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In the 1960s the Democrats and Republicans switched places on a lot of issues. It wasn't taught very well to me in school, and for a variety of reasons its not
by galago 10y ago
In the 1960s the Democrats and Republicans switched places on a lot of issues. It wasn't taught very well to me in school, and for a variety of reasons its not discussed much in the current media. Ovbiously, the parties themselves don't want to make a point out of it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy
- splitrocket 10y agoLee Atwater, former chairman of the Republican party, on tape, talking about the southern strategy: https://www.thenation.com/article/exclusive-lee-atwaters-infamous-1981-interview-southern-strategy/ https://www.thenation.com/article/exclusive-lee-atwaters-inf...
- narrowrail 10y agoI'm not sure why you had to linkt to this 3 separate times in the same discussion, but for anyone else that just wants the mp3: http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenation/audio/mp3/Full_Audio/LeeAtwaterEditedFull.mp3 http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenation/audio/mp3/Full_Audio/LeeAt...
- rhizome 10y agoRight, and it's a disingenuous statement. The current Republican ideologies were not abolitionist back then.
- cmdrfred 10y agoI suspect that the parties might flip again. The Democrats has been very pro-authoritarian lately for example loudly defending the FBI, CIA, drone programs, patriot act and erosion of civil liberties. While the Republicans have recently picked up a small anti-authoritarian streak. Both are now arguing from rather atypical positions for them.
- rhizome 10y agoI think the Democratic party is in real danger of being politically encircled. "Knock yourself out, take the center."
- cmdrfred 10y agoI can see that. It would be rather disastrous. I wonder if that because more military officials seem to be Republican might give them an edge in strategic thinking? They have a majority of the electorate and yet still lose from time to time, mostly when the Republicans give them just enough rope to hang themselves with a few years prior.