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jaysunb

(11,856 posts)
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 03:22 PM Apr 2016

How will history judge the Republican Party of the last seven years ?

Will their behavior be deemed as the racism it is or will it be whitewashed as merely political ? American history has a way of being sanitized or ignored, but I wonder if this period in our history will be a guide post or just another ugly stain to be added and forgotten.

Your thoughts....

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How will history judge the Republican Party of the last seven years ? (Original Post) jaysunb Apr 2016 OP
👎👎👎👎👎👎 newfie11 Apr 2016 #1
History will state that the republican party died when Ronald Reagan took his no_hypocrisy Apr 2016 #2
You may be on to something. n/t jaysunb Apr 2016 #3
I can't take the credit. John Dean said it first. no_hypocrisy Apr 2016 #7
Self serving thieves and liars. lpbk2713 Apr 2016 #4
Two words - Racist Obstructionism liberal N proud Apr 2016 #5
Started the Century with the worst President in history edhopper Apr 2016 #6
A bunch of clowns seanjoycek476 Apr 2016 #8
Very harshly. tabasco Apr 2016 #9
That would be the normal pattern but Rebkeh Apr 2016 #10
Whitewash will be in shorter supply this time since whites will be another minority by then Warpy Apr 2016 #11

newfie11

(8,159 posts)
1. 👎👎👎👎👎👎
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 03:30 PM
Apr 2016

I would hope their out and out racism would not be ignored or forgotten.
These people are disgusting and an embarrassment to this country!
I cannot imagine what other countries must think of how screwed up our politics has become!

no_hypocrisy

(46,151 posts)
2. History will state that the republican party died when Ronald Reagan took his
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 03:31 PM
Apr 2016

Oath of Office January 21, 1980. The republican party was coopted and replaced by the Conservative Party which has made policies which have systematically destroyed democracy and the Constitution.

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)
4. Self serving thieves and liars.
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 03:33 PM
Apr 2016



And their role as obstructionists is right there for all the world to see.

The next thought would have to be ... how could American voters be so mindless?

 

tabasco

(22,974 posts)
9. Very harshly.
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 03:58 PM
Apr 2016

These are the ugly last gasps of a hateful republican party with regressive, destructive policies.

Rebkeh

(2,450 posts)
10. That would be the normal pattern but
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 03:59 PM
Apr 2016

in the digital age, it's much harder to cement the distortions as fact. The problem now isn't that people have poor memories or are dis/unengaged, it's that they are distracted with information overload. The facts will live on longer than ever before, though.

My answer: it's hard to say but it will probably be a guide post, possibly not a very good one. It will depend on us and how vigilent and committed we are to keep people from rewriting history.

Warpy

(111,318 posts)
11. Whitewash will be in shorter supply this time since whites will be another minority by then
Mon Apr 4, 2016, 04:11 PM
Apr 2016

so maybe a little truth will sneak into textbooks used outside Dixie and into a lot of university level books.

The way labor in general has been treated won't even merit a footnote. We'll be written out in favor of wars and the personal habits of Presidents like we have always been.

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