Quote: (01-29-2012 12:06 PM)Tuthmosis Wrote:
Because, truth be told, there's an entire branch of the Republican Party that's fundamentally racist. By definition, "conservative" means hearkening back to a time when things were "better." For minorities--particularly blacks--in this country, that means a time of institutionalized racism. With the possible exception of strictly fiscal conservatives (which I also disagree with), Republicans appeal to deep-seeded racial prejudice to win elections.
Keep in mind that today's Republican Party is a minority party that must assemble a coalition of very disparate interests to win elections. Wall Street Bankers and Born-Again Christians have very little in common, yet they vote for the same candidates. This is the product of deliberate action in the wake of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the so-called "Southern Strategy"), that reached out to discontent on de-segregation and used fear-mongering about blacks (sometimes subtle, sometimes not) to win support. Republicans, in other words, need the racists. But, they themselves often harbor subtler, milder versions of the very racism they're appealing to.
Truth be told, there are entire wings (yes, the plural is purposeful) of the Democratic Party that are economic ignoramuses (just watch a few youtube videos of Nancy Pelosi or Maxine Waters), environmental nazis, hideous fembots (just Google images of Elizabeth Warren), hypocritical Hollywooders, and sleazoid socialistic statists who exchange bodily fluids with Wall Streeters.
Tell me, which wings are MORE influential and MORE dangerous? Your Republican racist wing -- wherever that is -- or these Democratic Party wings?