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People forget the ACLU fought for the KKK for decades. I may not like what you say, but as an american, I will fight and die for your right to say it. This is t
by justtopost 8y ago
People forget the ACLU fought for the KKK for decades. I may not like what you say, but as an american, I will fight and die for your right to say it. This is the freedom that made the USA the melting pot and economic powerhouse it is today.
- ve55 8y agoI'd be surprised if the ACLU continues down that path in the coming years. They're having a difficult time remaining neutral in the way they used to be.
- gamblor956 8y agoThe ACLU specifically fought for the right of KKK members to espouse racist beliefs and to assemble as a group. They did not defend the KKK's practice of lynching black and Jewish men.
- lern_too_spel 8y agoI will fight for you to say something offensive but not for you to say something that puts others at risk. This is where the ACLU's support of the KKK and Nazi groups to say dangerous (not just offensive) things becomes a risk to the melting pot or salad bowl and to the economic powerhouse. This is how we end up in a world where people think nothing of putting up Confederate monuments (for comparison, try putting up Nazi monuments in Europe on public land and see how far you get) and implementing policies like repatriation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Repatriation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Repatriation