Right, there are memes in there that I've had thrown at me a hundred times.
This one in particular is repeated several times in his feed.
And, yes, of course, the facts are correct! But the implication behind it -- the idea that the parties today are *exactly* the same as they were in the 1860s -- is just complete nonsense.
And, yes, of course, the facts are correct! But the implication behind it -- the idea that the parties today are *exactly* the same as they were in the 1860s -- is just complete nonsense.
I mean, yes, the GOP was the party of civil rights in the 1860s. Absolutely.
And along with that, it wanted reparations for slavery, gave away land to settlers (including non-citizen immigrants), spent a fortune on public colleges, created the IRS and fought corporate power too.
And along with that, it wanted reparations for slavery, gave away land to settlers (including non-citizen immigrants), spent a fortune on public colleges, created the IRS and fought corporate power too.
I mean, when Lincoln was re-elected in 1864, Karl Marx sent a famous note of congratulations.
Not "a Marxist," but quite literally Karl Marx.
Not "a Marxist," but quite literally Karl Marx.
