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Please Stop Sharing The KKK Terror Group Petition
Sometimes it’s difficult to resist the temptation of an easy, emotional share on social media. But sometimes, we must challenge ourselves to dig deeper than just our first reaction and push to uncover the consequences of our immediate wishes.
Such is the case with a Change.org petition calling for the federal government to designate the KKK a ‘Domestic Terror Group’. You can find it here.
It may seem commonsense that we demand this. But please don’t sign it. Really.
“WHY?! DO YOU WANT TO ALLOW THE KKK TO KILL AMERICANS?”
No, I don’t, but let’s pump the breaks and look at how we got here, and what it would mean if this petition accomplished what it set out to.
Knee-Jerk Activism Often Misses The Mark
The petition shows that it was started one week ago. This coincides, roughly, with Trump starting to push the narrative that Antifa is responsible for much of the unrest we are seeing in this country. Trump tweeted that he would be designating Antifa a terrorist organization last Saturday.
Soon after, the Change.com petition on the KKK popped up as a countermeasure.
And that’s pretty understandable: Antifa is responsible for zero deaths, ever. Right-wing…
