One of the dumbest Republican talking points

0  2017-05-14 by FlashVirus

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Seems like something Anthony would probably repeat. Do these fucking idiots who say this not realize we've had several political re-alignments since the Civil War? Ever hear of the southern strategy and the Dixiecrats? This untouchable dothead should look up the word anachronism.

12 comments

n/a  iamBlov 2017-05-14

This guy is a republican but also not white, idk what to do.

n/a  FlashVirus 2017-05-14

I did some Googling to find more information on this talking point and stumbled upon The Donald subreddit and the posts are absolutely enraging. Just look at this: https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/5rgoax/dr_ben_carson_who_started_the_kkk_that_was_the/dd77dju/?utm_content=permalink&utm_medium=front&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=The_Donald Who the fuck honestly believes that a Communist would be ideologically aligned with a paleoconservative Klansman? My god some people are dumb.

n/a  wickedpahtydude 2017-05-14

Go back to your safe space homo

n/a  thissiteruinedme 2017-05-14

Why are you so worried about who used to be racist? It doesn't have to translate to you because you vote Democrat (if you do).

n/a  FlashVirus 2017-05-14

I'm a registered Republican and identify as a northern Progressive one at that. But this argument is used by the likes of Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, Ben Carson, and the retards the post on The Donald. The point is just infuriating from a common sense historical standpoint, to think a modern political party has to be the ideological successor to their politics 150 years ago is absurd. And to bring it up in modern day political discourse is as fucking stupid as going, "Republicans were the first to propose universal health care and the first to advocate for strong unions and worker rights!" It's irrelevant to the discussion.

n/a  thissiteruinedme 2017-05-14

I think the talking point is just to get Democrats mad, but the realignment theory also makes no sense. That assumes that one party gave up appealing to its core demographic while the other one picked them up and in the process ditched its core demographic. Since we know individual politicians rarely switch parties, it makes more sense that the parties stayed the same and the people changed.

n/a  braunheiser 2017-05-14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJCVVbDlYhQ

n/a  CoyoteeBongwater 2017-05-14

But what does anachronism mean? Is it a disease?

n/a  John_Gulbunny 2017-05-14

Ah, the old muh parties flipped

n/a  TheNigIsUp 2017-05-14

Lincoln wanted to ship all the slaves back which I wholeheartedly agreed with. Good d damn grey coat Confederate fags.

n/a  braunheiser 2017-05-14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJCVVbDlYhQ

n/a  GiygasFetus 2017-05-14

Thanks for bringing it to our attention, shit dick.

n/a  ElectricHellKnight 2017-05-14

Okay I've posted some off topic shit, but good lord. This could not possibly have less to do with comedy or O&A. It's purely political.