• assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    At some point along the line, Republicans decided that the more someone made liberals angry, the more conservative they were. And now they find themselves defending slavery.

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      And now they find themselves defending slavery. The “party of Lincoln”.

      Nothing new. They’ve been flying the traitors’ flag for decades now, moaning on about their “heritage”.

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        Fun fact!

        When the Republican Party first gained traction, many states would have them labeled on the ballots as “Progressive Party”.

        Teddy Roosevelt ran on a platform of environmental conservation, anti-corruption, anti-monopoly, consumer protections, corporate regulation, social welfare, and income and estate tax.