Just a Thought: Race History Plain and Simple Demarcates vs Republ...

Just a Thought: Race History Plain and Simple Demarcates vs Republ...:       The history they do not want you to know.  Fact: The Republican Party was founded primarily to oppose slavery, and Republican...

Race History Plain and Simple Demarcates vs Republicans

      The history they do not want you to know. 

Fact: The Republican Party was founded primarily to oppose slavery, and Republicans eventually abolished slavery. The Democratic Party fought them and tried to maintain and expand slavery. The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, passed in 1865 with 100% Republican support but only 23% Democrat support in congress.

Why is this indisputable fact so rarely mentioned? PBS documentaries about slavery and the Civil War barely mention it, for example. One can certainly argue that the parties have changed in 150 years (more about that below), but that does not change the historical fact that it was the Democrats who supported slavery and the Republicans who opposed it. And that indisputable fact should not be airbrushed out for fear that it will tarnish the modern Democratic Party.

Had the positions of the parties been the opposite, and the Democrats had fought the Republicans to end slavery, the historical party roles would no doubt be repeated incessantly in these documentaries. Funny how that works.

Fact: During the Civil War era, the "Radical Republicans" were given that name because they wanted to not only end slavery but also to endow the freed slaves with full citizenship, equality, and rights.

Yes, that was indeed a radical idea at the time!

Fact: Lincoln's Vice President, Andrew Johnson, was a strongly pro-Union (but also pro-slavery) Democrat who had been chosen by Lincoln as a compromise running mate to attract Democrats. After Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson thwarted Republican efforts in Congress to recognize the civil rights of the freed slaves, and Southern Democrats continued to thwart any such efforts for close to a century.

Fact: The 14th Amendment, giving full citizenship to freed slaves, passed in 1868 with 94% Republican support and 0% Democrat support in congress. The 15th Amendment, giving freed slaves the right to vote, passed in 1870 with 100% Republican support and 0% Democrat support in congress.

Regardless of what has happened since then, shouldn't we be grateful to the Republicans for these Amendments to the Constitution? And shouldn't we remember which party stood for freedom and which party fiercely opposed it?

Fact: The Ku Klux Klan was originally and primarily an arm of the Southern Democratic Party. Its mission was to terrorize freed slaves and "ni**er-loving" (their words) Republicans who sympathized with them.

Why is this fact conveniently omitted in so many popular histories and depictions of the KKK, including PBS documentaries? Had the KKK been founded by Republicans, that fact would no doubt be repeated constantly on those shows.

Fact: In the 1950s, President Eisenhower, a Republican, integrated the US military and promoted civil rights for minorities. Eisenhower pushed through the Civil Rights Act of 1957. One of Eisenhower's primary political opponents on civil rights prior to 1957 was none other than Lyndon Johnson, then the Democratic Senate Majority Leader. LBJ had voted the straight segregationist line until he changed his position and supported the 1957 Act.

Fact: The historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 was supported by a higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats in both houses of Congress. In the House, 80 percent of the Republicans and 63 percent of the Democrats voted in favor. In the Senate, 82 percent of the Republicans and 69 percent of the Democrats voted for it.

Fact: Contrary to popular misconception, the parties never "switched" on racism. The Democrats just switched from overt racism to a subversive strategy of getting blacks as dependent as possible on government to secure their votes. At the same time, they began a cynical smear campaign to label anyone who opposes their devious strategy as greedy racists.

Following the epic civil rights struggles of the 1960s, the South began a major demographic shift from Democratic to Republican dominance. Many believe that this shift was motivated by racism. While it is certainly true that many Southern racists abandoned the Democratic Party over its new support for racial equality and integration, the notion that they would flock to the Republican Party -- which was a century ahead of the Democrats on those issues -- makes no sense whatsoever.

Yet virtually every liberal, when pressed on the matter, will inevitably claim that the parties "switched," and most racist Democrats became Republicans! In their minds, this historical ju jitsu maneuver apparently transfers all the past sins of the Democrats (slavery, the KKK, Jim Crow laws, etc.) onto the Republicans and all the past virtues of the Republicans (e.g., ending slavery) onto the Democrats! That's quite a feat!

It is true that Barry Goldwater's opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 probably attracted some racist Democrats to the Republican Party. However, Goldwater was not a racist -- at least not an overt racist like so many Southern Democrats of the time, such as George Wallace and Bull Connor. He publicly professed racial equality, and his opposition to the 1964 Act was based on principled grounds of states rights. In any case, his libertarian views were out of step with the mainstream, and he lost the 1964 Presidential election to LBJ in a landslide.

