Quote:Interesting that you left of the southern strategy off your list. 

 

If the modern Republican part were still the same party ideologically as the one that elected Lincoln I would be one. So let's not pretend the parties are the same as they were then.

 

Would you say that Republicans have consistently been for human rights given history?  It's not just the Republicans from 1860, but also Republicans as recently as 1965.  I could give more modern examples if you want.

 

My point is that to say the Republican party is "anti-civil rights" is pretty much a false statement.

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