Someone on CNN Doesn't know her history
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I think it’s OP who doesn’t know his history.
I think it’s OP who doesn’t know his history.
While high-pressure fire hoses were a hallmark of the 1963 Birmingham Campaign, the March 7, 1965, "Bloody Sunday" march in Selma, Alabama, was primarily characterized by law enforcement's use of tear gas, nightsticks, and bullwhips. [1, 2]
During that era, Alabama was dominated by the Democratic Party, and the officials responsible for the violence against marchers were Democrats who supported racial segregation: [1, 2]
During that era, Alabama was dominated by the Democratic Party, and the officials responsible for the violence against marchers were Democrats who supported racial segregation: [1, 2]
- Governor George Wallace: A prominent segregationist Democrat who ordered state troopers to use "whatever measures are necessary" to stop the march. [1, 2]
- Sheriff Jim Clark: The Democratic sheriff of Dallas County whose volunteer "posse" and deputies joined state troopers in the violent assault at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Commissioner Bull Connor: While often conflated with Selma, Connor was the Democratic Public Safety Commissioner in Birmingham who famously ordered the use of fire hoses and police dogs against protesters in 1963. [1, 2]
Yes, you clearly don’t know the history.
Please explain to me how Governor Wallace would be a Dem today. Know your history OP.
The Great Switch: How Republicans and Democrats Flipped Ideologies
The Great Switch: How Republicans and Democrats Flipped Ideologies
He was a Dem, but so was the guy that sent in the National Guard to stop the nonsense.
No. A polarization. It’s all Trump or nothing for GOP. George W Bush would be a rino in today’s GOP.
I think that is too overly simplistic. I think a lot of millennial and younger conservatives are embracing a populist agenda that historically was the Democrats territory. Meanwhile the democrats have become the party of the elite to some extent.