“Keep America American” – Ku Klux Klan
“Keep America American” – Mitt Romney
Let’s begin this sad and
salacious story as if it were a fairy tale for, once read, you will wish it
fantasy rather than the repugnant reality that follows.
Once upon a time (now see, that’s
nice) it crossed my exceptionally left-leaning mind (such as it is) that there
might be a blog post in comparing and contrasting the conceivably compatible
canons of the Grand Old Party and the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. But, as
promptly as a Palin casts aside a condom or the Donald trumps dignity and human
decency, nycityman negated the notion as being too implausible and preposterous
a possibility for even the most prejudicially progressive opiner. Then, one lazy afternoon, a pint or two of
Blue Point loosening up the more cautious concerns of commentary and political
punditry, I did the research and despondently discovered that my initial
assessment was accurate, with no need for either exaggeration or embellishment.
The overarching philosophical
beliefs in common are quite obvious – they both exist solely for the
advancement of white, male Christians and neither is reticent to cause harm to
others outside of that narrow demographic to achieve their allied aims. While, for the most part, the tenor of
language spoken is unalike (although under the current tutelage and leadership
of openly intolerant frontrunner Donald Trump that hate-speak gap has significantly
narrowed) and the techniques practiced differ (the Klan block African-Americans
from voting with violence and physical intimidation, Republicans do so by
passing legislation) the results are the same.
What’s very frightening, however,
is that exploration into beliefs and behaviors reveal worrisome similarities
and shared specificities between the two organizations, both whose agendas are
primarily driven by bigotry and hatred.
Parallel Lines - The Platforms of the
American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and Republican National Committee
GAY RIGHTS
“The Klan will take away all the
special rights and privileges granted to homosexuals by the liberal
dictatorship over the last few years. Homosexuals will no longer be permitted
to adopt children or marry each other.” - KKK
“We support a Constitutional
amendment defining marriage as the union between one man and one woman... we
affirm that homosexuality is incompatible with military service.” - GOP
"If
the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual [gay] sex within
your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy,
you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the
right to anything … man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be. It
is one thing… this is not about gay marriage, it is about changing what is
right and wrong" – Rick Santorum
A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE
“The American Knights will outlaw
this barbaric, satanic practice and punish the sadistic doctors who are guilty
of these crimes against humanity.”- KKK
“We support a human life
amendment to the Constitution outlawing abortion altogether, with no exceptions
for the life and health of the mother, incest or rape. We will not fund or subsidize
health care which includes abortion coverage.” - GOP
GUN CONTROL
“The so-called gun control bills
enacted by the government are nothing but anti-self defense laws designed to
disarm law abiding White citizens.” – KKK
“We oppose
legislation limiting the capacity of clips or magazines. We oppose federal licensing of
law-abiding gun owners & national gun registration. We applaud those
seeking to stop frivolous lawsuits against firearms manufacturers.” – GOP
FOREIGN POLICY
“The Klan favors a strong foreign
policy that closely guards American interests around the world. All aid to
worthless third World nations will be cut off. The foreign policy of the Klan
led United States will be: AMERICA FIRST, LAST AND ALWAYS!” – KKK
“As a party we should stand by
the Bush doctrine of pre-emption. In a time when the greatest threat to our
country is chemical or biological weapons in the hands of Islamic extremists
who want to bring an end to the Western way of life; the percentage of
Republicans endorsing diplomacy in preference to military action is minimal…
2/3 of Republicans believe that use of overwhelming force is best.” – GOP
IMMIGRATION
“Millions of Third World bandits
enter our country illegally every year. The Republicans and Democrats do nothing
to halt this massive invasion. America is being transformed into a new Mexico.
We shall halt all immigration from non-White nations and use the U.S. Army to
restore integrity to our borders.” – KKK
“Many areas of the border are wide open, resulting in a
steady flow of illegal immigrants, criminals, smugglers and cartel members
heading north. The party strongly believes that providing amnesty to illegal immigrants
only further encourages illegal immigration, and supports efforts to deport
illegal aliens without the process of allowing the illegal alien to have a
hearing before an immigration judge.” - GOP
"When Mexico sends its
people, they're not sending the best. They're not sending you, they're sending
people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems. They're
bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists.” – Donald Trump
EDUCATION
“America's public schools,
colleges and universities have been turned into political indoctrination
centers run by depraved liberals, communist and Jews in our public. Forced
bussing will be outlawed. Prayer will be returned to our schools.”- KKK
“We support the public display of
the Ten Commandments as a reflection of our history and of our country's
Judeo-Christian heritage, and we affirm the right of students to engage in
prayer in public schools. The party is in favor of presenting alternative
theories of biological or physical origins to evolution, leveling the playing field as it allows a
teacher to bring forward the biblical creation story of humankind.” - GOP
"Colleges are indoctrination
mills that harm the country... taught by some liberal college professor trying
to indoctrinate them"- Rick Santorum
CHRISTIAN VALUES
“Homosexuality, bisexuality,
transsexuals, sado-masochism, and every other type of vile perversion is
applauded by the scum that control our country. The American Knights demand a
return to sanity. We call for a restoration of Christian values to all walks of
life.” – KKK
"... reverence for God, support
for the family unit." - GOP
“… and that's what we need to do
— to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards.” - Mike Huckabee
“I
pledge that I never will tie myself to parties who want to destroy Christianity ... We want to fill our culture again with
the Christian spirit ... We want to burn out all the recent immoral
developments in literature, in the theater, and in the press - in short, we
want to burn out the poison of immorality which
has entered into our whole life and culture as a result of liberal excess during the past ... (few) years.” – Adolph Hitler (Fear not, fellow rational thinkers, I'm not falling into that Fox-like trap of ludicrously comparing anyone to the Fuhrer, but the quote sheds some light on how far right Republican rhetoric has gone, in that it would be perfectly believable if those words were credited to any one of the 758 GOP Presidential candidates.)
If you are a Republican, well,
you’re not reading this. But if,
perchance, a stray GOPer has happened upon this page while in search of Ann
Coulter erotica, Bush/Cheney prison escape plans or AK-47 white sales, please
reconsider the party to which you give your allegiance. When you pull that
lever or punch that chad under the illustration of the red, white and blue
pachyderm, you are voting the values, or more accurately, lack thereof, of the
Ku Klux Klan.
“Like peas in a pod and birds of a feather
Alone or together you’ll find
That we are two of a kind” – Darin/Mercer
To wrap up this joyful
dissertation, a gem of a song performed and written by Bobby Darin and Johnny
Mercer, chosen to reflect the new chummy relationship between the post-Tea
Party, 19th Century-centric GOP and the Ku Klux Klan, the twains
have met – “Two of a Kind.”
Any
comments, questions, criticisms, candid confessions, cash contributions? Contact me at butchersaprons@mail.com.
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