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I'm about to say something that will piss off almost everyone here, but I think it needs to be said.
The parties of the 1860s or even the 1960s are not the same as the parties we have today. So it's unfair to associate them, even if it makes you feel good to associate liberals with the KKK.
It's not that the parties "flipped". They simply changed over time. I see so many comments in places like this saying that the democrats today are all socialists and the republican party are all rinos. Obviously people can see that the parties have drastically changed in their lifetime. But then they want to turn around and say that the democrats now are the same as the 1860s. It's simply hypocritical.
Here are some things to ponder when you want to associate parties from the past to parties now. The Confederacy was almost exclusively Democrats. And it wasn't just the slave owners, but everyday citizens as well. The Confederate flag was a symbol of Democrats. Yet southerners today use the confederate flag as a symbol of their past and heritage. Why?Are they so very proud of the democrats in the past thet they ( who are overwhelmingly republican now) feel the need to fly it?
And when exactly did the south ( which was almost exclusively Democrats in the 1860s and 1960s) switch to largely Republican, as it is today? The same question can be asked about the Northeast, which was largely Republican then but is now heavily Democrat.
I'm not trying to blame the actions of the past on people today. Hopefully you don't use our slavery past to hate on white people or Christians ( who were the predominant people to own slaves). So don't be a hypocrite by using someone's political party. Even if it does make you feel better to stick it to a liberal. It's just hypocritical and wrong. There are plenty of things that democrats are doing RIGHT NOW that they can be called out on without it making you look like a hypocrite.
Alrighty, let's see how many people are going to get pissed off over this. I predict around 20.
On your mark. Get set. Go!
The South switched to Republican because the Democrats no longer gave lip service to the Bible, God, and country and embraced infanticide AKA abortion.
The South is also less racist than it was when the Democrats were running the show.
Dinesh D'Souza Debunks the Myth of the "Switch" between Republicans and Democrat Party - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol7OMGBDMao