But Goldwater's opposition to the 1964 Civil Rights Act provided liberals an opening to tar the Republican Party as racist, and they have tenaciously repeated that label so often over the years that it is now the conventional wisdom among liberals. But it is really nothing more than an unsubstantiated myth -- a convenient political lie. If the Republican Party was any more racist than the Democratic Party even in 1964, why did a higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats in both houses of Congress vote for the 1964 Civil Rights Act? The idea that Goldwater's vote on the 1964 Civil Rights Act trumps a century of history of the Republican Party is ridiculous, to say the least.

Every political party has its racists, but the notion that Republicans are more racist than Democrats or any other party is based on nothing more than a constant drumbeat of unsubstantiated innuendo and assertions by Leftists, constantly echoed by the liberal media. It is a classic example of a Big Lie that becomes "true" simply by virtue of being repeated so many times.

A more likely explanation for the long-term shift from Democratic to Republican dominance in the South was the perception, fair or not, that the Democratic Party had rejected traditional Christian religious values and embraced radical secularism. That includes its hardline support for abortion, its rejection of prayer in public schools, its promotion of the gay agenda, and many other issues.

In the 1960s the Democratic Party changed its strategy for dealing with African Americans. Thanks to earlier Republican initiatives on civil rights, blatant racial oppression was no longer a viable political option. Whereas before that time Southern Democrats had overtly and proudly segregated and terrorized blacks, the national Democratic Party decided instead to be more subtle and get them as dependent on government as possible. As LBJ so elegantly put it (in a famous moment of candor that was recorded for posterity), "I'll have those niggers voting Democratic for the next 200 years." At the same time, the Democrats started a persistent campaign of lies and innuendo, falsely equating any opposition to their welfare state with racism.

From a purely cynical political perspective, the Democratic strategy of black dependence has been extremely effective. LBJ knew exactly what he was doing. African Americans routinely vote well over 90 percent Democratic for fear that Republicans will cut their government benefits and welfare programs. And what is the result? Before LBJ's Great Society welfare programs, the black illegitimacy rate was as low as 23 percent, but now it has more than tripled to 72 percent.

Most major American city governments have been run by liberal Democrats for decades, and most of those cities have large black sections that are essentially dysfunctional anarchies. Cities like Detroit are overrun by gangs and drug dealers, with burned out homes on every block in some areas. The land values are so low due to crime, blight, and lack of economic opportunity that condemned homes are not even worth rebuilding. Who wants to build a home in an urban war zone? Yet they keep electing liberal Democrats -- and blaming "racist" Republicans for their problems!

Washington DC is another city that has been dominated by liberal Democrats for decades. It spends more per capita on students than almost any other city in the world, yet it has some of the worst academic achievement anywhere and is a drug-infested hellhole. Barack Obama would not dream of sending his own precious daughters to the DC public schools, of course -- but he assures us that those schools are good enough for everyone else. In fact, Obama was instrumental in killing a popular and effective school voucher program in DC, effectively killing hopes for many poor black families trapped in those dysfunctional public schools. His allegiance to the teachers unions apparently trumps his concern for poor black families.

A strong argument could also be made that Democratic support for perpetual affirmative action is racist. It is, after all, the antithesis of Martin Luther King's dream of a color-blind society. Not only is it "reverse racism," but it is based on the premise that African Americans are incapable of competing in the free market on a level playing field. In other words, it is based on the notion of white supremacy, albeit "benevolent" white supremacy rather than the openly hostile white supremacy of the pre-1960s Democratic Party.

The next time someone claims that Republicans are racist and Democrats are not, don't fall for it.

Just a Thought: Uncontrollable Habits

Just a Thought: Uncontrollable Habits:      Sometimes in life you run across people that have such problems, you know habits that tend to get out of control and overtake functiona...

