Republicans vs Democrats

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[–]jjj49er 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (10 children)

Democrats aren't interested in facts. It's all about feelings. They feel like republicans are racist. The debate ends there.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

1) Republicans started electing blacks to the senate 128 years before the democrats.
2) But to this day only 50% of all black senators have been republicans.

What does that tell you?

It implies to me that:

1) Democrats used to be more racist than republicans.
2) Republicans are now more racist than democrats.

Is this wrong?

[–]Canbot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The last part there does not follow at all.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

What part don't you follow?

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Lol, there's that classic sox twist. 🤣

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

None of it?

Then why did you say that you didn't think it followed?

[–]passionflounderIndependent 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There are a lot of assumptions that we're supposed to simply accept as factual to follow that logic.

[–]wristaction 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

No. It means: 1) Republicans used to deliver favors for blacks. 2) Democrats gave them more.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Favors like the abolition of slavery and the vote?

[–]wristaction 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, but also the disenfranchisement of southern White voters and the installation of black legislatures.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Is the right to vote really a favor for blacks?

Over and above something that whites had?