Why BLM and Antifa are not credible

[Waggs098]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Keep in mind it was 1952. Totally different era, as far a media, and as far as attitudes. A Republican might or not have gotten away with it then. Might have had a harder time than Byrd, who knows. From our current perspective it's impossible to know.

Anyway, it was 1952. Time passed, memories faded. Sure the Repubs would try to bring it up, but the West Virginia electorate was not caring. That was initially in the days when southern Democrats were expected to more or less uphold Jim Crow. Later LBJ did civil rights, dumped the Dixiecrats and let the South turn Republican, but the Byrd continued, liberalized, and brought home vast pork for his state. He was always popular.

But you're imagining Democrats are this, and Republicans are that, forever and ever, amen. That's not reality. There's a basic left/right divide, but regional issues, demographic changes, and all sorts of shifts in voter attitudes and party strategy mean the very nature of the parties is pretty plastic. It's complicated.

I hope you not imagining Republicans always good, and Democrats always evil....

Never said all repubs are good or all dems are bad. I'm talking about the hyprocisy of the mainstream media and politicians.