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Question: Would you have joined the ku klux klan if you were around when it was active!?
I don't mean to be racist or dig out old wounds!. But seeing a black man almost become president of the United States of America makes me wonder!. I mean this guy passed through the front door (not independent) and won a major primary!. I'm just wondering what the klanists are thinking!. Are they waiting to pounce on him!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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The person I am today says: absolutely not!. The whole idea is repugnant to me!. But who would I have been in 1870!?

My family were southern aristocrats before the war (and yes, they were slave owners)!. I would have been an ardent follower of Jefferson, with a strong commitment to States' rights over Federal power!. I would have been well educated and probably an officer in Lee's army!.

The family plantation in the Shenandoah Valley was burned to the ground by Phil Sheridan's cavalry!. Every ounce of food was taken by the Federals!. The family all but starved!. I would have been filled with resentment over what the Yankees had done to my beloved Virginia!.

Would I have joined a secret society bent on revenge through intimidation and terror!? Quite possibly!.

Fortunately I am not the person I would have been in 1870!. I have a great respect for all peoples!. Unfortunately, not all Americans have learned the lesson!. The KKK is still alive and well as I write!. And they are no friend of the man I am today!.

Thank you for an interesting question!.
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I would never have joined the Klan and never shared their views!. I haven't yet decided who to vote for but will say this much if I vote for McCain it will certainly NOT be because Obama is black!. I wouldn't be surprised if some hillbilly redneck morons plot to shoot Obama if he becomes president but I'm confident enough in their stupidity and the intelligence of the Secret Service to stop any such plot long before Obama is in any danger!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

First, the Klan is not completely dead and gone, sadly enough!.

Secondly, of course I wouldn't have joined it! A bunch of good old boy racist redneck jerkoffs going around and hurting people because of the color of their skin or their politics!? Hell no!. With the right sort of incentives, I might have hunted them, though!.

I'm sure there are a number of stupidly racist morons who will plot the demise of our first black President!. I'm fairly confident that the Secret Service guys can outwit those narrow minded haters, though!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No and I would have started shooting at them if they'd tried burning a cross in my front yard! They might have ended up killing me for it, but I'll be damned if they'd pull that on me! LOL!!!

I was wondering if anyone was thinking the same thing I was!.!.!.I have been wondering since they wrote Hillary off the ticket if the racists in this country will even let him make it to the election!. And if he wins, then what!? Another MLK!? It's really sad to think that isn't it!? I mean, with all our progress, it is sad that it is still apparent in some parts of the country that the guy could get axed if he does win!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, the KKK still persists today!. As long as people can be made to fear a new group, or fear change- then they will persist!. Even during my life time, the Klan had a resurgence under David Duke!.

And since they are active; I would NEVER join them!. They represent all that is wrong with the world!.

I am sure that groups like the KKK are doing their best, but right now their current public image does nothing to help!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

That's actually very hard to say!. Right now I would say no way in hell and I hiope that I never would have!. However when we think logically it depends on the tim!. When they first established society was very racist and it is society that helps shape us!. It is impossible to say but I would like to think not!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They don't need to pounce: they are the non-klansmen who Obama has ever to watch and beware of -- and have hounded him since he stepped into the election campaign!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Honestly no!.!.!.im sure when the klan started it was different then now but i still think i wouldnt feel any different!. Everyone is equal right!?Www@QuestionHome@Com