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October 21, 2005
American racism alive and poppy!
Nobody's born a racist, but man, those white supremicists do start teaching hatred at a young age. Take 13-year old twins Lynx and Lamb (no kidding) Gaede of Bakersfield, California. Their mom and grandpa taught them to hate -- and to sing pop songs about it!
This is not a joke. ABC News has the story:
Known as "Prussian Blue" — a nod to their German heritage and bright blue eyes — the girls from Bakersfield, Calif., have been performing songs about white nationalism before all-white crowds since they were nine."We're proud of being white, we want to keep being white," said Lynx. "We want our people to stay white … we don't want to just be, you know, a big muddle. We just want to preserve our race."
Lynx and Lamb have been nurtured on racist beliefs since birth by their mother April. "They need to have the background to understand why certain things are happening," said April, a stay-at-home mom who no longer lives with the twins' father. "I'm going to give them, give them my opinion just like any, any parent would."
April home-schools the girls, teaching them her own unique perspective on everything from current to historical events. In addition, April's father surrounds the family with symbols of his beliefs — specifically the Nazi swastika. It appears on his belt buckle, on the side of his pick-up truck and he's even registered it as his cattle brand with the Bureau of Livestock Identification.
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Songs like "Sacrifice" — a tribute to Nazi Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy Fuhrer — clearly show the effect of the girls' upbringing. The lyrics praise Hess as a "man of peace who wouldn't give up."
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Prussian Blue supporter Erich Gliebe, operator of one of the nation's most notorious hate music labels, Resistance Records, hopes younger performers like Lynx and Lamb will help expand the base of the White Nationalist cause.
"Eleven and 12 years old," he said, "I think that's the perfect age to start grooming kids and instill in them a strong racial identity."
According to ABC, their popularity isn't exactly growing, though they did try to use HURRICANE KATRINA as an opportunity to build their fan base through handing out promotional materials along with financial donations. (I'm still not joking.)
Like many children across the country, Lamb and Lynx decided to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina — the white ones.The girl's donations were handed out by a White Nationalist organization who also left a pamphelet promoting their group and beliefs — some of the intended recipients were more than a little displeased.
After a day of trying, the supplies ended up with few takers, dumped at a local shop that sells Confederate memorabilia.
Last month, the girls were scheduled to perform at the local county fair in their hometown. But when some people in the community protested, Prussian Blue was removed from the line-up.
But even before that, April had decided that Bakersfield was not "white" enough, so she sold her home, and hopes that she and the girls can find an all-white community in the Pacific Northwest.
Racists are so...dumb.
Posted By John Christian Plummer | October 21, 2005 05:15 PM | DIGG ME!
Comments
Long ago I make up my mind to be an American. How could this be done without including other people, even the ones I am not fond of. It is exclusion that will defeat the extreme right wing. Just like Richard Nixon, they are their own blunder.
Posted by: dpkramer at October 22, 2005 10:29 PM
I am shocked. How can this lady teach her little girls to hate. This country is made of different races. It's what makes it beautiful our diversity. The mom thinks she is doing a good by puttibg those girls on tv. She is crazy, there should be a law that protects these kids from this.
Posted by: Jennifer at October 23, 2005 04:28 PM
Jennifer, if you put such a law in place, do you really believe that it will not be used to justify any action the goverment wants to take at the time? Do you think, the way things are going, that kids raised by gays, athiests, communists or libertarians will be the first to be removed and re-educated?
Posted by: L2 at October 25, 2005 03:33 AM
"Nobody's born a racist" ? Are you sure ?
Anti-racism for Irish toddlers
http://majorityrights.com/index.php/weblog/comments/anti_racism_for_irish_toddlers/
Posted by: JB at November 26, 2005 07:17 PM
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