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In reply to the discussion: A History of Liberal White Racism [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)Basically, over a century, Democrats and Repubicans, as parties (rather than individuals) switched party positions on African Americans, from pro-slavery when Douglas ran (maybe before, I don't know) against Lincoln, to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Of course, Republicans today don't admit outright to being the the racist party, but, clearly, if someone were to admit that one party, as a whole, is more racist than the other, that someone would have to admit at least that Republican politicians say more racist things aloud than do Democratic politicians.
Do some Democratic politicians say and do racist things? Yes. Are some Democrats today racist? Yes. Racism has been a pervasive issue in all of the US since the colonials. But, if you are racist, you ain't liberal. I don't care how you registered to vote.