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dible hardships endured by
the Chinese, Japanese,
Blacks, and others? These
people worked just as hard

to develop the west, yet
received almost no credit for

    
  

yril 9, 1981 The Other Press

  

white culture is being swept
aside by the influx of other
cultures. In reality, white
culture is as honoured now
as it has always been. No
white artist or tradition has

- Recently, a notice boldly
labelled ‘‘the KKK wants
| you!l’’ came into my hands.
“Stop coloured immigra-
tion!’’ it screamed.
KKK members argue that

they are not racist, but are their blood, sweat, tears, suffered so far and both are
just defending their own and fears. respected and honoured by
kind from being dominated Yes, fears. Not only did as many non-whites as

they face the hardships of whites.
forming new lives in new
lands, but they also had to
wade through prejudice and
hatred. It’s time this came
to an end.

The KKK wails that ‘“‘two
or three countries’’ should
be set aside for white-only
populations, that this ‘‘is
not too much to ask.’’ It
was the white people who
left their own countries to
invade the land which cra-
dled the Indian civilizations.
White people are as much
immigrants’ as any person
who is not a North Ame-
rican Indian.

The KKK also warns that

by non-whites.

 

 

by Carol Pope

ge They claim that coloured

people are as racist as

anyone and that Japan refu-

ses non-Japanese immigra-
tion.

If they are not racist, why

do they use racism as a

defence for their position?

They claim that the

whites broke their backs

tion that many non-whites
have enriched the lives. of
white people by sharing
with them their own tra-
ditions and talents. How
restricted the lives of white
people would be if they
were prevented from sha-
ring other cultures.

If the KKK is looking to
get rid of dark people, it
should be those who are
dark inside. This would
apply to all of its members,
who can’t look past their
own fears and arrogance to
see the value of all human
existence.

 

building this great land for
their descendants and say
such tradition should not be
ruined by the infiltration of
coloured peoples.

Do they forget the incre-

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Do You Think The Ku Klux Klan

Should Be Banned ?

 

Kary Kainth- Yes, in this
country everything should
be equal because there are

lot of minority groups
round.

 

 

 

 

 

Kelly Doherty- The KKK is
uncivilized. There’s a limit
jas to how far you can go,
they can’t go on abusing
people both physically and
mentally.

 

 

 

 

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Heather Scally- Yes, be-
cause I don’t like their
philosophy and I don’t think
they have the right to
preach their hatred about
ethnic groups.

 

 

 

 

 

Stewart Woolverton- It all
depends on whether you
believe in freedom of
speech. You can’t take away
their right to say what they
want even if you don’t
believe in it.