I turned on the TV this morning and flipped through the channels looking for something to watch in the background as I did my normal Saturday Morning things like cleaning rat cages and cat boxes.
I turned to the history channel where I found a documentary about the history of the KKK (Ku Klux Klan: a secret history). I've seen this film before and it's fascinating so I left it on, not paying very much attention as I puttered around cleaning.
Then came a part about the Klan resurgence in the 1920s. and I got chills up my spine. The things that they were saying then are the same things that I hears in August watching the "Tea Bag" protesters. Lots of "I want my country Back" and the oppressive Federal government. Only now they aren't wearing hoods and national "news" souses are openly calling for a military coup (newsmax.com)
I'm not going to say that all the protesters are members of the KKK or are racist. But they are using the same battle cry and it's a small step from an angry protest to a violent mob...
