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{{Quote|Our clear goal must be the advancement of the white race and separation of the white and black races. This goal must include freeing of the American media and government from subservient Jewish interests.|Duke in a KKK newsletter in November 1998.}} | {{Quote|Our clear goal must be the advancement of the white race and separation of the white and black races. This goal must include freeing of the American media and government from subservient Jewish interests.|Duke in a KKK newsletter in November 1998.}} | ||
'''David Ernest Duke''' is a prominent American [[White supremacy|white supremacist]], white separatist, former Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan|Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]], antisemitic conspiracy theorist, [[Holocaust denial|holocaust denier]], convicted felon, and politician. | '''David Ernest Duke''' is a prominent American [[White supremacy|white supremacist]], white separatist, former Grand Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan|Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]], antisemitic conspiracy theorist, [[Holocaust denial|holocaust denier]], convicted felon, and politician. | ||
He was formerly a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1989 to 1992, and ran for President in 1989 and 1992. He also ran for the United States Senate in 1990, 1996, and 2016. | He was formerly a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1989 to 1992, and ran for President in 1989 and 1992. He also ran for the United States Senate in 1990, 1996, and 2016. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
David Duke was born on July 1, 1950 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He and his family from time to time relocated around the world; they lived in Tulsa, Amsterdam, and Louisiana. He attended John Kennedy Senior High School in New Orleans and attended Louisiana State University shortly after. Some time in his late teenage years, he met [[William Luther Pierce]], who would be instrumental in Duke's hateful beliefs. He was a member of various white supremacist clubs at LSU, and got a Bachelor of the Arts degree. | David Duke was born on July 1<sup>st</sup>, 1950 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He and his family from time to time relocated around the world; they lived in Tulsa, Amsterdam, and Louisiana. He attended John Kennedy Senior High School in New Orleans and attended Louisiana State University shortly after. Some time in his late teenage years, he met [[William Luther Pierce]], who would be instrumental in Duke's hateful beliefs. He was a member of various white supremacist clubs at LSU, and got a Bachelor of the Arts degree. | ||
Shortly after, he founded the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKKK), and registered himself as "Grand Wizard". To make it appear as if the KKKK was a "white rights advocacy group", David Duke changed the uniform from the ghostly Klansman robes to normal business suits, and at the instruction of a follower, changed the title of the head of the KKKK from "Grand Wizard" to "National Director". David Duke claimed he left the Klan because of many members "doing stupid and violent things". | Shortly after, he founded the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKKK), and registered himself as "Grand Wizard". To make it appear as if the KKKK was a "white rights advocacy group", David Duke changed the uniform from the ghostly Klansman robes to normal business suits, and at the instruction of a follower, changed the title of the head of the KKKK from "Grand Wizard" to "National Director". David Duke claimed he left the Klan because of many members "doing stupid and violent things". | ||
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*David Duke believes that Jews had a major role in the [[Jeffrey Epstein|Epstein case]], ranging from them attending his pedophilic gatherings to killing Epstein in his cell. | *David Duke believes that Jews had a major role in the [[Jeffrey Epstein|Epstein case]], ranging from them attending his pedophilic gatherings to killing Epstein in his cell. | ||
*David Duke, as previously stated with Ilhan Omar, commonly mispercieves skepticism of Israel as outright anti-Semitism, and oftentimes speaks out in support. | *David Duke, as previously stated with Ilhan Omar, commonly mispercieves skepticism of Israel as outright anti-Semitism, and oftentimes speaks out in support. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the 2018 biographical crime/comedy film ''BlacKkKlansman'', David Duke, played by Topher Grace, appeared as the main antagonist and was concerned about his appearance in the film. | *In the 2018 biographical crime/comedy film ''BlacKkKlansman'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/David_Duke David Duke], played by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topher_Grace Topher Grace], appeared as the main antagonist and was concerned about his appearance in the film. | ||
*David Duke, apart from his fanatic antisemitism, also espouses anti-Masonic views, and anti-Communism. | *David Duke, apart from his fanatic antisemitism, also espouses anti-Masonic views, and anti-Communism. | ||
*Ironically, David Duke dismissed [[Jason Kessler]] a racist. | *Ironically, David Duke dismissed [[Jason Kessler]] a racist. | ||
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*David Duke founded a group called the "[[NAAWP)]", an offshoot of the NAACP. | *David Duke founded a group called the "[[NAAWP)]", an offshoot of the NAACP. | ||
*In the 1991 gubernatorial election in Louisiana, many urged people to vote for Edwin Edwards rather than David Duke, with the slogan "pick the lizard, not the wizard", a reference to Edwards' corruption allegations and Duke's past of being a Klansman. | *In the 1991 gubernatorial election in Louisiana, many urged people to vote for Edwin Edwards rather than David Duke, with the slogan "pick the lizard, not the wizard", a reference to Edwards' corruption allegations and Duke's past of being a Klansman. | ||
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