and i agree with Marianne, the only way to solve things is through diplomacy and persuasion, not threatening or violence. and why can’t we just shut down the KKK? we all know what it is, what it does, but “legally” we can’t do anything about it? how does that make any sense? we claim to be the “land of the free” and not prejudiced or racist, yet we let a terrible organization continue to grow and recruit because of some stupid ass-backwards laws? it seems to me as if we incourage Division and Racism….

You may want to re-read my message to you because once again you are lost.

I never said that Blacks were the only race discriminated against, most have heard of the government mandated Jim Crow laws… remind me again of the laws passed by Congress to discriminate against Native Americans?!?

My facts are in check my friend, and if being called “that Mexican” is worst case of racism you can personally expound on I understand why you have the luxury of naivety.

Are you aware what a “troll” [in the context of the internet] is?
- Something is wrong with this picture…..
“Brand the star of david (sic) on your forehead!” & various other remarks regarding issues with “Christianity” & “gentiles” lead me to believe you are either trolling this board & have some projection issues or you are not of the ethnicity you make yourself out to be.
I suggest that people who want to have any serious discourse not respond to your baiting any longer.
Sorry pal, not too many people can take you seriously.

As far as having a Black History Month, every month should be recognized by the achievements of every person, no matter what race or gender. I don’t think “designating” a month to a race is fair to anyone.

MJ, you are so wrong about Blacks being the only race that was discriminated against or have laws in placed to segregate or devalue by our government. What about the Native Americans, which my descendents come from on my fathers side. Yes, my Great Grandmother was a Comanche Indian, a race that was nearly wiped out by the white man. A race that was not only beaten, raped, and enslaved, but were also killed just because they were who they were. Get your facts straight.

Oh well, I think I will go fishing again with my good friend and neighbor Stanley who is black and a Republican; we have many good conversations after a few beers. This is what I call real progress.

I sometimes hear these questions from young people who dont know much history, complaining about Black History Month, Black Miss America, etc. and asking what if there were white versions of those things. You need to understand there WERE White versions– that was the norm — basically EVERY month was “White History Month” the way history was taught in schools. And Black girls didnt used to be allowed to compete in white beauty pageants. Black students were not accepted, or only a token few, into “White” universities especially in the Southern States, so that is the reason for the Historically Black Colleges (which are now integrated just like the Historically White Colleges) Black people were seldom shown in a positive light in national media so they started their own magazines and newspapers. Even as late as the 1980s, MTV had a policy of not playing Black artists. It was also in the 1980s that a friend of mine who was a DJ on a major radio station told me they had an unwritten rule they could only play 1 Black artist per hour.

Really we shoudnt just have one month for Black History, one month for Latino history, one month for Women’s History etc., everybody’s history should all be woven together as it has been in real life.

We can take consolation in the fact that the dragon’s head of hatred rears its fangs more ferociously the closer it comes to death.

Stay alert everyone–don’t give bigotry, hatred, or violence even a small place in your life. SPLC you are continuing MLK’s heritage.

The glory of the internet is that neither of these people could be who they portray, but for the sake of humanity I will address them as is:

jerome: Where do you get your information that the Klan is a “small” organization? In truth the Klan is not as organized as they once were 40 years ago when they ran unchecked, but you best believe that their national presence is strong and there physical presence in rural America is quite large. The Klan has evolved into a more intelligent network, the “face” of the Klan is no longer a male one. The present resurgence is being led by female leaders who receive guidance from their male counterparts. Thanks to the internet there is less need for street rallies in places where they are not wanted, the cyberworld is a far greater recruiting stage. The Klan is cover is no longer hooded sheets as much as it is avoiding mainstream media… to lull blind sheep like yourself into believing they are just a fairy tale. Wake up jerome.

David Garza: You are truly misled by empty facts. Have you ever stopped to realize WHY there is a Black History Month? Can you fathom being part of the only race in American History where the government created LAWS to discriminate, divide, and devalue an entire race of citizens? Can you comprehend the generational damage that a national system like this can cause? The reality of present-day America is that Hispanics and Middle Easternerns are only entering the early stages of such prejudice and hate driven by the fear, greed, and ignorance of Elitest Whites in America. I pray that it does not take your day to stand before them as a Hispanic male to come full circle with your current point of view. Jordan Gruver could have easily been you.

