[quote]Washington (CNN) -- Protesting members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church were met with an unlikely group of counter-protesters Monday at Arlington Cemetery.
Hours before President Barack Obama led the nation's Memorial Day observances at the Tomb of the Unknowns, three members of the Westboro Baptist Church were challenged by others who disagreed with them -- including members claiming to be from the Ku Klux Klan.
The Kansas-based church has attracted nationwide attention for its angry, anti-gay protests at the funerals of U.S. military members.
Among those counter-protesting at the cemetery's main entrance: About 10 members of a group that claims to be a branch of the Ku Klux Klan from Virginia called the Knights of the Southern Cross. They were cordoned off separately in a nearby area, but drew little attention as they gave out small American flags behind a banner that read "POW-MIA."
They said they were there to object to the Westboro Baptist Church's anti-troop message.
"It's the soldier that fought and died and gave them that right to free speech," said Dennis LaBonte, the self-described "Imperial Wizard" of the KKK group that he said he formed several years ago.
"That's fine," said Abigail Phelps, the daughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps. "They have no moral authority on anything.
"People like them say it's white power ... white supremacy," Phelps said. "The Bible doesn't say anywhere that it's an abomination to be born of a certain gender or race."
LaBonte insisted he is not a racist nor a "hate-monger," but said he believes the white race is "slowly and most assuredly being denigrated."
Members of the group declined to say whether they were armed.
A larger group of about 70 protesters -- separate from the KKK -- located across the street waved pro-USA signs and took turns shouting down the Westboro Baptist Church group.
Some of the counter-protesters, including Malaika Elias, stood in front of the Westboro participants in an attempt to block them from street view.
"I think they're twisted and confused, and we're just here to show them there are people who think they're completely wrong," Elias said.
Many passersby shouted their thanks to the counter-protesters as they entered the cemetery on foot and in vehicles.
Several police officers, some on horseback, observed the proceedings.
Phelps said her trio was there to tell people they should not "idolize" the dead, especially those who died for an "unrighteous cause."[/quote]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/30/arlington.cemetery.protesters/index.html?hpt=T2[/url]
Wait what
My head
:psyboom:
Seriously this is somewhat like a paradox or something.
I'm surprised they didn't collapse into a bigot singularity.
[quote]Dennis LaBonte, the self-described "Imperial Wizard"[/quote]
Stand back, he's a level 63 Imperial Wizard. Shit's getting real.
Seriously though, fuck Westboro Baptist church.
Lesser of two evils I guess
Either people who hate everyone except whites or people who hate everyone
Now it's our chance!!!
[img]http://www.thehotjoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/a118_predator_firing_hellfire_2050081722-16359.jpg[/img]
2 shitty groups. Why am i not surprised.
Hell i would love to join them holding a big sign saying "I'm a douchebag LOOK AT ME!"
I hate them both hugely, but the KKK are marginally better than Westboro. Westboro consists of a single family of insane religious extremists that somehow are more inbred, more insane, more religious and hate more people than the KKK.
Uh... go KKK?
The battle of the titans
Trolls trolling trolls trolling trolls.
This gon' be good.
You know shit's bad when the KKK starts complaining.
whoever wins
[b]We lose.[/b]
Next thing you know a group similar to the black panthers shows up. . .
I've posted this before, but I think it's worth it.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sFSGlFDlSM[/media]
When the KKK is protesting against you, and the world is agreeing with [b][i][u]them[/u][/i][/b], you know you're doing something seriously fucking wrong.
Well, at least the KKK is a hell of a lot more patriotic than those Westboro shitheads.
All we need is for the reanimated corpse of Hitler to protest against them, and the circle shall be complete.
This is like having a lion and a bear fight...you know the bear will win.It's just up to the bear to decide when he killed the lion
Lion - WBC and Bear - KKK
[QUOTE=Mrglitch2000;30145879]I've posted this before, but I think it's worth it.[/QUOTE] I think I see Fidel Castro in there, about 25 seconds in.
Oh yeah, and here's a video for that video.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qswKeWhjaUc[/media]
Absolutely no one is 100% right or 100% wrong. Everybody has some good points, and everybody has some bad points. Being a good or bad person isn't based on being 100% good or bad, but whether your bad actions and attributes outweigh the good ones. (Bad actions are easier to stack up, though, but that's not the point.)
Hell, even Hitler and Stalin hated each other.
[QUOTE=Mrglitch2000;30145879]I've posted this before, but I think it's worth it.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sFSGlFDlSM[/media][/QUOTE]
Lol the one badass at 0:45 with the chair.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;30145695]I hate them both hugely, but the KKK are marginally better than Westboro. Westboro consists of a single family of insane religious extremists that somehow are more inbred, more insane, more religious and hate more people than the KKK.[/QUOTE]
kkk is a violent hate group responsible for rapes and murders.... westboro is a non violent hate group responsible for making people angry.
There was a documentary about the KKK on the history channel a while ago and actually the KKK is more rational than they were. They are more of a belief group than a terrorist group now and the IKA are the ones to worry about.
[QUOTE=Lachz0r;30146266]kkk is a violent hate group responsible for rapes and murders.... westboro is a non violent hate group responsible for making people angry.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, but the KKK at least has understandable goals (plus, very few of them actually do that anymore, since doing so gets them killed - most current KKK are all talk, no action). Sure, you can disagree with them, and you probably should, but at least they operate under some sort of logic. Westboro is fucking nuts - they have no logic.
To use a Bat-analogy, the KKK is like the Penguin - a bad guy, but one who plays by the same rules you do. Westboro is the Joker - they just want to make everybody miserable and angry. No goals. No plan. Just hatred of everyone, themselves included.
Wasn't there some article posted here a while ago about the WBC basically being a scam to get people to attack them so they can sue everyone around them?
No I'd say KKK are worse than WBC. But go KKK for being against WBC. As long as they don't unite, Earth can leave in peace for another 100 years.
Wait til the IRA joins in :v:
I guess anything is possible under the right circumstances.
Or KKK is just looking for some positive PR.
Either way this'll most likely be entertaining.
Now we just need the Black Panthers to join the KKK and it would be golden :v:
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