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apdst said:
Tons, you say? Like who? Robert Byrd?
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are you suggesting that huge numbers of Southern Democrats did NOT abandon them for the Republican Party, after the signing of the Voting Rights Act & Civil Rights Act????

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Democrats

After the Civil Rights Movement successfully challenged the Jim Crow laws and other forms of institutionalized racism, and after the Democrats as a whole came to symbolize the mainstream left of the United States, the form, if not the content, of Southern Democratic politics began to change. At that point, most Southern Democrats defected to the Republican Party, and helped accelerate the latter's transformation into a more conservative organization.
 
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Thunder said:
are you suggesting that huge numbers of Southern Democrats did NOT abandon them for the Republican Party, after the signing of the Voting Rights Act & Civil Rights Act????
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Maybe a few, but what you're saying doesn't make any sense.

Percentage wise, there were more Republicans that voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act (94% in the Senate; 82% in the House) than Democrats (73% in the Senate; 78% in the House). Why would Democrats switch to the party that supported the Civil Rights Act the most?

In the Senate, there were two Republicans that voted against the act and there were 17 Democrats. In the House, there were 24 Republican no votes and 61 Democrat.

As usual, history doesn't support your wild claims.

Also, there's no way that, "tons", of Democrats switched parties, because the Democrats didn't lose the congressional majority until 1994.

You're more than welcome to show us a list of the, "tons", of Democrats that switched to the Republican party. Be sure and provide primary source material in the form of their own words why they switched parties.
 
Thunder said:
are you suggesting that huge numbers of Southern Democrats did NOT abandon them for the Republican Party, after the signing of the Voting Rights Act & Civil Rights Act????

Southern Democrats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

After the Civil Rights Movement successfully challenged the Jim Crow laws and other forms of institutionalized racism, and after the Democrats as a whole came to symbolize the mainstream left of the United States, the form, if not the content, of Southern Democratic politics began to change. At that point, most Southern Democrats defected to the Republican Party, and helped accelerate the latter's transformation into a more conservative organization.
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"most Southern Democrats", doesn't tell us anything. We have no idea why they switched parties. Considering that there was more support for the Civil Rights Act within Republican ranks, these Southern Democrats could have wanted to be identified with the party that supported the CRA the most.

Robert Byrd didn't switch parties and we all know he was a racist ****-sucker. It's funny how Libbos defend him.
 
apdst said:
"most Southern Democrats", doesn't tell us anything. We have no idea why they switched parties.....
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the answer is: 1

and can you guess which one? the one place that had the bravery to secede from the CSA during the Civil War: West Virginia.
 
Thunder said:
I provided an article.
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You provided nothing that explains why those Democrats switched parties. You're only making the assumption, that they did it because they're racists and all Republicans are racists. The historical facts do not support that assumption, since the Republicans voted in favor of the CRA in much higher percentages.

Also, your source points out--

After the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, white voters who became tolerant of diversity began voting against Democratic incumbents for GOP candidates
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--evidence that I'm sure you wished didn't exist, right now.
 
Thunder said:
sure....right...

keep on denying what's right infront of you.
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I'm not denying anything. I'm simply asking for proof of your assumption. If it's such a glaring fact, you shouldn't have any trouble providing primary source docs proving it. Um, ya got that, yet?

Hell, your own source goes a little ways to disproving your assumption.

You do Libbos a great disservice, by swearing that everything Republican is based on racism; and an even greater disservice, when you fail miserably at proving it.
 
coolwalker said:
....but it is equally childish to let words bother you.

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You however should know better than to use words like "racist, teabagger and scumbag"...that simply shows your ignorance and lack of respect.
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Interesting decision to chide him for his word choices (thus demonstrating that his words must have bothered you at some level) in the very same post that you said letting words bother you was childish.


I'm curious, was this done to be intentionally ironic?
 
apdst said:
...You do Libbos a great disservice, by swearing that everything Republican is based on racism; and an even greater disservice, when you fail miserably at proving it.
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your hypocrisy is unbelievable.


apdst said:
...Libbos also want black going to their own colleges, too. It's easier to indoctrinate them, when they're all in one big group. Kinda like the slave quarters of old...
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apdst said:
...However, there is no escaping the similarities between the KKK and the Libbos, when it comes to minorities.
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apdst said:
...Ultimately, it's the Libbos that are more like the KKK, since both the KKK and the Libbos see blacks as being inferior and un-able to think for themselves.
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Thunder said:
I provided an article. The articles itself has links.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
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Exactly what I expected. Thank you for proving my point.
 
Thunder said:
your point...that you refuse to read evidence that you request?

no problem.
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You claim that Southern Democrats switched parties for racist reasons. You failed to prove that; which proves my point.
 
Thunder said:
I proved it with two articles. Both of which you refused to read.

checkmate.
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Reading is for those uppity New York Times big brain book worms.

The real conservative knows the truth in his gut.
 
apdst said:
Really? I'm a Louisiana Republican and my views are no where close to those of the KKK.
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Yes, really. You're the guys that elected him to your legislature and made him a candidate for statewide office. Let's face it, the views of Louisiana Republicans and the KKK on things like minorities are virtually indistinguishable.
 
Thunder said:
are you suggesting that huge numbers of Southern Democrats did NOT abandon them for the Republican Party, after the signing of the Voting Rights Act & Civil Rights Act????

Southern Democrats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

After the Civil Rights Movement successfully challenged the Jim Crow laws and other forms of institutionalized racism, and after the Democrats as a whole came to symbolize the mainstream left of the United States, the form, if not the content, of Southern Democratic politics began to change. At that point, most Southern Democrats defected to the Republican Party, and helped accelerate the latter's transformation into a more conservative organization.
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Of course they did, and everybody knows it. Hell, Lee Atwater's 'southern strategy' was based on getting the angry white vote.

You start out in 1954 by saying, ‘Nigger, nigger, nigger,’ ” said Atwater. “By 1968, you can’t say ‘nigger’ — that hurts you. Backfires. So you say stuff like forced busing, states’ rights, and all that stuff. You’re getting so abstract now [that] you’re talking about cutting taxes, and all these things you’re talking about are totally economic things, and a byproduct of them is [that] blacks get hurt worse than whites.”

The Ugly Side of the G.O.P. - New York Times

Since the author of this piece is black, I'm sure it will be dismissed by our very conservative deep South Republican.
 
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