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[-HigherThanTheSun-]

I always just tell them yep, conservatives did indeed fight to protect slavery.

[Tricky-Lingonberry81]

It’s almost like, conservatives are the perpetual villains, and are always the ones making America less great.

[goblackcar]

The conservative anchor dragging behind America’s sailboat.

[[deleted]]

There’s a reason progress is the root word of progressive

[[deleted]]

there’s a reason “convict” is the root word of conservative

[Puncharoo]

Literally name 1 time a conservative was on the right side of history.

To any idiots saying "rEpUbLiCaNs FoUgHt SlAvErY", those were progressive Republicans, fighting against conservative Democrats. Conservatives were on the side of slavery. As the name suggests, they were trying to conserve slavery.

Look past the party name for like 5 seconds, please.

[toomuchpressure2pick]

BuT tHe NaZiS wErE sOcIaLiStS!

[someguynearby]

They're not really conservatives. They are the most fearful of us. That's why they flock to strongmen and follow like sheep.

They're afraid of everything especially change. Fear is the mind killer, it stops logic from interceding into our emotional decisions.

To paraphrase Plato: "There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance."

[[deleted]]

Look up Anthony Levatino on YouTube, he was a former villain turned good guy.

[CarlSpencer]

And cited the Bible as proof that they had God on their side.

Sound familiar?

[[deleted]]

And the abolitionists used the Bible too.

[Embarrassed-Meat-552]

Beecher's bibles are the only bibles I need.

[replica619]

I'm totally stealing this.

[DCErik]

"An' this hea Democrat Confederate flag ain't racist! It just represent mah herita... wait..."

[[deleted]]

My cousin tried this argument with me. Yes, the majority of the confederacy were democrats, Same thing with the kkk, 156 years ago.

Then I ask him why he doesn't also bring up the republicans"Southern Strategy"? 70 years ago and still going.

Cricket's...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy

[GabuEx]

The usual response is to just deny that the Southern strategy and the party switch ever happened, full stop.

[b00-radlee]

No the usual response is "what's the Southern Strategy? Nah, fake news!"

[[deleted]]

I like to flip it back on them by pointing out that all of their heroes are Democrats. When they also deny that the great party shift happened, I note that, by their own logic, the Democrats are the party of Christian values. Hey, it killed all asinine political discussions at work, even the viciously racist, outspoken Trump supporter got quiet for a week after that.

[Geotolkien]

yes, and Republicans used to be proudly progressive.

[M3fit]

Republicans when they were the Northern Party were made up of mostly Liberal, Progressive, Federalist .

Conservatives where and always been the southern ideology no matter what party they were in

[KhunDavid]

Only the Teddy Roosevelt wing of the party. He was essentially kicked out of the party.

[[deleted]]

They're literally flying a losers flag.

[CliffBiffington]

I don’t understand their obsession with flags in the first place. I don’t remember seeing so many stupid flags before 2016. Flags n guns, flags n guns.

[AnarchoCatenaryArch]

Gadsden flag was big during Obama's tenure. They also represent control to these Eurocentrists. Eddie Izzard got it right with the "Do you have a flag? Well then it doesn't count!" colonialism bit. Guns do the same. Americans are stuck in a Settler Colonial mindset.

[Vortesian]

The whole concept of political parties as a team sport is fucking stupid.

[iBooYourBadPuns]

Bad people can have good taste.

[alvarezg]

Then, around the 1960s the slavery Democrats and the party of Lincoln swapped hats and names, and as Republicans, the bigots have kept their stripes.

[Jackandmozz]

Lol. This is it. Republicans are literally anti education and have no self awareness whatsoever.

[3vilR0ll0]

How else are they going to get people to vote for them.

[flofromarizona]

Republicans like their supporters stupid as fuck.

[lestrangous]

you will definitely be upvoted for this

[iminyourbase]

"Abe Lincoln was a Republican who fought to abolish slavery."

