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Originally posted by Amethyst
Wouldn't it bother them that they *may* be cleaning up after black people?
Originally posted by Intelearthling
I'm not saying any of these people contribute to the litter. Just saying, if the KKK's going to pick it up, throw it out!
It was a cold day, but there were people protesting outside our church over our willingness to marry gays and lesbians. We opened the church doors to them, and invited them in for hot cocoa.
Originally posted by supercheetah
What I think that people should do, particularly if they're non-white or Jewish, they should park their car on that highway on a day they're cleaning up, get out, and help.
I agree, but I don't think that ignoring them would help either. Also, I'm betting that they, like everyone else, cleans their highway during the day, during which there will likely be people driving by. At the least, I'd have my cell phone set to dial 911 at a moment's notice. I don't think that hatred can be quelled by mutual hatred.
Originally posted by lmgnyc
Originally posted by supercheetah
What I think that people should do, particularly if they're non-white or Jewish, they should park their car on that highway on a day they're cleaning up, get out, and help.
I hate to point this out, but these aren't hippies or church-ladies. This is the KKK we are talking about. They wish blacks, Jews, gays, and all non-Aryans to be dead, and have assisted this goal along from time to time. I would bet that they would not welcome multi-cultural help even in picking-up trash--and it would inspire some kind of violent exchange.
I am all for free speech, but this has nothing to do with the First Amendment. The KKK is not the NAACP. The KKK is not B'nai B'rith or GLAAD. They aren't even PETA.
I think that the State of Missouri should turn the KKK down--obviously they just want to get their name on a government sign. The KKK has a history of commiting and inspiring brutal race-oriented crimes and it is inappropriate for the government to do business with them. I think that it would be the equivalent of the highway clean-up being sponsored by the local Mob Boss (uhh, waste management company), the Crips (or Bloods), or drug cartel.
In the part of Brooklyn I grew up in, the local Don did lots of things for neighborhood kids. At Christmastime, he handed out $20 bills and candy. There was a working TV and VCR in the park that no one would dare steal. We could all play in the street without fear of being abducted. However, that didn't change the fact that he maimed and killed people. And while Mayor Koch was friends with him, he would only visit at night and would never be caught dead in his presence. It wouldn't be appropriate--and it isn't appropriate for the government to consort with criminal organizations.