Comments on: Racism and the GOP have been joined at the hip for many decades. https://habitablezone.com/2019/07/31/racism-and-the-gop-have-been-joined-at-the-hip-for-many-decades/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:50:17 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2019/07/31/racism-and-the-gop-have-been-joined-at-the-hip-for-many-decades/#comment-43427 ER Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:08:26 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=77637#comment-43427 the Republicans started off as the anti-slavery party, and the Democrats were the opposite. But sometime in 1950s or 1960s they switched sides. Its not clear what caused it; Civil Rights, bussing, Nixon's Southern Strategy, but that's irrelevant. The fact is the transformation is now complete. the Republicans started off as the anti-slavery party, and the Democrats were the opposite. But sometime in 1950s or 1960s they switched sides. Its not clear what caused it; Civil Rights, bussing, Nixon’s Southern Strategy, but that’s irrelevant. The fact is the transformation is now complete.

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