Ironic that KKK appropriated 15th century Catholic vestments of penitence and remorse to hunt Catholics among so many others they also hated, resented, and murdered.

April 04, 2026 - 00:24 UTC

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The robes were part of the penance for not being Catholic. The incompleteness of the information here obscures the (seeming) rhetorical intent.

So to be clear this symbol of racial hate was borrowed (as an anti Catholic statement) from its also racist origin.
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I'm sorry I can't resist but the alternate comment Rocky and Bullwinkle Style is: Everyone Expects the Spanish Inquisition
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