Democrats are racistsFollow

Sure. What's the argument?

Edit: Speaking of awesome racial quotes for the day, this is as good a thread as any...


Edited, Jul 29th 2010 12:44pm by Jophiel

The only reason I've ever heard it is because it's come up on this forum before. Also in the implied context of some kind of ongoing systematic racism by the GOP. I suppose it's something that echo-chamber living liberals repeat to each other in order to reinforce their own assumptions.

Frankly, I think it's absurd. While most Segregationists were Democrats and *some* of them moved into the GOP during the civil rights movement, it's a stretch to conclude therefore that the GOP has embarked upon some grand racist plan ever since then which dominates their overall political strategy. As I pointed out earlier, the "southern strategy" as it was originally used doesn't appear to have actually been employed or to have had much effect. The shift of racist whites from the Democratic party to the GOP is far more often talked about (by liberals of course!) than there is any evidence of it happening in any significant numbers.

You can find more evidence supporting southern white democrat racists fleeing to states like Indiana (and remaining Democrats) to run KKK operations there than you can supporting what Joph and others are arguing about. It's simply ridiculous. Even more ridiculous when you realize that he's countering examples of clear and blatantly racist actions by Democrats with some vague and undefined assumptions about the GOP. You have to engage the questionable tactic of assuming code-words and hidden meanings in the GOP platform to see racism there, but need only look at proposed (and passed!) legislation by the Democrats to see it.


I don't see how you can equate those at all, yet alone conclude somehow that the GOP is *more* guilty of racism than the Dems.

Edited, Jul 29th 2010 6:50pm by gbaji

You're kidding, right? Ask a thousand random people if they know what the "southern strategy" is, and 990 of them will say "huh?". The other ten will be frequenters of liberal blogs.


The far left are the *only* people who talk about this or think it has any relevance or merit. It's laughable. It's the political equivalent of believing in bigfoot. Seriously. Get over it.

Lee Atwater was a brilliant demon.

Those straws must be getting pretty banged up from you grasping at them so often.

It's hardly a tactic when the question asker doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.




White people know more about sun burns. Not racist.

Black people know more about sickle cell anemia. Also not racist.

These are facts *******.

Jophed,




Yeah and the Democrats don't use indescript phrases to cover their intent

Immigration reform=amnesty
Progressive=marxism
rich aren't paying their fair share=tax increases imminent
bush lied people died=we don't want to upset muslims
Neocon=greedy white racists
big business=any business

Kael,

So I guess it's fair to say that black people are lazy idiots. If we look at their unemployment rate compared with the rest of the nation as well the drop out rates in high school that makes it an accurate assessment doesn't it?

p.s.

Genetic differences are quite different than sociological ones.


You keep on apologizing for an outspoken racist and i'll keep calling him on what he says.

If you want to say that, go ahead. You don't need me to approve of your racism.



I was just following the letter of your post when you said 'anything'.

No, that makes you a racist.
Laziness and/or lack of intellect aren't the only reason why someone is unemployed or drops out of school.

You just keep on thinking that, Goebbels.

Ash,

Ok Hitler.