Good for society back then. Byrd was a regional leader for a violent hate group. Society being bigoted back then doesn't change that.lerxstcat wrote:I'm not talking about the KKK, I never was. YOU keep bringing that up. I am talking about society as a whole back then, not the KKK, but you apparently don't understand the difference, even though I've spelled it out in each post.thejuggernaut wrote:lerxstcat wrote:
It's not irrelevant at all. Is Byrd himself accused of taking any lives? and you're lying when you say i justified Byrd's leadership role in the KKK or his membership, period. Explanation and justification are two different things. If I say Hitler dragged Europe into WWII, am I justifying his actions or am I just explaining the conditions that pertaind at the time?
What I DID go on to say was that such positions were common when he was young, and that most people who were raised with those views changed their views over time.
Your seemingly deep-seated desire to deny the possibility of this being true indicates considerable prejudice of your own. Why do you think you feel that way?
Good, I'm prejudiced against the KKK. I am sorry my dislike for violent hate groups perplexes you.
You said the Vick comparison was bullshit because dog fighting was illegal and he would have been told to keep quiet, not long after rationalizing Byrd's leadership role in a hate group that committed illegal acts.
By all means, keep justifying his leadership role in a hate group.
I was talking about society in general back then, not necessaril;y Byrd's membership in the KKK in particular. Believe it or not, not everybody who lived in the South back then was in the KKK. And again, is Byrd specifically accused of any illegal acts, either as a Klan member or otherwise?
So is it your contention that people can't change their views in the course of their lifetime?
It's a thread about Robert Byrd. In fact, it's about Robert Byrd being a racist. Robert Byrd was a leader in the KKK.
Thanks for the history lesson on southern enrollment in the KKK; I was under the impression that everyone south of 38 27 wore a white hood.
As for "my contention", I've already answered that. Long ago. You quoted it when you initially came in to justify a Klansman's activities. If you don't remember it or have trouble understanding it, that's your own problem.