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The stances of political parties on particular issues can change over time. Trying to score points and "own the libs" by pointing out the historically correct fact that the majority of early members of the KKK were Democrats is as silly as claiming that the Nazis were socialists simply because that word was in the party's official name.

I doubt if many of those who trot out the "KKK was founded by Democrats" trope have much understanding of the shift on racial discrimination issues within the Democratic Party which began during the Kennedy administration and continued with serious changes taking place during Johnson's presidency.

I'm sure that few of them will have even heard of the Republican Party's "southern strategy" during the Nixon administration which was specifically designed to attract white southern voters who had previously voted Democrat, but hated civil rights legislation (in other words, white racists).

It flies in the face of reality to suggest that, just because the KKK's founders and early members were Democrats, that means that it's still an organisation that is Democratic in modern, party-political terms. The fact is that the ethos of the KKK appeals to those who are reactionary and stuck in a mindset that idealises some mythical past, and the modern political party which most appeals to such people is the Republican/Trumpist Party.

I grew up right next to the home of the KKK. It was started by Nathan Bedford Forrest who was a legendary confederate general. He was part of the democrat party. The confederates were democrats and the democrats started the KKK.

You can say some grand wizard nerd endorsed Trump but its different because there isnt literally republican congress and senators that are in the KKK. There was many many congress, governors, senators, and 5 PRESIDENTS that were openly KKK and they were ALL democrats.

And btw the parties actually never switched thats a myth. After the civil rights movement only 2 congressmen switched parties. Take Biden for example he is still a democrat, he was a segregationist in the 70s. He was never a republican.