They were dodos, what can I say? They weren't the first to pervert a belief system and they won't be the last.
> I would never contend that Christianity has nothing to do with the Klan.
Ah, honesty regarding unpleasant truths. Most refreshing.
> They weren't the first to pervert a belief system and they won't be the last.
Consider that the same holds true for followers of the Norse gods. Yes, there is the knucklehead-set that chooses to see the old religion as some form of buttress for their racist BS, but the vast bulk of Asatruar see the skinheads as idjits.
What's *especially* funny: many of the "Odinists" (Odin being the preferred god for the racists because... well, I dunno) are in fact skinheads, shaved bald. The rest of the Asatru community finds this particularly hilarious, as back in the old days of 1000+ years ago, the *slaves* were shaved bald so that they'd be recognizable, while the aristocracy and freemen grew their hair long and kept it as neat and clean as possible. Long hair in good shape was seen as a mark of wealth and of care in ones personal appearance. Also, when the Christians showed up, they tended to bring with them their adopted Roman notion of short hair for men. Long hair was a way to tell the Pagan from the Christian.
The skinheads are basically calling themselves out as slaves and/or Christians. Heh.