God Bless & Help Us All

However, I can’t help being a little confused by cases like this one, and why the SPLC has to take the lead. Where is the justice department? Where is the FBI? Why does it take a private organization like the SPLC to take on domestic terrorists and organized crime? The Klan (as well as all of the white supremist / aryan groups) has always been an organized crime entity focused on domestic terrorism. They are intolerant of others, do not recognize the rights of others and use violence and intimidation much like the Taliban in Afghanistan, but they are allowed to grow with little in their way other than the heroes of the SPLC.

Clearly, when the SPLC wins cases like this one it is because the domestic terrorists have violated someone’s civil rights. I just wish someone could explain why protecting civil rights against domestic terrorism is apparently not the job of the U.S. Governent.

I think it sad that so many criminals prey on society each and every day in this country, and many youth murder one another as well as innocent bystanders just for the sake of killing somebody to gain rank in a thuggish criminal gang. I believe that Dees and other well-intentioned attorneys would do this country and the cause of minorities more good if they would try and work at ending violence in all sectors and stop trying to make Show Boat Cases such as this one. The KKK is a very small and disorganized bunch of ignorant thugs, and when Dees and these Camera Hogs show up, they give these non-entities the spotlight. This is the same thing that Race Hustlers such as Jesse Jackson, who has never had a real job in his life; Louis Farakhan, who teaches and preaches White Hatred to his followers; Jeremiah Wright and thousands of other black preachers who Teach GD the U.S. and GD whitey messages in their pulpits; Al Sharpton, a big time Race Hustler, and others of this ilk. Black racism which is perpetuated and nurtured by these slick Race Hustlers is big business for Race Hustlers, and when they cannot find legitimate concerns to get people angry about, they go looking for them. These Race Hustlers do not want to end racial strife. If racial strife ended, then these Race Hustlers would be out of business. The same goes for Dees outfit. These guys have been funded by grants and donations for so long now, that they would not know how to compete as legitimate attorneys, so they love these little Klan gigs when they pop up, which is rarely. When Dees and his outfit cannot find any Klan or Skinheads to fight, they hang out defned Child Rapists, Murderers, and other violent criminals who are sitting on death row. These guys disgrace the victims of Heineous crimes when they get out and protest and fight for the lives of scumbags who deserve to pay for their crimes.

I know how it is to be a bleeding heart liberal and to get all starry eyed and think that I can save the world. I too used to be a big fan of Dees and this gang of hustlers. I even supported Jesse Jackson for President at one time. I used to go along on large demonstrations to protest against a handful of thugs such as the Klan, but one day I woke up and realized that I and many thousands of others were being conned by Slick Con Artists such as Dees, and other charismatice dudes like this.

I then became a realist, and realized that I and these others were being duped and that our participation with these fools was only empowering Dees and these type organizations, and in the short term did absolutely no good, and in the long term were doing more Harm Than Good.

If Dees and others would just get regualar jobs, and close up shop, the Klan and other small and insignificant groups would get no publicity and thus no support. The local law enforcement officials and courts are perfectly capable of handling crimes of all sorts, and do not have to put a special label on Crime. In law, Crime Is Crime. As long as we legislate for and promote Specialty Labels for Crime such as Hate Crimes, everyday heineous Crime takes a free walk, and a person who gets prosecuted for a so called Hate Crime may wind up getting more severely punished for beating up a Special Person than the Thugs who Robbed, Beat, Raped, and Murdered the old lady, because the old lady did not get any special treatment. But, who is the most heineous of these perpetrators? Some misguided racist who beats up a person of another race or the thugs who took the life of a defenseless old lady. I want to see both of these types prosecuted with the full extent of the law, but to me the Old Lady’s case is much more serious than the dude who got beaten up but not raped, robbed, and murdered. Just something for Dees and others to think about.

Your work is so extremely important, I know that every dollar I donate is put to good use….to rid the world of ignorance, racism and hate. I still cannot believe the sheer stupidity of these groups, they are a disgusting example of humanity.

SPLC, keep it up!!!!
K. Koch

Acceptance is the key

You should have told me and I could have blogged about it to promote it.

BTW: You made the big Dem e-mail list out of Huntsville this morning…

http://www.joebednarsky.com/fo.....opic=178.0