[BroJoeK]

DiogenesLamp: "Let's see.

1. "Race obsessed? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats.

2. "Liberal? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats, meaning opposed to Constitutional originalism

3. "Big City? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats, see 1860 election returns by county.

4. "Corruption? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats, see Davis & Gadsden Purchase.

5. "Having the most support in the areas which are still today bastions of Liberal Democrat power? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats -- compare 1860 to 2016 election by county.

6. "Tax and Spend? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats, doubled spending & national debt in 1850s.

7. "Loved Big government projects? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats, see Davis & Gadsden Purchase.

8. "Protectionist? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats -- especially for their own products like sugar, tobacco & cotton.

9. "Advocates of "Change"? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats, especially change which advanced slavery.

10. "Backed by big money in the big cities? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats -- New York and Deep South were joined at the hip economically, politically, socially.

11. "Supported by the International "globalist" types? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats -- Southern planters were the original globalists.

12. "Grew government power? Check. " = 1860 & 2019 Democrats -- especially power to protect slavery, see Dred Scott.

13. "Victim hood politics like Modern Liberal Democrats? Check. " = 1860 & 2019 Democrats, especially "victims" of John Brown!

14. "Handing out government goodies in trades for votes? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats -- that is their founding principle.

15. "Cracking down on Freedom of Speech? Check." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats -- remember the original "gag rule" in Congress?

16. "And countless other similarities to Modern Democrats." = 1860 & 2019 Democrats.

[DiogenesLamp]

See? I don’t even understand the stuff you write. Waste of my time.