Chef keeps writing inane things but the truth is early liberals had many of the same values as modern conservatives. FYI, conservative is spelled with a lower case "c" and please has a "s" at the end. So the modern conservative is like Franklin, Madison, Adams, and Jefferson. Maximum liberty and happiness for the maximum number of people. The modern liberal has more in common with Hegel, Marx, Mussolini, and Alinsky. Originally Posted by the_real_BarleycornWow. That’s a view from inside a bubble.
Wow. That’s a view from inside a bubble.History is very messy and subject to being written by the victors. A smart man such as yourself surely knows this.
Arguing what was doesn’t change what is.
Fact is, the type of people who founded the Klan back then would likely be Trump followers today. And the kind of people who followed Lincoln back then would likely be Democrats today .
And the founding fathers, who sought to break away from the monarchy would likely be “amonynous” op-ed writers today.
Let’s try and keep this moment in history clean and pristine. This is the time that America fell to the very type of oppressor that resulted in its creation. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider
Wow. That’s a view from inside a bubble.This is just nothing but utter BS on your part yssup just because someone voted for Trump does not mean they are race hating people. Again your hatred for Trump fogs your judgement of people you don't even know
Arguing what was doesn’t change what is.
Fact is, the type of people who founded the Klan back then would likely be Trump followers today. And the kind of people who followed Lincoln back then would likely be Democrats today .
And the founding fathers, who sought to break away from the monarchy would likely be “amonynous” op-ed writers today.
Let’s try and keep this moment in history clean and pristine. This is the time that America fell to the very type of oppressor that resulted in its creation. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider
Don’t remember any Republicans in Texas until the 1990s, when the conservatives in the Democratic party switched parties to escape the rising tide of minorities, women and young voters in the party.
What was can’t be changed. What exists today is the issue here. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider
Don’t remember any Republicans in Texas until the 1990s, when the conservatives in the Democratic party switched parties to escape the rising tide of minorities, women and young voters in the party.United States Senator John Tower
What was can’t be changed. What exists today is the issue here. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider
This is just nothing but utter BS on your part yssup just because someone voted for Trump does not mean they are race hating people. Again your hatred for Trump fogs your judgement of people you don't even know Originally Posted by Hotrod511I did not say that. I said the founders of the KKK (who according to this discussion were the white ultra conservatives of their time). How many ultra conservatives of any racial group would you say did not support Trump?
Oh there were a few Republicans. Like Tower. Connolly switched parties too. Clements was a R. There were a few members of the Legislature here and there and a few members of Congress but the real political battle between liberals and conservatives took place within the Texas Democratic Party.Yes, excellent characterization of the party shift in Texas. You are a smart person.
The Lobbies started successfully running Republican candidates against the activist judges controlled by trial lawyers in the late 80s. It wasn’t the party but the “interests.” They flopped the majority of the Supreme Court in 1988.
The large scale migration of conservative Democrats to the Republican party in Texas didn’t occur until after Ann Richards was elected. Suddenly the face of the party wasn’t the old conservative white lawyer but minorities, women, etc. scared the shot out of people.
People started switching parties over the next four years and in. 94 she got beat by Dubya. Same conservatives, different party.
Texas has always been conservative. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider