KKK Rears Its Ugly Hood in Austin, Plans An Anti-Immigrant Million Klan March

[JoethePleb]

Source: Burnt Orange Report

The KKK, emboldened by “racial tension,” is seizing the opportunity to increase recruitment. They’re so confident in their message they found themselves dropping recruitment literature in liberal South Austin. There is a Texas-based Knights group that is planning events across the state including a “White Man March”...

Read more: http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/30962/kkk-rears-its-ugly-hood-in-austin-as-anti-immigrant-rhetoric-hits-fever-pitch

[allan01]

1. humbug, they sure hate this country

[jtuck004]

4. But they love their Donald. He is invigorating their movements, one might say. n/t

[shenmue]

2. ...

[Archae]

3. They tried this before...

Back in the mid 1920's.

Wonder how that turned out?

[Gore1FL]

5. Anytime they want to boldly tie themselves to GOP positions, I welcome it.

The plain association puts everything into the right perspective.

[smirkymonkey]

6. OK, I know the Northeast isn't perfect and is not without bigotry

but let's face it, most of this racial hatred is coming out of the South. I am not saying all Southerners are bigoted by any means and I know we have a lot of DU Southerners that are just as disgusted with this as the rest of us. What I want to know is why is this so commonplace in the South?

[Judi Lynn]

7. Remembering the day an Ann Arbor teen blocked crowd from attacking alleged Klansman

By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Oct 31, 2013

Update 2:47 p.m.

Many people asked where Keshia Thomas is today after this post.

The BBC reported that Keshia lives in Houston now. Ryan Stanton over at the Ann Arbor News caught up with her. He reports that Thomas moved out of the area in 2002 and is working in a restaurant in Houston:

She said she still has family in the Ann Arbor area and plans to move back to Michigan before long so she can be part of the revitalization of Detroit (Thomas was born in Detroit).

Thomas said she's still trying to make a difference in the world and still trying to break down racial stereotypes through small acts of kindness.

She said disaster relief work has been a passion of hers over the years, whether that's meant going to Ground Zero after the twin towers fell or helping those in need following Hurricane Katrina and wildfires in California.

"This has just always been a passion of mine — even before the incident happened — to want to help people," she said. "And to help people see that there is hope."

More:
http://michiganradio.org/post/remembering-day-ann-arbor-teen-blocked-crowd-attacking-alleged-klansman

[center]

A photo I have loved for years. Someone caught an
a$$hole without his Klan to "perteck" him after a rally.
No doubt he trolls here! [/center]

[allan01]

8. love that photo too. yank their hoods off to show the cowards what they are .

on edit , if we behave as bad as they do , then we are as bad as them.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

9. Of all cities...Austin.

I don't think that shit is going to go over very well in Austin, especially since I don't see a lot of students at UT putting up with this.