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Racism amoung the republican party?

Is the republican party motivated by racism?


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Lynching has been historically high in typically more conservative states.

Deaths by lynching:
1882-1962

Alabama: 347
Arkansas: 284
Florida: 282
Kentucky: 205
Louisiana: 391
Mississippi: 581
Tennessee: 251
Texas: 493
Virginia: 100

Vermont: 1 (and it was a white guy lynched)
Deleware: 1
New York: 2
New Jersey: 2
Maine: 1

Statistics from the Tuskegee institute:

Lynching Statistics
 
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To vote No,None of Them or Yes, All of Them is showing the binders are on a little too tight.


Between the party there is no doubt a racist would feel more comfortable in the Republican Party but that does not mean every Republican is a racist. For instance I just can't imagine a KKK member having a Democrat Obama bumper sticker but I may be wrong.

It is often so hard to identify a racist just as it is often hard to identify a pedophile. Most I believe keep that sentiment to themselves and the voting booth.
 
Lynching has been historically high in typically more conservative states.

Deaths by lynching:
1882-1962

Alabama: 347
Arkansas: 284
Florida: 282
Kentucky: 205
Louisiana: 391
Mississippi: 581
Tennessee: 251
Texas: 493
Virginia: 100

Vermont: 1 (and it was a white guy lynched)
Deleware: 1
New York: 2
New Jersey: 2
Maine: 1

Statistics from the Tuskegee institute:

Lynching Statistics

You do realize that is 38 years old, right? How could you compare that to today?
 
You do realize that is 38 years old, right? How could you compare that to today?

Generally speaking, if a parent is racist, they will teach their children to be racist as well. It applies to the history of the deemed "red states" and the racial implications it has for those in the conservative party.
 
Generally speaking, if a parent is racist, they will teach their children to be racist as well. It applies to the history of the deemed "red states" and the racial implications it has for those in the conservative party.

Yes, I agree that if the parents are racist, they generally raise children to be racist. Do you agree that many blacks are racist as well?
 
Yes, I agree that if the parents are racist, they generally raise children to be racist. Do you agree that many blacks are racist as well?

I would say a good deal of African-Americans are racist, though in a different way from other races.
 
I wuold say that more blatant and physically dangerous racism exists in the fringe of the right, and a more subtle and socially damaging racism exists in the fringe of the left.
 
I wuold say that more blatant and physically dangerous racism exists in the fringe of the right, and a more subtle and socially damaging racism exists in the fringe of the left.

Interesting. So, socially damaging through programs such as affirmative action, or what?
 
i dont know but interests me about this thread is why everyone always ties in conservatives with republicans.Im sure there must be lots of conservatives who dont consider themselves republicans also.
 
Whoa, that came out of nowhere. I mean, I'm sort of just viewing the discussion. Please learn some manners. So, maybe since I'm being attacked for voting a certain way, I should address my opinion.

I believe that there are racists in the republican party. People are raised a certain way and, that's just how they think. There are racists in the democratic party as well. Whether there are more in the republican or democratic party, you would need to look at social and historical tendencies within each party. I am no statistician, but I would surmise there are more conservative racists, given the historical background of conservative politics. I don't believe that is an outlandish statement at all.

That sounds pretty rational/detached from emotion to me.



All I did was pose a question, and vote a certain way.

I never said people cant have honest disagreements. Most of the country honestly disagrees with Obama's policies. I honestly disagree with some of Obama's policies including affirmative action. Even racists can have honest disagreements. Please, stop jumping to conclusions.

Also, being anywhere left of you on the political pendulum does not mean I am far left.

You're conflating "conservatives" with "Republicans". Either way, you still think "a good deal" (which would imply a majority or near-majority of them) of Republicans are racist, which would indicate that you are biased against them for no other reason than what you "surmise" to be logical. I don't think that's the result of an emotionally detached thought process, so forgive me if I seem like I'm jumping down your throat (which I'm not), but you hold a somewhat radical position.
 
You're conflating "conservatives" with "Republicans". Either way, you still think "a good deal" (which would imply a majority or near-majority of them) of Republicans are racist, which would indicate that you are biased against them for no other reason than what you "surmise" to be logical. I don't think that's the result of an emotionally detached thought process, so forgive me if I seem like I'm jumping down your throat (which I'm not), but you hold a somewhat radical position.

A good deal is anything more than just a few republicans. I'd say if 25% of republicans were racist, it is a good deal. Fringe, to me, means somewhere under 10%.
 
