Dope thinks the South is left wing?

Probably misinformed about history - which would fit in with the rest of his misinformation.

Before the civil war, the Democrats dominated across the US. But they were split into northern and southern groups based on slavery. They ended up nominating two different candidates for president in 1860, which lead to the newish republican party winning with Lincoln. So it was southern Democrats that seceded from the union, with northern democrats becoming the more liberal Republicans. But between then and the mid 20th century, the parties basically switched places on the liberal-conservative continuum, with the southern democrats finally moving to the now conservative Republican party because of Nixon's southern strategy.

So it was the Southern white supremacists under the "Democrat" title that seceded in 1860, and now it's the southern white supremacists under the "Republican" label who are ripping the country apart again in the 21st century. Same folks, same racism, different name.

--Peter

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