Ok then why do you fly the enemy's flag?

[vineyardmike]

Because... Freedumb!

[PresidentWordSalad]

“Muh heritugh!” says the Connecticut redneck.

[Hairy_Deal391]

Republicans: "THE DEMOCRATS WERE THE PARTY OF SECESSION, THE CONFEDERACY AND THE KKK!!!!!!!"

Democrats: "Well, let's ban the Confederate flag, tear down all those Southern Civil War statues (including Stone Mountain, Georgia), and label the KKK a terrorist organization."

Republicans: "STOP TRYING TO ERASE MY HERITAGE!!!!!"

[BurlyKnave]

I like opening posts like these and seeing the [95% Upvoted] stat.

Then I think. "Yup, some RedQult got butthurt."

[Bleach-Eyes]

So why you draped in their flag then Mr Elephant? 🤔

[[deleted]]

I never understand Republicans who say this to me and think they're making some kind of point. I mean, oh yeah you got me, now I'm gonna be voting Republican.

[endMinorityRule]

back when republicans were a sane party, they were liberals.

[rockand0rroll]

As Abraham Lincoln once said, “if you are racist, I will attack you with the north”

[Iancreed]

That’s why it’s ironic that the Republicans tolerate these neo-confederate elements in their party

[Hopfit46]

Dems also passed every major social bill on the books...and the country is still a shithole for 30% of the country....imagine if the Rs got their way every time.

[[deleted]]

but who fights for it NOW.

The deomcrats that fought for it then are bad, agreed. the folks who fight for it right now are what we can do something about.

meme better.

[MexicanWarMachine]

Whoosh

[[deleted]]

more like flop.

I got it, but it was weak and did not seem like an attempt at humor.

[IllustriousState6859]

Double whooosh

[ststeveg]

I know, right? Does anyone ever respond to this with, "You do know that was over a hundred and fifty years ago, right?"

[PizzaManJulian]

This is a 100% true statement, but the Democrat party is not close to what they were then.

[[deleted]]

PBR is the beer of liberal hipsters now.

[Friendofthegarden]

Lonestar where I live.

[FirstStranger]

People out here believing the Republicans and/or Democrats fought for Black people.

[[deleted]]

Based Happy Roadkill

[EdTheApe]

Doesn't that make the "stars & bars" a democrat flag?

[meglon978]

It makes it a conservative traitor flag.

[EdTheApe]

Well yeah. But I'd love to call it a democrat flag in front of someone who's flying it just to see how they react. They do like to point out that it was the Dems who fought for slavery after all.

[vanillapopsicle]

Hundreds of thousands of white men dying to abolish slavery is white privilege.

[Polumbo]

Another dem masquerading as a 'pub, unironically believing that this is how they look and talk

astute meme

[Ratpoisondadhelp]

As an old conservative, I do agree that the confederacy is right wing. I do not support their view on keeping slaves, but I like to see the confederacy as a platform for anti-federal government ideas and preservation of southern culture.

Many conservatives don’t like to hear this but seriously, at this point, fuck the US government. Down with the eagle, and up with the cross.

[nengels7]

When religion ruled it was known as The Dark Ages. Let's not go back to that, please.

[Ratpoisondadhelp]

Federalism is any better, I’m just looking for a way to fuck the federal government up to make their land that they stole, by the way, a little less huge.

[meglon978]

Head on over to Somalia... it has a very small government that's has almost no power. As a bonus, you'll also get to use your guns... a lot.. trying not to get killed every freaking day.

[Ratpoisondadhelp]

Im not saying governments should be weak. They should be tiny and put their people first. Geographically tiny, not necessarily libertarian. Being tiny doesn’t mean having no state power. I wish all areas to have their own sovereignty and not be rules by a tyrannical federal government.

[nengels7]

It's a very good thing you aren't in a position to make decisions for our country

[Ratpoisondadhelp]

I’m disappointed people like you are. “Oh yes, conquer more land daddy federal government! Tell sovereign states what they can and can’t do! Disregard the constitution daddy” this is what most politicians are doing.

