The Flat Earth Society
Other Discussion Boards => Philosophy, Religion & Society => Topic started by: Lord Dave on July 23, 2016, 12:34:25 PM
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http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2016/07/22/ex-kkk-leader-david-duke-says-he-plans-run-us-senate/87437462/ (http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2016/07/22/ex-kkk-leader-david-duke-says-he-plans-run-us-senate/87437462/)
Holy fuck. America is crashing harder than a 747 with no engines. I can see Martin Luther King Jr. spinning in his grave at the thought that every gain we've had in racial rights could be wiped away if this guy has a chance.
BUT... something tells me Donald Trump may help him. Or at least pose for a few pictures.
Apparently he was in the house for a year in 1989. So that makes this have less of an impact for me.
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It's a democracy. Assholes can run, a fact made obvious by both nominees for the presidency. Hopefully the people will make a good decision in this electoral race.
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It's a democracy. Assholes can run, a fact made obvious by both nominees for the presidency. Hopefully the people will make a good decision in this electoral race.
Yeah but usually you don't run unless you think you can win.
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I don't see the problem here.
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There's no chance of him winning.
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Is anything he's said or done actually racist? I'm not at all familiar with the guy.
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Supposedly he's against violence, and he's said to not be anti-black, but rather pro-white. He also left the KKK because he couldn't stop his followers from punching black people. Seems like a decent fellow.
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Is anything he's said or done actually racist? I'm not at all familiar with the guy.
Other than be a part of the KKK you mean?
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Is anything he's said or done actually racist? I'm not at all familiar with the guy.
Other than be a part of the KKK you mean?
What's wrong with liking white people?
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Other than be a part of the KKK you mean?
I'm looking for actions, not membership cards. If he hasn't done anything wrong, I don't particularly care what organisations he belongs to.
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Other than be a part of the KKK you mean?
I'm looking for actions, not membership cards. If he hasn't done anything wrong, I don't particularly care what organisations he belongs to.
Isn't joining the KKK an action?
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"I know he was with the KKK but has he ever actually done anything racist?"
This level of trolling is beneath you, SexWarrior. I suggest you abandon ship and focus your endeavors elsewhere.
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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?
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He didn't just join the KKK, he became a Grand Wizard. There is a big difference between joking the KKK for the lawn bowling team and taking on the responsibilty of guiding its actions.
Here is a nice quote form Mr. Duke:
White people don't need a law against rape, but if you fill this room up with your normal black bucks, you would, because niggers are basically primitive animals.
-The Sun newspaper of Wichita, Kansas (23 April 1975)
He also is on record as a holocaust denier and also string that the only constituents he is concerned about are the white ones.
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Another goodie:
Of course you know the miracle of AIDS, we all do. It's the only disease that turns fruits into vegetables.
More funny than anything, but it's not difficult to suspect Mr. Duke of being anti-homosexual. One of his complaints about Jews is that they promote homosexualism.
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Pretty much what I was looking for, thanks.
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Pretty much what I was looking for, thanks.
Sorry, I assumed you knew who David Duke was.
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Sorry, I assumed you knew who David Duke was.
No:
Is anything he's said or done actually racist? I'm not at all familiar with the guy.
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I remember back in the day there was an episode of Morton Downey Jr's show where he had David Duke and Al Sharpton on as guests at the same time. If I remember correctly that was one of the episodes where they broke out into an actual fight. lol fun times.
Anyone remember Morton Downey Jr? Hoppy? Markjo? Other old people from America if they exist here?
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Sorry, I assumed you knew who David Duke was.
No:
Is anything he's said or done actually racist? I'm not at all familiar with the guy.
lol. Fair 'nuff.
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There's no chance of him winning.
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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?
Curious as to why you joined the Labour Party if you don't agree with their views?
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Curious as to why you joined the Labour Party if you don't agree with their views?
I didn't join the Labour Party, and I don't disagree with their views. You seem very confused.
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Curious as to why you joined the Labour Party if you don't agree with their views?
I didn't join the Labour Party, and I don't disagree with their views. You seem very confused.
Well you did say you registered as a supporter. As you mature you will forgive people simple misunderstandings like that.
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Well you did say you registered as a supporter.
Yes, which is very different from joining the party. Registering as a supporter, in the context of Labour, means paying up so you can vote in their upcoming leadership contest. I would be more lenient towards someone who isn't invested in UK politics, but Ghost Spaghetti doesn't get that excuse.
As you mature you will forgive people simple misunderstandings like that.
You know me better than to believe that.
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I guess he needs to say that he's really really sorry, and eventually one day he will be able to hug and kiss a democrat senator or get eulogized by a black democrat president
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To be fair to SexWarrior, I guess, Dave should have pointed out he's a former Grand Wizard (leader of the entire organization) rather than just saying he was a member. Obviously there's a difference.
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To be fair to SexWarrior, I guess, Dave should have pointed out he's a former Grand Wizard (leader of the entire organization) rather than just saying he was a member. Obviously there's a difference.
To be fair to me, the link has "former kkk leader" in it. I didn't think I needed it.
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tbh I don't know much about the modern KKK (or KKKs? There appear to be multiple independent chapters, or something along those lines. It looks like Duke was the founder of something called the KKKK, which is apparently the most KKK KKK of modern KKKs?) at all, so it's difficult for me to separate legitimate Klansmen from "omg this guy is literally KKK and also Hitler". I'm quite familiar with the 1860s-1920s incarnations of the KKK, but their modern operations seem to be close to non-existent.
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tbh I don't know much about the modern KKK (or KKKs? There appear to be multiple independent chapters, or something along those lines) at all, so it's difficult for me to separate legitimate Klansmen from "omg this guy is literally KKK and also Hitler". I'm quite familiar with the 1860s-1920s incarnations of the KKK, but their modern operations seem to be close to non-existent.
I think they were active during the civil rights movement in the 50s and 60s, then faded from view a little with a couple of high profile cases in the 80s. By most accounts it is difficult to infiltrate them now and/or attribute any actions to them because they have a more cell-like structure.