Comments by "Gunner Asch" (@GunnerAsch1) on "Whatifalthist"
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Over the last 100 years, Republicans have stood up for African Americans while Democrats not only stood on the sidelines, but in fact served as obstructionists to civil liberties.
Here are at least 12 examples in which Democrats voted against African Americans, and Republicans voted to free them:
Democrats voted against every piece of civil rights legislation in Congress from 1866 to 1966 – a whopping 100 years. That is a dismal record for today's Democrats who would like you to believe that history has been on their side on this issue.
It hasn't.
Democrats voted to keep Africans Americans in slavery, opposing the 13th Amendment which officially freed the slaves. Only four Democrats voted for it.
Republicans also passed the 14th Amendment which granted slaves U.S. citizenship; Democrats voted against it.
Republicans also passed the 15th Amendment which gave slaves the right to vote. Not a single one of the 56 Democrats in Congress voted for it.
Shame on them.
Furthermore, Republicans passed all of the Civil Rights laws of the 1860s — including the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the Reconstruction Act of 1867 following the Civil War.
The Republican Party itself was founded as the "anti-slavery party" in 1854. The party subsequently gave us President Abraham Lincoln and ultimately, the Emancipation Proclamation which led to the liberation of slaves.
Republicans supported African Americans not only in the 1800s, but in modern times as well.
In the 1960s, with the exception of Democrat President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was instrumental in the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act in the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the truth is that Democrats were the largest single blockade to civil rights.
But don't take my word for it.
Long after slavery was over, the Democratic Party continued down their path to deny African Americans their rights. Wikipedia refers to this as the era of "disenfranchisement" when "Democrats worked to exclude blacks" from civil liberties.
PBS reported, "The Democratic Party identified itself as the 'white man's party' and demonized the Republican Party as being 'Negro dominated,' even though whites were in control."
The Democratic Party was responsible for passing Jim Crow laws, in addition to Black Civil Codes that forced Americans to utilize separate drinking fountains, swimming pools, and other facilities in the 20th century.
Even Democratic icons such as Kennedy voted against the 1957 Civil Rights Act while in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Al Gore, Sr., D-Tenn., also opposed it.
But you don't hear the "antifa" movement or anyone else on the Left talking about Democrats' shameful involvement in American history, nor do many speak of Republicans' brave work on behalf of African Americans.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican, appointed Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren who penned the Brown v. Board of Education decision that ended school segregation forever.
It was also a Republican, Sen. Everett Dirksen from Illinois (the "Land of Lincoln"), who wrote numerous pieces of legislation including the Civil Rights Act of 1968 which banned discrimination in housing.
It was Republican President Richard M. Nixon who introduced the "Philadelphia Plan" that serves as the blueprint for affirmative action today.
It was Republican President Ronald Reagan who in 1984 signed into law the holiday now known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
That's right, these were Republicans — not Democrats.
As more "antifa" protests are expected this summer and into the fall, leading up to their night of hell planned for November 4, it is vitally important that revisionist history is not permitted to be foisted upon Americans.
The truth about who was on the right side of history and who was in the wrong lies in the voting records and those records lie in the National Archives and the Library of Congress. No amount of statue-toppling nor spin from the Left can ever erase it.
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@gavinalin5956 I "have to realize"? That is utter buffoonery and typical Leftist BS. "Goldwater was one of just six Senate Republicans to vote against the bill in 1964, while 21 Senate Democrats opposed it. It passed by an overall vote of 73-27. In the House, 96 Democrats and 34 Republicans voted against the Civil Rights Act, passing with an overall 290-130 vote. While most Democrats in both chambers voted for it, the bulk of the opposition still was from Democrats."
You seem to forget that the longest serving Democrat Senator was Robert Byrd..who died only 4 yrs ago..while still in office..a leader amongst Democrats and IRRC..Senate President..was a Grand Kleagle of the KKK. Democrats may not "openly" STILL support the KKK..but "you have to realize" that Democratic policies are still racist and still promote seperation of the races. One only has to look at Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton to see one side of Democrat racism, and Clinton, Gore Sr, George Wallace, Bull Conners etc etc as the other side of your parties racism. You Democrats have been trying to rewrite history for generations.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/06/democratic-party-racist-history-mona-charen/
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/05/the_secret_racist_history_of_the_democratic_party.html
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/racist-anti-semitic-comments-by-9-democrats-who-went-unpunished
You people are utterly without ethics, morals or moral fiber...and a huge number of you are blind, stumbling mentally ill sheep who will follow anyone who can tickle their fantasies. This is the reason there is a STRONG return to the Republican Party by blacks and other minorities. Black women in particular are quitting the Democratic Party and becoming Republicans once again. There will be No Democratic Party in 20 yrs...as your policies and extremism is driving normal people away enmass. Deal with it..and be honest..if thats possible for you.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-blacks-are-leaving-the-democratic-party_2584977.html
https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/campaign/314934-why-im-leaving-the-democratic-party
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/10/11/waitare-black-women-leaving-the-democratic-party-n2393487
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/1/blacks-are-abandoning-the-democratic-party/
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