Ku Klux Klan
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The Ku Klux Klan commonly called the KKK or the Klan, is an American white supremacist "hate group"[1] that was founded in 1865. The Klan has existed in three distinct eras at different points in time during the history of the United States. Each has advocated extremist reactionary positions such as White Supremacy, white nationalism, anti-immigration and "Nordicism"[2] and anti-Catholicism.[3]
Historically, the KKK used terrorism - both physical assault and murder - against groups or individuals whom they opposed.[4] All three movements have called for the "purification" of American society and all are considered far right extremist organisations.[5] In each era, membership was secret and estimates of the total were highly exaggerated by both friends and enemies.[6][7][8]
KKK 'rules the White House'
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, interviewed by the BBC's Orla Guerin on 12 February 2019, was asked if he really thought the Ku Klux Klan was ruling America:
- Maduro: "I believe that the extremist sector of the white supremacists of the Ku Klux Klan lead the United States. I believe it's a gang of extremists."
- Guerin: "Are you calling President Trump a white supremacist?"
- Maduro: "He is, publicly and openly, and he has stimulated the fascist tendencies - neo-fascists, neo-Nazis - within the United States, in Europe, in Latin America.[9]
- "It's an extremist sector that hates the world. They hate us Latin Americans, Central Americans, Mexicans, Venezuelans. They hate us, they belittle us, they hate the entire world, because they only believe in their own interests, and in the interests of the United States. So in this battle that we are leading for Venezuela, I tell you, it's a battle that goes beyond our country, the battle to respond. Look at this: Donald Trump threatened us with a military invasion, just a few days ago. He said he was going to send the United States army into Venezuela.
- "Why? What is the reason, the pretext, the motive to declare war against Venezuela, which is a peaceful country? I call upon the people of the world, to wake up, open your eyes, to see that it is an aggression against the peaceful country. That Venezuela has problems like many other countries in the world, but only in peace can we solve our problems. And if you really want to help Venezuela, you have to support peace.
- "Say no to the intervention, tell the United States, hands off Venezuela, and support Venezuela in its own efforts to resolve its own problems through dialogue."[10]
References
- ↑ "Ku Klux Klan"
- ↑ Petersen, William. Against the Stream: Reflections of an Unconventional Demographer. Transaction Publishers. p. 89. ISBN 9781412816663. Retrieved May 8, 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Pratt Guterl, Matthew (2009). The Color of Race in America, 1900-1940. Harvard University Press. p. 42. ISBN 9780674038059.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ O'Donnell, Patrick (Editor), 2006. Ku Klux Klan America's First Terrorists Exposed, p. 210. ISBN 1-4196-4978-7.
- ↑ Rory McVeigh, The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan: Right-Wing Movements and National Politics (2009).
- ↑ Matthew N. Lyons, Right-Wing Populism in America (2000), ch. 3, 5, 13.
- ↑ Chalmers, David Mark, 2003. Backfire: How the Ku Klux Klan Helped the Civil Rights Movement, p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7425-2311-1.
- ↑ Charles Quarles, 1999. The Ku Klux Klan and Related American Racialist and Antisemitic Organisations: A History and Analysis, p. 100. McFarland.
- ↑ "Maduro calls Trump white supremacist, says KKK 'rules the White House'"
- ↑ "Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro interview: Full transcript"
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