Mosque, Arizona Immigration Controversies Reflect Tough Economy

Hey Bill, check it out. More culture war being used to supplant class war by GOP/KKK alliance. Hate and wedge issues always work to divert attention from the real issues. Don't just take my word for it; here is a Tennesee KKK leader to confirm it;

"KKK Disbands Claiming GOP Has Co-opted All Of Their Ideas

Pulaski, Tennessee - The Ku Klux Klan officially disbanded today claiming that the Republican Party has co-opted all of their ideas concerning race, immigration and religion and that there was no longer any need for their existence.

In a jubilant and sometimes rowdy ceremony, Grand Wizard Floyd T-Bone Perkins said, "We consider it a measure of our success that the Republicans have picked up our torch and carried it across the entire country. We were especially pleased with what the Republicans did in Florida in the elections of 2000. The way they kept the coloreds from voting was awe inspiring. And then they did the same thing in Ohio in 2004. Hell, their techniques were a whole lot better than ours. You might say, they learned from us and did us one better. But, that said, the most important thing is that the Republican Party has restored the country to what it is meant to be, a white Christian nation."

Most Klan members present supported the move to disband the KKK and said that they had felt welcome in the Republican Party for a long time. White House spokesperson Tony Snow was unavailable for comment."

http://assimilatedpress.blogspot.com/2006/07/kkk-disbands-claiming-gop-has-co-opted.html

Here is the root of the GOP southern strategy which Bill denies exists; even LBJ said it was a historic political reality;

"In the middle of a very contentious political battle over civil rights legislation, President Lyndon Baines Johnson muttered prophetically about the ugly political schism that would shape America's future, for generations to come. He essentially stated that if the Democratic party were to fully embrace and push for civil rights legislation, offering equal protection for millions of Americans who had been dealt an ugly historical misfortune, the party would "lose the South for 50 years". He knew why he said what he said. After all, he had his roots in that great southern state of Texas -- not know for its warm hearted embrace of civil or equal rights. Sadly, which may be more evident today than it was in 1964 or 65, he was correct."

http://youngphillypolitics.com/gop_kkk_same_thing_now

The GOP and the KKK similarly use racism to create culture wars, hate and wedge issues to divide and confuse people to promote the GOP agenda on behalf of the rich. Bannon couldn't be more accurate in his analysis; hate and divisiveness is a form of class war waged by the rich which diverts the anger of poor people toward other similarly situated individuals who are so often part of their own social class. It's a cynical game that's been played everywhere throughout history. Sadly, we are seeing it right here in our times.

steve of IL 5:41PM August 12, 2010