Why is it that we are just hunting down Al Qaeda, but avoiding another group terrorized America? The KKK has been terrorizing this nation way before Al Qaeda for more than half a century. After watching a documentary on the KKK I’ve come to believe their belief isn’t too far from Qur’an. I want to break down the comparison and expose what I feel is the terrorist on our own soil.
Al Qaeda we’ve learned through out the last few years are a hate group of radical Muslims. This group terrorizes the lives of people with murder, talk of hate, and the teaching of hate to others to gain a larger following. That isn’t much different from the KKK. This is happening right in our backward in the United States.
Both groups wrap their message using religion; the Klan specifically is of the purely white protestant community. The Holy Cross, which is Christianity holiest symbol is used to intimidate others. Burning of the cross to them is more of a ritual and as it lights they sing religious hymns. In this documentary they were singing “Amazing Grace.” The Al Qaeda followers on the hand felt that they are doing the work of Allah, and follow the holy Qur’an. These men truly believe in their “cause” and that it is just.
Early on the Klan had to try and prove to the public that they were doing their community a favor. For example in 1915 D. W. Griffith filmed the silent movie called “Birth of a Nation.” The movie depicted the Klan as heroes trying to save women from the lustful beast like black man. When screened @ the white house Woodrow Wilson said “It’s sad, It was all so terribly true.” Our own Commander in Chief boasted the hate that was being spread by this terrorist group and supported terrorism.
Till this day the KKK is terrorizing communities and spreading and breeding their hate. The only difference between these two groups is that the Klan thinks they are American Revolutionist and sadly have American followers who support their “cause.” Followers such as the Aryan Nation are small portion of the seed created through the Klan. Which to me
So why aren’t we hunting down these terrorist? These are terrorist whose doors we can knock on, and not have to look into caves. The KKK has violated the lives on millions of men and women on American soil; that’s more than Al Qaeda. I don’t support what Al Qaeda is doing and I wouldn’t want readers to get that notion, but I feel if we’re trying to win this war on terror we need to also focus on what going on around us at home and not give out “free terrorist pass.”
(This piece does not solely represent the beliefs of G-Hamp Apparel; I’m simply sharing my personal feelings)
Are you saying you want to go back and charge the KKK for their atrocities? We are already doing that. I may sound naive but I don’t think the KKK can get away with their actions as they are used to.
Back in Idaho (I do pick the most ridiculous places to live) I remember being caught downtown during a KKK parade. My son, whom you have met, was about 2 at the time. It was a nice day and I was shopping with him in the stroller. I didn’t have a sense of fear until they were actually marching by me and I realized who they were. They doggone near stopped the parade. A police officer came out of nowhere and told me to leave for my and my son’s sake. He told me he didn’t agree with them but he didn’t need a riot because the KKK wanted to act stupid. He escorted me to my car and I made sure to always know what parades were scheduled for downtown Boise!
Regardless of what has occurred to me, I wholeheartedly agree in free speech. Just because I don’t like what they teach or represent, doesn’t mean they should be silenced. Just as I don’t want my son silenced when he expresses his very pro-black opinion. Be mindful I am saying their expression of their opinion/hate is not an issue to me. We can’t round up people because of what they think or say. It’s not 1984…yet. We can round them up and charges them for dragging people on cars, killing people and other acts.
If we are to extrapolate your idea, we need to get Farrakhan and charge him with conspiracy for Malcolm’s murder. Let’s be consistent and arrest members of the Panthers and the NOI.