Yes, I have heard all these arguments all my life. What is ignored by those justifying the South is the rise of the Klan, burning, killing. Prez Wilson and the Democrats embraced Margaret Sanger and helped found Planned Parenthood. FDR continued such practices enclosed in the doctrines of socialism/Commumism. As Rush Limbaugh said, the Klan remained the military arm of the Dem Party into the times of Jimmy Carter.
Republicans stuck it to the South with Reconstruction, carpetbaggers, theft of property and oppressive policies, which helped fuel the Klan.
Of course one outcome of the War between the States has been destruction of states' rights, now being severely felt. In reality, it is the Dem Party that has seized on federalism and strong central govt to foster their greed for power. Their attitudes towards blacks is painfully obvious in every urban area that they have controlled for over half a century. In that sense they still enslave blacks and exploit them for money and power.
🔥 “ BOMBSHELL! Newly Obtained Muskegon Police Report Reveals Corrupt Voter Registration Firm GBI Strategies Was Hired by “Empower Michigan” – Same Group that Shares Address as MI Democratic Party “
— By Patty McMurray Aug. 30, 2023 8:00 am
— GP