"The Klannish spirit -- fearful, angry, gullible to sensationalist falsehood, in thrall to demagogic leaders and abusive language, hostile to science and intellectuals, committed to the dream that everyone can be a success in business if they only try -- lives on." Last sentence of the book; sounds familiar. The six main ideological components: racism, nativism, temperance, fraternalism, Christian evangelicalism and populism. Actually, the second Klan was run like a business (sort of a franchise) with modern advertising (and entertainment) a major component. Rot at top helped limit its reach. Familiar?
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