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I am well aware of the history of how the democratic party of the 1850s through the 1950s (in the South) were those that supported racism.

During this time period the Republican party was also the party of the left and the Demcracts the right. Beginning with FDR that began to shift and that shift is now nearly complete with only a few DINOs remaining. Strom's switch charachterized that change and for the last 4 decades the Republicans have had a legacy of (mostly) southern racists.
We are now doing are best to change that. The first step to making the change is to admit our failings (if you want to see those who can't admit being wrong go to DU) Your insistence on denying the reality of that history (i.e. the Republican party has contained a racist element for a long time) is a tragedy. Maybe you needn't go to DU, but rahter just look in the mirror. I will give you credit, however, you made a good allusion - "Arbeit macht Frei" (Slogan on the entrane to Auschwitz)- to the those that would deny what extreme right-wing racists did in Europe and that the US, and even the Republican party contains similar elements.

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