Do you know that the Democrat Party was the party of slaveowners and the Republican Party was founded for one purpose -- to free the slaves?

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Learn the TRUTH! Learn your history so you won't be fooled by the Democrat fake, phonies and frauds who are trying to trick you! America is the country where slavery -- that was practiced all over the world before even coming to America -- CAME TO DIE. America is the only nation in history that fought a civil war TO END SLAVERY. More Americans lost their lives in the war to end slavery than in any war that America has ever fought. And the Republicans WON. They ENDED slavery in America. But that didn't stop the Democrats from their racist attack on blacks which has been going on for 156 years since the Republicans abolished slavery and is STILL going on to this day. No one can tell it better than this...

Xitomyth · Accepted Answer

Not sure about the death toll numbers, but everything else is correct. As for the "Great Party Switch", it never happened, only 36 people switched if I recall correctly. Don't believe me, check the public record, it's all there. I also recommend watching Hillary's America, it covers the great switch in detail at on point during the movie. The ideals have never switched. You know it was the southern Democrats that not only launched the attack that started the Civil War, but the remnants of the Confederacy that started the KKK who mentor Democrat high ups? Before anyone claims me as and idiot or a racist, pleas know that I have a cousin who is half black and my older brother is dating a black woman and that I am a mechanical engineer, which makes me highly intelligent, go on look it up, see where we fall in relation to everyone else, you might be surprised. I also find it funny that the people who think the switch and the swapping of ideals happened that way responded as anonymous. Also, slavery has various forms and definitions, which makes abolishing it legally takes time and effort, America is very young compared to the rest of the world's nations, some of whom still practice slavery and oppress people. Just to clarify, a first world country refers to being post industrial revolution, not being progressive (which lead to a lot problems in the teens, 20s, and 30s). Read Eric Foner's Give Me Liberty! series, it'll show you the truth, I believe volume 2 specifically covers the early 1900s to about the Cold War if I recall. If the switch happened and the ideals changed, then how come conservatives, Republicans, and the right always fight for the right's of people and for the freedom to be oneself and the liberals, Democrats, and the left keep placing more and more restrictions on people? Also, the Civil happened not over slavery, but the economic impact it would have on the South. The backbone of the Southern economy was slave plantations, mostly cotton. In the mid 1700s, the cotton gin was invented and gave reason to not have slaves as a work force anymore, and hire actual employees. Shortly before the start of the Civil War, the McCarthy cotton gin was invented, which could process both long and short form cotton, effectively killing the South's economy and reason for having slave plantations. The Democrats, formed by Andrew Jackson, was formed for the sole purpose of expanding slavery in the West. The South seceded out of fear Lincoln would abolish slavery and leave them bankrupt. It has always been about the money for the Democrats. Learn your history.

Still-alive · Accepted Answer

Did you know that the parties switched a long time ago? fun fact!

"The two major U. S. parties (now called Democrats and Republicans) went through many changes in American history as support from geographic locations, party leaders, political factions, stances on key voter issues, and platform planks switched between the two major parties and third parties throughout the different "party systems."

In other words, many things "switched" between the two major parties in American history, including party planks and therefore portions of party platforms (which is what we mean by our abridged title: "the parties switched platforms")."

http://factmyth.com/factoids/democrats-and-republicans-switched-platforms/
https://www.livescience.com/34241-democratic-republican-parties-switch-platforms.html

Dazed0N0Confused · Accepted Answer

This WAS the truth, and now things have shifted. The democrats NOW are all about equality, Republicans NOW want to suppress the minority vote.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Did you know that the parties switched ideals right? Right.

ODC2112 · Answer

The Republican Party in its history is the American Progressive Party. At least it was until Reagan. But I start with some history. Gop derives from the merger of other parties such as the Whig Party denoted by a very strong Anti-Jacksonianism (an ancestor of populism), the Liberty Party and the Free Soil Party the latter were strongly anti-slavers. Their vision was progressive in the round, based on a mix of social, scientific progressivism and economic liberalism weighted towards maintaining competition. The Sherman antitrust act was republican, as was the orientation to the free market and the reduction of protectionist barriers, the republican party emerged as a party of industry and workers. The first senators and deputies of blacks and Latin Americans were Republicans.
With the 1929 crisis the party split in two. On the one hand there are the orthodox republicans or progressives on the other hand there are the conservative republicans or the agrarians. Progressives led by Dewey remained predominant in the Northeast, while agrarians led by Taft were predominant in the Midwest. The progressives brought in former General Eisenhower as their new leader and won the elections, he was not a great politician and Nixon his deputy was the one who de facto controlled his politics. After the ignominious collapse of Nixon, Gerald Ford was the last president of the old progressive Republicans.
With the arrival of Ronald Reagan, progressive Republicans are annihilated. The Reagan brought out the ex-agrarian part of the party. The Republican party during the Reagan era was stormed by the Christian Protestant sects who drove the true Republicans out of the party. The swan song of the traditional Republican party was the Bush Sr. presidency who had to patch up Reagan's party with other people's money with his crazy spending. With the defeat by Clinton's side there was an internal revolution where the conservative and neo-Jacksonian fringe, then the exact opposite of the original Republican party, took over. This led the party to great successes such as the election of Bush Jr. and subsequently of Donald Trump, however only the name remains of the Republican.

