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TRULY shocking news from Kentucky - now it begins.

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seadragon Fri 24-Jan-25 15:50:50

I find this image very sinister andysmanclub.co.uk/ and posted it on a Social Worker Facebook page for comment in 2021... The post was shut down within minutes after a blizzard of responses with several comments still visible. From what I could tell the favourable comments were from socalled 'white' contributors and the horrified ones from a range of people of other ethnicities. I know the group supports men with mental health issues but cannot understand their choice of image which suggests me some sort of covert recruitment strategy. I have contacted them via messenger, expressing concerns but was ejected from their page... I noticed Mr Trump using the gesture frequently during his first campaign. Couldn't watch him this time...

Chocolatelovinggran Fri 24-Jan-25 15:46:34

mum2three, how can you be sure that everyone threatened by the KKK is in the country illegally? Is it just colour that shows you that?
My teaching colleague and her doctor husband, from.Ghana, might have been subjected to such behaviour, but their presence here was not just legal, but much needed: we are short of both doctors and teachers.
I'm the granddaughter of an immigrant, so maybe I'm due a flyer. Perhaps you think I should go back to Italy . I suspect that I would be safe from harassment, however,...perhaps because of my skin colour.
Any thoughts on this?

nanaK54 Fri 24-Jan-25 15:45:09

Claremont

and yes, 1933 comes to mind. And a few here will be delighted and applaud.

The KuKluxKlan have been distributing flyers all over Kentucky warning immigrants to leave before it is too late.

Now THAT is truly shocking.

Shocking and horrifying...

GrannyGravy13 Fri 24-Jan-25 15:38:50

FriedGreenTomatoes2

I find the OP goady and distasteful. Claremont you say And a few here will be delighted and applaud.

You are just surmising.

Anyway, wrong on my count. I think the KKK are abhorrent.
I’m not posting on this thread further.

👏👏👏

bee16B Fri 24-Jan-25 15:38:12

Is anybody with any sort of moral compass keeping an eye on this site please?

Because some of what I'm reading is absolutely sickening.

LizzieDrip Fri 24-Jan-25 15:35:38

Escaped I don’t read the reference to 1933 in the OP as expressing glee at all.

And yes, I also think some here will be delighted and applaud!

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Fri 24-Jan-25 15:34:34

I find the OP goady and distasteful. Claremont you say And a few here will be delighted and applaud.

You are just surmising.

Anyway, wrong on my count. I think the KKK are abhorrent.
I’m not posting on this thread further.

Allira Fri 24-Jan-25 15:32:39

escaped

Claremont

and yes, 1933 comes to mind. And a few here will be delighted and applaud.

The KuKluxKlan have been distributing flyers all over Kentucky warning immigrants to leave before it is too late.

Now THAT is truly shocking.

I only read the OP to see what this was about.
Was it really necessary to say, with some glee, 1933 comes to mind And a few here will be delighted and applaud?

Well, in 1933 the USA had a President who was a Democrat confused

Perhaps the fact that FDR served four terms is seen as worrying as this is Trump's second term. I can't see him completing this term somehow, let alone another two.
I could be wrong.

pascal30 Fri 24-Jan-25 15:32:19

HousePlantQueen

mum2three

Trump made clear his intentions, so the illegals have had plenty of warning....and now that warning is being repeated.
People have to learn that they can't just go and live in any country they please. They need to go through the proper procedures. If they are refused, they must accept it.

Jesus. Do you honestly truly think like this? '

I think so judging by other posts..

keepingquiet Fri 24-Jan-25 15:30:18

HousePlantQueen

mum2three

Trump made clear his intentions, so the illegals have had plenty of warning....and now that warning is being repeated.
People have to learn that they can't just go and live in any country they please. They need to go through the proper procedures. If they are refused, they must accept it.

Jesus. Do you honestly truly think like this? '

Yes, they do.

This is what America voted for.

dotpocka Fri 24-Jan-25 15:25:49

more
www.vox.com/2014/6/20/5827646/this-map-shows-every-kkk-chapter-in-the-united-states

HousePlantQueen Fri 24-Jan-25 15:25:47

mum2three

Trump made clear his intentions, so the illegals have had plenty of warning....and now that warning is being repeated.
People have to learn that they can't just go and live in any country they please. They need to go through the proper procedures. If they are refused, they must accept it.

Jesus. Do you honestly truly think like this? '

escaped Fri 24-Jan-25 15:25:39

Claremont

and yes, 1933 comes to mind. And a few here will be delighted and applaud.

The KuKluxKlan have been distributing flyers all over Kentucky warning immigrants to leave before it is too late.

Now THAT is truly shocking.

I only read the OP to see what this was about.
Was it really necessary to say, with some glee, 1933 comes to mind And a few here will be delighted and applaud?

LizzieDrip Fri 24-Jan-25 15:25:05

The flyers also include a recruitment pitch for new KKK members. What on earth is happening!!!

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kkk-kentukcy-flyers-immigrants-leave-b2683957.html

dotpocka Fri 24-Jan-25 15:24:46

never stopped ,just went underground
or not
www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2017-08-14/the-kkk-is-still-based-in-22-states-in-the-us-in-2017

mum2three Fri 24-Jan-25 15:24:18

Trump made clear his intentions, so the illegals have had plenty of warning....and now that warning is being repeated.
People have to learn that they can't just go and live in any country they please. They need to go through the proper procedures. If they are refused, they must accept it.

LizzieDrip Fri 24-Jan-25 15:21:35

Mm, sounds like a fine upstanding citizen!!!

Whitewavemark2 Fri 24-Jan-25 15:21:22

The black shirts of old.

HousePlantQueen Fri 24-Jan-25 15:19:11

Are we to assume that these disgusting flyers are being handed to those who look Hispanic, or are Black?

Also, one of the fine patriots released earlier this week is back under arrest, for possession of firearms. He was the one who threw an explosive device into a group of Police Officers, injuring many of them.

Prosecutors argue that Ball’s previous felony convictions, including domestic violence battery by strangulation and resisting law enforcement, legally prohibit him from possessing firearms. According to the indictment, Ball’s criminal history disqualifies him from gun ownership under federal statute

Claremont Fri 24-Jan-25 15:07:15

and yes, 1933 comes to mind. And a few here will be delighted and applaud.

The KuKluxKlan have been distributing flyers all over Kentucky warning immigrants to leave before it is too late.

Now THAT is truly shocking.