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[-] tuxrandom@kbin.social 37 points 2 years ago

To be fair, he may actually be a democrat, just a historic one. Their 'roles' were kind of reversed compared to today until somewhere in the last century if my outside knowledge of US political history serves right.

[-] buckykat 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The flip came with Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act and then Goldwater and Nixon capitalizing on racists' anger about it with the Southern Strategy.

[-] LovingHippieCat@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Yeah that’s basically what he is. I’ve never talked to him about the party switch and it’d be an interesting and probably very frustrating situation.

That said, you mentioning that has given me an idea about what to say the next time he says he’s a democrat so thank you for that!

[-] OwenEverbinde@lemmy.myserv.one 15 points 2 years ago

Ah, a Strom Thurmond Democrat.

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