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I guess the conservatives get to reap what their racist, pro-slavery ancestors sowed.
by AUmrysh 14y ago
I guess the conservatives get to reap what their racist, pro-slavery ancestors sowed.
- wallawe 14y agoThis an ignorant comment plain and simple. You are implying that because someone is conservative in the south, their ancestors owned slaves? And even if they did, that their views should be discounted because of the fact someone they had positively no effect on made a mistake 150 years ago? I find this highly offensive.
- gadders 14y agoWasn't it the Republican party that ended slavery, and the Democratic party that supported it?
- Karunamon 14y agoThe Republican and Democratic parties have shifted their ideals greatly over a few centuries. The founders of the republican party would not recognize (and would likely be repulsed by) the platform and behavior of the modern Republican party. I'd wager the same is true for Democrats.
- gadders 14y agoI wasn't making a serious point, just highlighting how fatuous the parent comment was.
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- brown9-2 14y agoIt's a mistake to compare political parties across 150 years of history and assume that nothing has changed in their makeup or beliefs since then. The only thing the parties of 1863 and 2012 have in common is their names.
- drharris 14y agoYes.