I didn't change any subject. You want to call someone a racist, then let's begin with you Democrats. Let's start with the KKK.
You and your pals don't make the rules on what pictures to post or not based on skin color. Take that crap and shove it right back up your lefty Democrat racist ass.
Alias, a good freind of mine wrote this article. It debunks the myth you expressed in the post I quoted here. Please take the time to read this;
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The GOP (Republicans) are NOT the party of Abe Lincoln[/h]One of the biggest historical mistakes we can make today is to accept the often repeated talking point that the GOP is “the party of Lincoln”. As with most successful lies, this one appears to be true on the surface – that is Abe ran on the ticket called the Republican Party – which was quite new at the time – when he ran for President. However, a brief study of his politics as well as the reason for the formation of the Republican Party of the time will show any interested reader that Lincoln was very much a urban liberal – who would certainly be of the Democratic Party today!
When Lincoln entered politics, he declared his outlook to be that of the Whigs, a party which. among other things, declared their creed as:
“economic modernization in banking, railroads, the use of federal funding to build and maintain infrastructure, and urbanization as well as protective tariffs” – this gives just a hint of positions would be be the opposite of todays GOP. But that is only the start!
For most issues, it would suffice to simply reverse the positions of today – that is, the liberal and urban Northeast (New England) was strongly Republican at the time – and was anti-slavery, etc. while the South was Democratic and pro-slavery or at minimum (KY, lower midwest, etc.) wanted states to have the choice of whether to allow slaves or not.
The famous Lincoln – Douglas debates before the 1860 election of Lincoln could also be transposed to today. LIncoln was “accused” of wanting to get rid of slavery, while Douglas supported laws and rights which would allow it to continue.
Fast forward – Lincoln is elected and The South (who are the staunch Republicans today) leaves the Union-due to the fact they knew Lincoln was headed in the wrong direction for their slave holding wishes. The Civil War was fought over the disunion, and the South had their asses kicked.
But that was not enough. Even after they lost, the South (again, remember, Democrats at the time) wanted to retain massive power in Washington DC….including the power to make certain Black Folks were not free. As a result, Radical Republicans (again, todays equivalent would be the Kennedys, Cuomos, etc.) from the North worked extremely hard to have basic freedoms written into the US Constitution…..barely winning the day, with of course no help from the south.
It’s a long and sad tale from that point on, but a few basic points….
1. As soon as the Federal Government stopped occupying the south after the Civil War, the locals rolled back as many freedoms as possible and so started the Jim Crow laws, the KKK, etc.
2. The South stayed Democratic as long as they were able to trample on the Civil RIghts of others. However, the Democratic Party slowly started losing the South…..FDR took some steps to assure integration (Armed Forces, etc.), which started the South turning away from the party.
3. The Die was fully cast during the 1960′s when LBJ and other Democrats passed the Civil Rights Act. That was the end for the South and the Democratic Party. When he signed the Civil Rights Bill, LBJ made the famous remark ” We have lost the South for a generation” – the only place he made a mistake was that it turned out to be for MORE than a generation!
So, in short – for those of you who are trying to keep track of who was who…the simple story is, just reverse the two parties for the time of Lincoln. The “conservatives” who championed the white man as above all others, the rights of states to do as they like (including leave the union), etc…….were Democrats, while the New England liberals were Republicans.
New England (actual declared) Republicans are still around – and, in general, they are a far more liberal and open minded breed than their brethren in the south and west. Many are independents or lean toward libertarianism.
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The Daily Bread by Craigfire at February 26th, 2011.
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