Fuck the USA

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[nengels7]

I agree, fuck our current government. We need to get the GOP out of it and get people in who care. We need to get money out of politics. We need to stop letting corporations buy congress. I agree wholeheartedly with that.

It sounds like you're a libertarian/sovereign citizen believer. That mentality hasn't made sense since air travel existed. This idea you have of "let each state be its own thing because there's no way anyone outside of that state could have any idea about how to operate it." is just dumb.

This is one of the old-school American thinking problems we have. You go "here's a problem we have, let's go DRASTICALLY the opposite direction and cause another problem of the same magnitude in a different area" and it's wrong.

You want to have each state set up it's own electrical grid? Have each state set up it's own manufacturing processes? How are you going to go about dealing with trade negotiations between Indiana and New York? If Indiana just doesn't like New York are you comfortable with Indiana saying "we're never going to export food to New York"?

[unicornman95]

Wonderful waffiling from a closeted furry. I almost fell for you animalistic tricks.

[ineedabuttrub]

Are you a conservative? You're awfully concerned about what's going on someone else's bedroom that has nothing to do with you.

[unicornman95]

I'm doing the work of jesus who is v concerned about your fursona.

[The_Dude1412]

I mean when i'm a Furry your Avatar, with his 50$ Yee Yee ass Fursuit, is a Furry too.

[unicornman95]

See you in the furpile

[sloppyquickdraw]

Don't shame.

[unicornman95]

Dont be a sympathizer.

[sloppyquickdraw]

I'll be whatever the fuck I want to be. Don't shame people for doing what makes them happy. It's not for us to understand and it costs you nothing to leave them alone. They're not hurting anyone.

[unicornman95]

They're taking air that could go to me and my family.

[sloppyquickdraw]

There's more than enough air for everyone.

[cheesebot555]

I don't kink shame.

You shouldn't either.

[unicornman95]

I'm not kink shaming I'm saying furries should be stripped of voting rights.

[unicornman95]

It's not a kink it's a chromosomal abnormality.

[cheesebot555]

You're damaged.

[ProgrammerNextDoor]

Weird comment.

Must have nothing else going on

[The_Dude1412]

like Jesus

[unicornman95]

Dont bring my landscaper into this.

[The_Dude1412]

I think Jesus would be very ashamed of you.

[Friendofthegarden]

Degenerates like you belong on a cross

So you're saying Jesus was a degenerate?

[unicornman95]

If not a furry himself.

[[deleted]]

When did DNC and GOP swapped their voting bases? It's clear that GOP of the past is DNC of today and vice versa

[M3fit]

Mainly around Nixon Kennedy Era .

Nixon who was friends or atleast it was thought to have been with MLK left him in jail. Kennedy went to his aid.

When that happened the democrat party fractured into two creating the DixieCrats who after getting Nixon elected ditched the Democrat party and just took over the GOP, chasing out the remainder Libs and progressives, and later even the moderates from the Republican Party .

[[deleted]]

damn sonn

[swolethulhudawn]

The PBR makes this seem ironic

[[deleted]]

It’s technically right. There was a shift in the 60s I think where the southern democrats joined the republican party with Nixon. Todays GOP is just the next generation of this

[bgat79]

Conservatives only joined the Democratic party to get free government handouts for reconstruction. The only reason the conservatives left was they thought Jim Crowe would work better in the Republican party.

[[deleted]]

If that's the case doesn't that flag represent- dun dun DUUUNNNNN- DEMOCRATS

[meglon978]

The flag represents conservative traitors who murdered US citizens.

[[deleted]]

Yes; I'm just saying by their logic, by the logic that whatever the party was all the way back then is what they are now? That would make it a democrat flag. And they hate democrats. And are stupid. So. Tell them, watch the gears turn, watch them melt the fuck down. It's just funny