08-25-2020, 03:03 PM
(08-25-2020, 01:47 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The Democrats are not a party of leftists, and have not always been the liberal party. Now, I'm not a big fan of the whole concept of the parties switching, because that isn't really true. But both parties up until the implementation of the Southern Strategy contained both liberal and conservative elements. More liberal folks pushed for things like racial equality while the conservatives implemented Jim Crow laws. This is why there was a subset of the Democrats referred to as the Dixiecrats, because they were for many of the same things as Democrats but were not happy with some of the progressive positions being taken by the northern contingent. Following LBJ's "betrayal" of them by signing the CRA, the Dixiecrats were courted heavily by the GOP utilizing the Southern Strategy that catered to their racist ideals and this is why the Republicans are now strong in the southern states.
Thus endeth the lesson on why trotting out the ol' "the Democrats are the racist party! They founded the KKK and enacted the Jim Crow laws!" is horse shit and just highlights ignorance regarding our political history.
Whatever makes you feel better about being associated with a party with a history of racism and still continues to let race and gender affect the things it says and does.