant" and specifically called out the KKK. And he's done so decades before he even ran for president.

Really? Calling them “very fine people” doesn’t sound like denouncing them.

His alt-right fan base was correspondingly joyous: Andrew Anglin of the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer responded on social media: “He said he loves us all.” They were universally delighted by Trump’s later remarks defending the Charlottesville marchers. Duke thanked Trump for his “honesty and courage.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/09/14/white-supremacists-have-been-marching-in-president-trumps-name-literally/

JFC. We have explained this over and over and over again, but you liberals insist on twisting his words. He was referring to those on the side of wanting to see historical statues remain up. I happen to disagree with that, but I am not a liberal who thinks that everyone who disagrees with me is an evil racist. (There are plenty of fine people who think abortion is wrong, for example, although I happen to be pro-choice.)

You asked why he hasn't denounced white supremacists, and I told you had has. Numerous times.

(And quotes from the biased WaPo don't impress me. During the campaign, the front page looked like the editorial section.)

They're not stupid. They know what he meant.

They're deliberately confusing the issue. It's a tactic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

KeithE wrote:That scum is the epitome of the worse kind human to be found.

Many of them begin their indoctrination early in life like this miserable excuse, many more are brought into it during incarceration.

So Keith, do you agree that Trump and McConnell and all other Republicans ought to full-throat reject this kind of scum? Why haven’t they done it?

DP . They HAVE denounced it. Trump called white supremacists "repugnant" and specifically called out the KKK. And he's done so decades before he even ran for president.

Really? Calling them “very fine people” doesn’t sound like denouncing them.

His alt-right fan base was correspondingly joyous: Andrew Anglin of the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer responded on social media: “He said he loves us all.” They were universally delighted by Trump’s later remarks defending the Charlottesville marchers. Duke thanked Trump for his “honesty and courage.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/09/14/white-supremacists-have-been-marching-in-president-trumps-name-literally/

JFC. We have explained this over and over and over again, but you liberals insist on twisting his words. He was referring to those on the side of wanting to see historical statues remain up. I happen to disagree with that, but I am not a liberal who thinks that everyone who disagrees with me is an evil racist. (There are plenty of fine people who think abortion is wrong, for example, although I happen to be pro-choice.)

You asked why he hasn't denounced white supremacists, and I told you had has. Numerous times.

(And quotes from the biased WaPo don't impress me. During the campaign, the front page looked like the editorial section.)

They're not stupid. They know what he meant.

They're deliberately confusing the issue. It's a tactic.

We know those weren't his words. Someone wrote it for him only *after* people complained that he didn't condemn the act, several days after.