The Fight Against Fascists (I Can't Believe This Exists)

[Dill]

(06-19-2021, 06:35 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Fwiw, this one is obviously 20 years old and does not fit your "in the last 2 years" statement. 

Also, this is a slippery slope.  You can take the man at his word, and believe him when he says he was younger and only had 1 assistant he would take speaking engagements with conservative groups when they asked, and that he knew nothing of some of the attendees.  He also denounced them after the fact.  

Or you can villfy him.  Just remember that if you're going to do this, then you're really going to have to crank up the outrage for someone like Robert Byrd, a literal KKK member who strongly opposed the Civil Right Act early in his political career, and who later became someone revered in DNC circles.  Joe Biden spoke at his funeral, and Obama, Clinton, Pelosi, etc. all offered high praise.

So you have 1 man who spoke at an event with some very questionable attendees vs. another man who literally recruited over 100 people into his local KKK chapter.  Take your pick.  And just be careful when going down the "by association" road, otherwise you'll take out the entirety of both parties.

Why did he become revered later?