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November 3, 2018
She must really hate J-Street, an org I subscribe to:
Maher does not agree with that batshit opinion.
She must really hate J-Street, an org I subscribe to:
"Working in American politics and the Jewish community, we advocate for policies that advance shared US and Israeli interests as well as Jewish and democratic values, leading to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
November 1, 2018
Thank you for posting this pic!
I did a little sleuthing and found (thanks to your pic link)...
"This image shows a photograph from the early 1920s, probably in Portland, in which robed and hooded Ku Klux Klan members share a stage with members of the Royal Riders of the Red Robe, a Klan auxiliary for foreign-born white Protestants. A large banner reading Jesus Saves occupies a prominent position on the wall at the rear of the stage and testifies to the strong role that Protestantism played in the KKK philosophy of 100 percent Americanism, an ideology that developed during World War I as a reaction to the perceived threat to national unity posed by the influx of non-Protestant, non-English-speaking immigrants.
United States involvement in World War I signaled the end of the Progressive era of American politics, while the end of the war ushered in a new conservativism in the nation. Americansespecially those of the middle classfelt increasingly threatened by both foreign and domestic forces that were beyond their control. Fears of communism and unchecked immigration spurred the formation of patriotic and
nativist groups throughout the country during the post-war period. In response to the latter, Congress passed the Johnson-Reed Act in 1924 which severely restricted the number of immigrants who could enter the country. Within the U.S., the migration of Southern blacks to the industrialized cities of the North was viewed as an economic and racial threat by the Norths predominantly white labor base. Catholics and Jews were still viewed as foreign religions that threatened the fabric of American life. Capitalizing upon these fears, the founder of the Second Ku Klux Klan, William Joseph Simmons, created a nation-wide organization that both perpetuated and profited from this new conservatism.
The Klan philosophy of 100 percent Americanism rested primarily on three attributes: belief in a philosophy of white supremacy; adherence to Protestant or American Christianity; and the superiority of native-born Americans. Given Oregons long history of racial exclusion and the fact that almost 90 percent of the states population in the early 1920s was native-born, white, and protestant, Klan organizers had little trouble enrolling new members.
These kleagles played to the economic, religious, and political concerns of ordinary middle-class citizens by stressing the threats posed by immigrant labor, foreign religions, and communism. In addition, the KKKs militaristic culture enhanced its appeal among members of other organizations structured along strict hierarchical and ideological lines. Recognizing this fact, the Klan organizers directed their initial recruiting efforts at local law enforcement officials, protestant clergy, and members of fraternal groups such as the Masons and the Elks."
November 1, 2018
These red hats replace their pointed hoods.
Her note was so very kind, imho.
Btw, KKK rallies began with a prayer.
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