Uncontrollable Habits

     Sometimes in life you run across people that have such problems, you know habits that tend to get out of control and overtake functional thought processes. I would say it is the lack of control in a world of temptation. Something that sounds simple and petty to some, then becomes a raging monster. Say when people do a drug for the first time, they love that beginning  high but then spend the rest of their time chasing it. Some choose other substances to do and drive toward the same goal. Most of these people know the outcome and somehow think that this time it will be different. But in all essence it does not. Life has plenty of a challenges on a day to day bases and adding a homemade remedy to offset your way of thinking or how to deal with it is not the answer. I have notice that drug and alcohol abuse in this country is now celebrated and not frowned upon. You know lesser time in jail for offenders and I have seen in my time in Law Enforcement getting a DWI is not more of a deterrence than a speeding ticket. I have run across many people that have as many a 5 DWI's and somehow still retain a license and still get behind the wheel doing it all over again. I see drug dealers making the drugs in neighborhoods with the potential of blowing up a whole block. It would appear that people have severely lost their moral compass. Example: someone smokes a cigarette and the whole world erupts about second hand smoke and someone smokes weed and not a peep. Someone at a party gets drunk and it's funny, that is until they go out a kill someone and then the world erupts. Seems to me like we have our priorities somewhat screwed up on what is right and wrong.  

     Life is a one time gift, and you should make the best out of all of it. You get one go around in this world and you should take into consideration that that is what everyone else is trying to do. Over indulging yourself with pleasantries like drugs and alcohol to excess hurts everyone in your path, some more than others. When you look around and see all of the miracles of life walking and interacting around you and when you look to the sky at night and see all those stars that might have life on them you have to stand back and realize what a gift we have all be given. So take the time to slow down get a handle on your life and just think about how special you really are and you do not need all that outside stimulation to be happy. Be thankful you have had the opportunity to experience it. But experience it with a clear mind so you can revel in all of it's true beauty.  

Just a thought for the day. 

Just a Thought: Just a Thought: Uncharted Waters (Election)

Just a Thought: Just a Thought: Uncharted Waters (Election): Just a Thought: Uncharted Waters (Election) :    I find myself worried about what is going to happen over the next few months. I have seen t...

Just a Thought: Uncharted Waters (Election)

Just a Thought: Uncharted Waters (Election):    I find myself worried about what is going to happen over the next few months. I have seen the narrative of this election jump from on thi...

Uncharted Waters (Election)

   I find myself worried about what is going to happen over the next few months. I have seen the narrative of this election jump from one thing to another. All while neither has talked about the real problem. (The total decline in the American family due to jobs, health Insurance, Education, and long term Politicians in it for the money.) What I do see are lies, deception and most of all the trick of changing the subject to distract from the real problems. They seem to be comfortable with all of that. They, meaning the Politicians and the News Media. Hell it gets them votes and in turn gives the Media much to talk about on Air. We have been so distracted by this clown show that the American people have literally turned on each other with everything from Racism to Homophobic, and Islamophobic and outright Political Correctness running a muck. While you are all distracted by this our country is falling apart, going broke, losing faith, and following in the very footsteps of the Ancient Roman Empire. 

     I have no dog in this fight because I cannot figure out the end games to all of the ones running for President. On one hand Trump sounds like he wants to do the right thing in taking the fight to preserving the continuity of our country and having people follow the laws that govern her. (I agree with that) But like most is it just a talking point to get elected, or is he for real? Hillary on the other hand is a flat out liar. She will never admit to a mistake or just flat out being wrong. She has changed her position on just about everything, but most of all she is dangerous. What I mean by that is her personality. She will step on God to get what she feels she deserves. You have to remember she stayed with Bill after all the affairs. She stood by his side for one reason and that was to be the first woman President. Being a woman or a man is not a determining factor to being President. It is what you bring to the table that counts. And I do not know about you but she has a very high mortality of people left in her wake. I am by no means a conspiracy theorist but it is what it is. After the attempt on Julian Assanges life I cannot dismiss her involvement. 

     As Americans we have to weigh this election on the lesser of two evils. And by all accounts that is very sad but true. It seems you have two choice, one Hillary (Keeps everything the same and finishes the job of bankrupting the country from which she has had a good start at, due to her involvement with the Obama Administration.) Or Trump (someone you cannot quite figure out, but has a business background and if he fights for this country like he did his own companies well, we need that right now.) All in all we have lost our faith and our pride in this country and are now losing our rights as well. All driven by Social Warriors that want nothing more than to set around and gather free shit. All while the other half works 2 and 3 jobs to feed and educate their families. No one said the choice was easy. I would just ask before you vote do the research on them before you pull the handle, and use your own brain to figure it out. Do not let the media tell you how to vote. They after all are in this only for themselves.