Grand Wizard Cole Thornton of CO....

First the Sky Falling, now this someone check on LJ.

Apparently KKK membership is up in Colorado because of all the right wing extremist.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30 ... etail.html

Now lets watch the crazies attempt to make a blanket conservative connection.

CritiKalbILL wrote: Now lets watch the crazies attempt to make a blanket conservative connection.

No need to, the article speaks for itself. What do you conservatives think about it?

archer wrote:

CritiKalbILL wrote: Now lets watch the crazies attempt to make a blanket conservative connection.

No need to, the article speaks for itself. What do you conservatives think about it?

Can't stand the KKK... most conservatives I know consider them to be a vile group... there are "radical right" folks among the conservative side of the political spectrum that embrace their message. But that's far from the bulk of conservatives. Unless you consider all conservatives to be "radical right"?

No...I don't consider all conservatives to be radical right any more than I think the far left represents all liberals. I judge both conservatives and liberals by their ability to differentiate themselves from the extremes. That is my current issue with the GOP primaries...why are they working so hard to go so far to the extreme right when the mainstream conservatives and independents are just not out there on the fringe?

archer wrote: No...I don't consider all conservatives to be radical right any more than I think the far left represents all liberals. I judge both conservatives and liberals by their ability to differentiate themselves from the extremes. That is my current issue with the GOP primaries...why are they working so hard to go so far to the extreme right when the mainstream conservatives and independents are just not out there on the fringe?

Who's extreme right among the GOP candidates... and why?

I think they are all moving to the far right...except Ron Paul who is out there in center field. Why are they doing it? I don't have a clue....it may work for them in the primaries but I don't think it will serve them well in the general election.

archer wrote: I think they are all moving to the far right...except Ron Paul who is out there in center field. Why are they doing it? I don't have a clue....it may work for them in the primaries but I don't think it will serve them well in the general election.

My fault. I meant, what sort of rhetoric are you hearing that makes you call any one of the GOP candidates "extreme" right?

If you want a well thought answer to that it will have to wait till Im not on the cell phone...If I misquote one of the candidates on here Ill never hear the end of it. I'm currently waiting for the Daytona 500 to restart after the red flag...sorry.

Extremists are extremists, bend the line from right to left and form a circle and you will find the extremists making the connection at the bottom of the circle. For extremists the tactics are basically the same, ELF burns an SUV in protest of gas guzzling car owners, the KKK burns a cross in a minority family's yard to protest their presence. Saying one organization leans right or left is less relevant than the criminal acts these organizations commit.

Freedom of speech means that anyone can say anything they want, that doesn't mean everyone has to like it. Unless and until an extremist organization acts illegally based on their beliefs they are free to protest, march, and rally to the extent the laws of our land allow. Catching them in the act and prosecuting them is the most we can hope for.