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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts)
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 05:46 AM Aug 2014

NC Klan rally drowned out by protesters who ‘always wanted to talk trash to a grand dragon’

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/11/nc-klan-rally-drowned-out-by-protestors-who-always-wanted-to-talk-trash-to-a-grand-dragon/



NC Klan rally drowned out by protesters who ‘always wanted to talk trash to a grand dragon’
By Scott Kaufman
Monday, August 11, 2014 13:35 EDT

Approximately 100 members of the Ku Klux Klan took to the streets of Troy, North Carolina on Saturday to protest immigration, but they were drowned out by over 400 counter-protestors who attended the KKK event, The Courier-Tribune reports.

Instead of a formal speech about installing a “shoot-to-kill” border policy, however, Grand Dragon Chris Barker instead led his fellow Klansmen in what were meant to be rousing shouts of “white power,” “come get some,” and “read the Bible,” according to Jasmine Spencer, who attended the event.

Troy locals carried signs and responded with mockery, shouting “Don’t come back to Troy, boy!”

~snip~

Donald Loften told The Courier-Tribune that he was happy the once formidable Klan had become an object of mockery. “Young people today will not stand for this. When I was a little boy, the KKK coming to town would have put fear in my heart, but not anymore,” he said. “This country has come so far since those days. Where I work, we all work together every day. It’s a shame and disgrace for society that this hatred can go on, but I guess there will always be that 10 percent who want to hate somebody. They want to stir up trouble, but they are dealing with a different mentality now. People have no fear of them.”
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NC Klan rally drowned out by protesters who ‘always wanted to talk trash to a grand dragon’ (Original Post) unhappycamper Aug 2014 OP
This is AWESOME!!!! newfie11 Aug 2014 #1
fabulous story. barbtries Aug 2014 #2
You'd think by now they'd come up with a fitted sheet of some kind. DeSwiss Aug 2014 #3
In the end Love will always triumph over hate! LynneSin Aug 2014 #4
the KKK weissmam Aug 2014 #5
I'm SUUUURE you didn't mean what you just typed. ret5hd Aug 2014 #6
'scared', I'm sure. n/t reflection Aug 2014 #7
This is very cool. ROFL! Triana Aug 2014 #8
"OMG KKK WTF" catbyte Aug 2014 #9
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2014 #10
So many missed opportunities for "...slay dragon" to be used in headline contexts kjones Aug 2014 #11
excellent! noiretextatique Aug 2014 #12

barbtries

(29,726 posts)
2. fabulous story.
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 06:09 AM
Aug 2014

sorry the kkk got 100 people to show up at all, but they were well outnumbered by the lovers.

 

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
3. You'd think by now they'd come up with a fitted sheet of some kind.
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 06:13 AM
Aug 2014
- One that's not so pointy, but you know it's hard to overcome traditions. It's also hard to top this level of Total Obliviousness of reality, but they seem to manage it quite well.....



K&R

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
4. In the end Love will always triumph over hate!
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 06:20 AM
Aug 2014

yes the KKK have a 1st amendment right to spew their hate but was glad to see that love far outnumbered the hate protestors.

Response to unhappycamper (Original post)

kjones

(1,059 posts)
11. So many missed opportunities for "...slay dragon" to be used in headline contexts
Tue Aug 12, 2014, 12:10 PM
Aug 2014

I hope they split the xp and loot.

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