Not_Average · Answer

The democratic elites have discovered the power of racism, and they're marketing the hell out of it for political gain. It's destroying our country reintroducing a new form of segregation. I find it disgusting.

bolverk · Answer

The Democrats also funded the KKK the same way they back and fund ANTIFA today, the Democrats major aim is to fragment black society by any and all means at there disposal to stop it from unifying, while at the same time pretending to support the black people while putting forward policies that keep the black people subservient.

Anonymous · Answer

What used to be is not what's important. It's what the parties represent today that matters, and today the Democrats are the party of hate and oppression by way of keeping disadvantaged groups in their places to ensure Democrats remain in power. The Democrats spent all of 2020 dividing Americans and monger hatred for the sole purpose of getting their candidate elected. That is despicable.

The Republican party has its own problems but the Democrats win the prize as the biggest pieces of shit in modern American politics.

jshm2 · Answer

Get your bullshit out of here.

Republicans are the ones who profit from slavery in this day and age. Mainly as they are the major stakeholders in prison corporations. They also profit the most from the 13th amendment and use that prison labour for their further profit as well.

A few token Blacks and a couple of dullard PoC Republicans; does not mean the Republicans are the "progressives" they like to portray themselves as.

koolHondo · Answer

let us all not forget that Spain had the most slaves and france had slaves and other countries had slave so why is everyone fighting about who is racist the liberal say they switch and the Republicans say the Democrats did not. I honestly thought slavery was gone but apparently people are still talking about it. let us also not forget there own kind enslaved them to other countries

goaded · Answer

The important word in your question is: WAS

Yes, the Republicans freed the slaves, which is why they were so unpopular in the South. Southern politicians voted 9:1 against the voting rights act, and now most southern politicians are Republicans.

Anonymous · Answer

Did you know that racist Democrats flew from the Democratic Party, and joined the Republican Party in droves, because Democratic president Johnson, passed laws against racial discrimination, such as allowing black people to vote? Racists have found a safe haven in the Republican Party.

loveslongnails · Answer

Only a fool would blame slavery on a political party. LOL The simple truth is - if you were a plantation owner in the South, or a large land owner, you were pro-slavery, no matter what political association you had, IF any!! Slavery was an economic choice for some, while others, like Andrew Stephens who was a Whig, considered it a God given right.

While the Whigs and Dems shared many views, their differences were glaring enough. Although the abolitionist movement spawned the Republican party in name, they have long abandoned the view that "all men are created equal", unless you're wealthy. Today, all they care about is lying, trying to suppress voting since that's the only way they can win elections, and following a loser douche bucket, treasonous ex President.

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

So what?

Nintendo started as a company printing playing cards, this doesn't mean they can't sell video games right now.

You always have to judge the parties by the actions their members are doing right now (or in the last years).

humanearth · Answer

I knew that, I have asked this same question years ago on here. They dont want you to know the truth, they want to keep people hating each other.

LazyProphet · Answer

Yep I already knew all that, the Dem's also started the KKK, an organization that falsely gets associated to the right. People don't realize the Democrats are still enslaving black people.

Kylesmoot · Answer

What does the Republican Party stand for?

The Republican Party was initially created to advocate for a free-market economy that countered the Democratic Party’s agrarian leanings and support of slave labour. In recent history, the Republicans have been affiliated with reducing taxes to stimulate the economy, deregulation, and conservative

Our government rests in public opinion…. Whoever can change public opinion, can change the government, practically just so much.”

OliviaOfTheScots · Answer

Just as a fact check America was one of the last places to continue legal slavery

Anonymous · Answer

YES. The KKK was also founded by Democrats. Jim Crowe was also a legacy of Democrats. Racializing fucking EVERYTHING today is also the work of Democrats.

Anonymous · Answer

The Dems have been lying and gaslighting Black Americans and the entire country for many many years now

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Yeah, I know that, but I also know the Democrat and Republican party of over 150 years ago when slavery was banned aren't the same.

Twalli · Answer

Yes the liberal Republicans did end slavery. The conservative Democrats wanted to keep it. Liberals freed the slaves.

OddBeMe · Answer

Fun fact! Political party names change all the time. Like did you know that Republicans and Democrats were the same party once?

pokerbot · Answer

Yes, I also know that it's ancient history and doesn't bear any relation to modern political parties.

Do you know that the Democrat Party was the party of slaveowners and the Republican Party was founded for one purpose -- to free the slaves?

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