A good deal is anything more than just a few republicans. I'd say if 25% of republicans were racist, it is a good deal. Fringe, to me, means somewhere under 10%.

Okay, so you admit you hold a radical position. You think at least a quarter of Republicans are racist.
 
A good deal is anything more than just a few republicans. I'd say if 25% of republicans were racist, it is a good deal. Fringe, to me, means somewhere under 10%.

What percentage of Democrats are racist do ya think?
 
I don't think there are racists in the Republican party. A racist can't survive politically, being racist is like political suicide (or career suicide for any job for that matter). The notion that Republicans are racist usually comes from a very low level of minority support or because the media says so.

A public racist cannot survive politically. What is mentioned in the comfort of one's own home or among friends is another matter.

Bull****

1. Pat Buchanan
2. Jesse Jackson
3. Al Sharpton
4. Chris Mathews

Just a few at the top of my head.
 
The Republicans arguably are concentrated down South. Though I couldn't comment on the amount of racism down there right now... and I'm guessing most people down there aren't racist, I think about the South and their racism throughout history. I would find the claim that the Republican party does not have the majority of racists to be laughable. I would never say they are all racist how ever.

Just 40 years ago white people in the South killed African Americans just for wanting to ride on the bus and go to the same schools as white people. And these racists are still alive and have had kids... I wonder what they taught these kids about minorities?

Some even still wave the confederate flag for Christ sake! The confederacy's defense of slavery was shameful and disgusting, as was the South's reaction to African American's wishes for more rights.
 
The Republicans arguably are concentrated down South. Though I couldn't comment on the amount of racism down there right now... and I'm guessing most people down there aren't racist, I think about the South and their racism throughout history. I would find the claim that the Republican party does not have the majority of racists to be laughable. I would never say they are all racist how ever.

Just 40 years ago white people in the South killed African Americans just for wanting to ride on the bus and go to the same schools as white people. And these racists are still alive and have had kids... I wonder what they taught these kids about minorities?

Some even still wave the confederate flag for Christ sake! The confederacy's defense of slavery was shameful and disgusting, as was the South's reaction to African American's wishes for more rights.


You don't seem to know much about the modern South.

But by all means, continue pontificating in ignorance.
 
Okay, so you admit you hold a radical position. You think at least a quarter of Republicans are racist.

Yes, something to that degree. Whether or not they let their notions affect their voting, I'm not sure. I'm not sure how radical that is, I guess you can say it is if you like - doesn't change a thing.
 
If a police dept. arrests more blacks in a majority black neighborhood then its not prejudiced. If more muslims are searched in a safety check in an airport, thats not racist.

If someone shoots off the N-word against any black person, that IS racist.
 
You don't seem to know much about the modern South.

But by all means, continue pontificating in ignorance.

What else am I to believe? I have nothing to look at except history and the way African Americans were treated in the South during the time period by people who are still alive to this day. And I find it hard to believe these parents taught their kids about equality.

But please feel free to explain the modern South... I'm sure you could guess I'm not from down there. But I'm always open to learning something new. It's my hope I'm wrong.
 
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I would say a good deal of African-Americans are racist, though in a different way from other races.

Why does it have to be different?

I'd say they are racist in the EXACT same way as other races.

In fact, maybe you are right, they are slightly different in that they will take advantage of the "race card" in places were it doesn't belong, turning that into a form of racism as well.

Well, at least the ignorant racist ones do.
 
Some even still wave the confederate flag for Christ sake!

I LOLed...

You don't understand what life in the south is like, or what it means when folks wave that flag.

You only understand what your nearsighted yankee schools taught you

"GASP! The south is full of white racist heathens! Avoid the south at all costs! Over a hundred years ago they created a war ALL about SLAVERY GASP Big meanies!"
 
If a police dept. arrests more blacks in a majority black neighborhood then its not prejudiced. If more muslims are searched in a safety check in an airport, thats not racist.

If someone shoots off the N-word against any black person, that IS racist.


No its not.....Just listen to rap music, they seem to respond positively to it.
 
It doesn't bother me much when a poorly educated person acts racist, but when a well educated one does, it is worrisome. How can anybody spend 4 or more years in college and come out of it as racist as when he started?
 
Hell, the worst thing I can think about Byrd isn't that he was a kleagle (I think that's what a recruiting member of the Klan is called). It was that he was among the most wasteful spenders I've ever seen in my life. West Virginia is almost a shrine to his abuse of taxpayer funds.
 
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