I will certainly agree there's a lot of ignorance on display here today.
ek_hornbeck: "...to recognize the fact that A. Democrats in the 1800’s, e.g. Andrew Jackson, J.C. Calhoun, and later Grover Cleveland, were the exact opposite of what Democrats are today, and (more importantly)"
And we can begin with this claim, along with others who say Democrats were the "constitutional conservatives" of their day.
It's nonsense.
From Day One, those who became Democrats opposed ratifying the US Constitution, opposed the Federalists and the Federal government.
Sure, at the time they claimed it made Federal government too powerful, then they claimed to be "strict constructionists" -- but, just as today, "strict construction" was only intended for their opponents.
Once Democrats were in power, they did whatever the h*ll they wanted, by whatever subterfuge was necessary.
ek_hornbeck: "B. by joining in the crusade against Southern heritage, you (and not Confederates) are on the same side as Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and today’s Democrats.
How does it feel being a puppet of Al Sharpton?
He applauds your hatred of the stars and bars too."
My goodness, what a crock of garbage-talk that is!
We, sir, are the Republicans, inheritors of the original Federalists (i.e., Washington, Adams, Hamilton, Marshall, Pinckney, Jay, Madison) & Whigs (Webster, Clay, Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln).
Our party created & ratified the Constitution, Republicans fought to preserve the Constitution, the Union and (by the way) free the slaves.
While we were at it, we also ratified the 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments.
You, sir, are the descendants of G.D. Democrats, the people who opposed and fought to destroy our country, from Day One, and still do!
Now you wannabe Republicans, or rather, you wish you could make Republicans into G.D. Democrats like yourselves.
Well, sorry sir, but it's just not going to happen.
If you want to be Republicans now, then you have to give up your old Democrat lies.