They say the Klan is back?

Question

Now I can admit some of the illegal immigration problem is bad but I don't support the klan though here is the article.
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The white supremacist Ku Klux Klan is on the rise in the United States and is exploiting the issue of illegal immigration to attract new members, according to a new report by the Anti-Defamation League.

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The Klan has declined dramatically since the 1960s when its members dressed in white robes, burned crosses and spread terror through lynchings but immigration is helping to revive its fortunes, said the league which monitors hate groups.

"The (Klan's) thinking is that if the average Joe is against immigration then we are against it too. They are trying to gain a foothold in the mainstream community," said Allen Kohlhepp of the league's southeast region on Thursday.

"Ninety percent (of Klan members) will never commit a crime but their rhetoric will influence the one in the group who may go off and do something," Kohlhepp said in an interview.

The secretive Klan probably has several thousand members nationwide and has gained hundreds of new members over the immigration issue and its exploitation of opposition to gay marriage and fear of crime, Kohlhepp said.

It has expanded in parts of the country including the Great Plains and the West Coast where it used to be inactive.

In one example, the Brotherhood of Klans attempted to recruit members in Iowa towns such as Denison and Storm Lake where immigrants from Mexico and Laos have settled recently, the report said.

The Klan fits into the broader picture of right wing militant and neo-Nazi groups that sprang to prominence with the Oklahoma bombing in 1995 but they have been marginalized and weakened by in-fighting, the report said.

They also no longer have close relationships with law enforcement officials and local government that enabled them to spread terror in the Deep South in the decades before the 1960s, said the league's report.

Most Klan members no longer wear white and instead frequently dress like racist skinheads and Neo-Nazis at meetings with whom they cooperate, Kohlhepp said.

About 80 members of the National Socialist Movement and Klan groups met in Laurens, South Carolina, to discuss ways to increase cooperation, the report said.

Klan members remain identifiable at meetings with other groups by the Klan symbol they wear of a red drop of blood in the center of a white cross on a blood red background, said Kohlhepp.

Answer 1

When did they ever leave or change? Oh yeah, that's right they started wearing business suits and learned how to hide. Their actions always give them away, through legislation and discrimination in education, housing and employment politics..subtle and sneaky. They still use the old divide and conquer routine. I'll give the illegal aliens I can control and deny all of you everything. Hey, didn't they do that with light skinned persons and those of darker skin? Please! Everybody is being used. La Raza is no different and they trully deserve each other!

Answer 2

Klu Klux Klan belief system=long live the trailer trash

Answer 3

I flatly reject any extremist group, whether its political or social, especially the KKK, or any other group that promotes violence against another because of different races or cultures. The Klan will never gain popular support anywhere in the US, including the borders with Mexico. The immigration issues have to be handled fairly and with respect for all concerned. The Klan --and any other racist group, has no future here in America.

Answer 4

The Klan was never gone....it has always been here....open your eyes.....just read alot of the comments our fellow americans write about people from other countries.......the klans way of thinkg is alive and well in the USA.....like it or not ....that hate way of thinking is part of who we are......not all of us but most of us ....as long as there is someone out there putting fear into your minds about a certain race the klan will live on.....and thats to bad......

Answer 5

There will always be men and women who think violence can solve their problems and who enjoy running around in funny costumes. Ya know, dressed up in sheets, shaving their heads and getting nazi tattoo's - like that. These are the uneducated and dispossessed among us who are losers and will always be losers. Fortunately, they are in the minority.

Don't believe everything you hear.

Answer 6

yea the klan was never gone i have a grand wizard living in my home town now never hear anything out of them

Answer 7

Well this isnt good at all. Honestly I feel like its this perverted space between the group mentality and coping with fear of change.

Answer 8

Yeah, I heard something about the "Klueless Klutz Klan", doing something, and its being run by some Grand LIzard????

Answer 9

klan members are nothing more than scared little girls dressed in white sheets.

Answer 10

I pray that the klan is gone forever.