Isn't joining the KKK an action?
Two days ago I registered as a supporter of the Labour Party here in the UK. Does that, by default, make me a left-winger, or does it simply mean that I paid a fee to an organisation? Does paying said fee somehow overwrite my predominantly centre-right mindset?
"I know he was with the KKK but has he ever actually done anything racist?"
I mean, if it's so trivial, why don't you just give me a couple of examples so we can move on?