I was a real Republican...

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  1. Lanzman

    Lanzman Vast, Cool and Unsympathetic Formerly Important

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    Yes, they did. And if you recall, they were Democrats.
  2. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Democrats then resemble Democrats now as much as golden age Sandman resembles Neil Gaiman Sandman.
    Which is to say, they shared a name.
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  3. Man Afraid of his Shoes

    Man Afraid of his Shoes كافر

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    Everybody knows that once upon a time, Democrats were the conservatives and Republicans were the liberals. I don't understand why you think that's some kind of "gotcha" point. :shrug:
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  4. tafkats

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    They were conservatives. The parties have realigned many times over the years, but the one thing that has not changed is conservatives being steadfastly on the wrong side of history every time.
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  5. Dayton Kitchens

    Dayton Kitchens Banned

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    Isn't whether or not one is on the "right side of history" strictly a subjective value judgement?
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  6. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    Based on the history lesson snippets of yours that have been posted, apparently not. :bergman:
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  7. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    No, they were Democrats and the party still holds black people in bondage.
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  8. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Yes.
    We've got history books, you've got partisan rancor.
    We win.
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  9. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    I see you disagree Dayton. I'm confused, don't your student materials present moral opinion as objective fact?
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  10. Quincunx

    Quincunx anti-anti Staff Member Administrator

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    There were conservative Democrats in office as recently as the 2000s, and liberal Republicans if you go back to the 1970s.
  11. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    Oh, you still disagree. I'll have to go back and re-read the material.
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  12. Tuckerfan

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    Doug Jones, the Senator from Alabama, is most assuredly a conservative Democrat.
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  13. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    You disagree that you disagree or disagree that I should go back and re-read the material?
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  14. Zor Prime

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    Hillary was a conservative Democrat until Bernie forced her to nudge (insufficiently)
    to the left.

    That’s part of the reason she lost to the orange fool. Her inauthenticity.
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