The Swap

“How can a black person be a Democrat when the Democratic party wanted to keep them in slavery?”

Sounds like a profound question, right?  It’s not.  The answer is simple when you look at the evolution of the Democratic and Republican parties.

The Republican party was founded to fight white supremacy. The party stood for virtue and independent liberty.  It crusaded to abolish corruption.  Sounds good, right?  I can get with that—Abraham Lincoln’s party.  Black America identified with that party.

But then. Over time, the party began to morph into today’s Republican party.  In the late 1920s, Black America realized their political party no longer prioritized their interests and looked for an answer.  At the same time, the Democratic party started to slowly change and address the plight of Black America.  This initiated a party realignment.  From the perspective of most of Black America, the root cause of the exodus hasn’t changed since the shift began.

Today’s Republican party is NOT President Lincoln’s party.  Not by a long shot. 

The party founded to fight white supremacy is now the identifying party of white supremacists.  Self-proclaimed neo-Nazis and white nationalists have run for public office on the Republican ticket.  Don’t take my word for it.  Research it.  Sorry, but that’s not something Black America takes lightly…at all.  I am aware that some Republicans also find the swap in ideologies troubling.   

To be honest, I don’t care about your party affiliation.  Vote for and align yourself with whomever you want to, but don’t judge my relationship with Christ by YOUR religion—system of beliefs—for there is a difference between having a religion and having a relationship with Christ.  That's a juicy subject all by itself.  Now, if you want to talk Word…

This is not an accusation or persuasion, but an attempted explanation.  In the words of the current President, “It is, what it is...”

       

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