> the KKK was entirely aligned with democrat party You might be interested to look a bit more at the history of the parties and how their conservative/progress

> the KKK was entirely aligned with democrat party You might be interested to look a bit more at the history of the parties and how their conservative/progressive tendencies wax and wane over time. Saying the KKK was aligned with Democrats as not helpful without context of time. Kevin Kruse (https://mobile.twitter.com/KevinMKruse https://mobile.twitter.com/KevinMKruse) writes a lot about this, which is how I learned that in days gone by, I would have despised the state of the Democrats and embraced the Republicans - their policies were almost the total opposite of what you'd expect.