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Victor_c3

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13. Democrats today are just as much the party of slavery as republicans are the party of Lincoln

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Wed May 2, 2018, 01:35 PM

May 2018

A guy who fought a war to keep the union together and favored a strong federal government over succession and state rights?

Remember when Obama won his second term how many republican states were calling for succession?

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Every so often I hear "the Democrats were the party of slavery and Jim Crow..." [View all] Archae May 2018 OP

they're the party of hoover and nixon. we got better. they got worse. unblock May 2018 #1

That's what I always say TlalocW May 2018 #8

Conservatives are taught to live in the past MythosMaster May 2018 #2

Yep. And the people who bring that up think we suck because we changed. dawg May 2018 #3

Dixiecrats kurtcagle May 2018 #4

The publican party will keep bringing this up, and we have to keep reminding them about who Nitram May 2018 #5

Naw, 50 years ago was 1968... malthaussen May 2018 #6

A Little History Lesson ChoppinBroccoli May 2018 #7

Well said. Thank you. Aristus May 2018 #14

I always make sure to point out TlalocW May 2018 #9

Election '64: Republican Barry Goldwater carried only 6 states... VOX May 2018 #10

I got on one of my FB friends for posting this turdnugget when replying to a post the other day Proud Liberal Dem May 2018 #11

And Republicans genuinely wonder Proud Liberal Dem May 2018 #12

Democrats today are just as much the party of slavery as republicans are the party of Lincoln Victor_c3 May 2018 #13

How do they explain how the South switched parties IronLionZion May 2018 #15