Democratic Senator Byrd explained that he was a KKK member because he "was sorely afflicted with tunnel vision— a jejune and immature outlook—seeing only what I wanted to see because I thought the Klan could provide an outlet for my talents and ambitions".
Once a racist... Always a racist.
He looked better in a white robe and his face covered. That way you couldn’t mistake the way he thought.
No, many former racists have reformed. When you look at the black conservative talent that we have, who could be discriminatory? I’m thinking of David Harris, Jr., Dr. Thomas Sowell, Dr. Carol Swain, Horace Cooper, Leo Terrell, Jason Whitlock, Mark Robinson; it’s quite an impressive list.
Byrd tried to explain away his KKK membership by saying he only joined to further his political ambitions. But he’s on record for saying some extremely filthy and racist things, things not “required” to advance a political career.
I don’t want to give any examples here. They are too vile. But for the curious, see his letter to Theodore Bilbo in 1944. It’s no small thing. Once a filthy racist, always a filthy racist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Byrd#Background
“Once a racist... Always a racist.”
And yet there are 50+ landmarks named after Byrd or his wife that were funded by taxpayers (https://www.wikiwand.com/en/List_of_places_named_after_Robert_Byrd), and yet the cancel culture remains silent.