Totally aware of this jane- of course. But if you look at the history of the KKK, and the awful deeds they perpetrated, like hangings, cutting tongues (read Mudbound), dragging alive behind a truck for miles till dead, etc- which was accepted in the South, is unparralleled in the UK, truly. If you watched the fil last night, the last case of a man dragged behing a truck for miles till dead of incredible suffering, was in 98- so not long ago. And many didn't think it was wrong at all in the deep South- in the UK there would have been a massive outcry.
I'm sorry, but you really can't compare the KKK to the EDL, as I was wrong to do so. Look at the history- there is no history of the EDL committing massive numbers of the most abject and cruel crimes as the KKK in the USA.
We have visited the USA many times, and have many friends there- so I am no hater of the USA. But closing your eyes to the history of the KKK is not helpful here. One of our USA friend is a retired Professor of politics at a very famous USA uni- and we have oftenb discussed the issue- as he lived with his family in Leicester- they were totally amazed by the cultural mix and how well it works- and said it just could not happen in the USA, especially in the South (they live on the North/South divide). Sad that you constantly try to distort what I am saying, and wish to ignore the terrible past of the South USA, slavery and the KKK, which still survive to date for so many.
There is a documentary on Tony Morrison tonight on BBC1, at 10pm I believe - it will be interesting to say what she says.