The ideology definitely has. The 1860s Republicans were very similar in ideology to modern Democrats, and vice versa.
( yes I know abe was not an RR)
What's an "RR"?
Radical republicans of that era
I appreciate your efforts here DL
Don’t know if you hear it enough
Many have come and go like nolu and txgopcap etc but you’ve persevered
I wonder which of these neo abolitionists might be Charles CW Cooke of national review
Id bet my (fill in the blank) that we’ve had a few NRO neocons on these threads over the years
Bnblflag RIP
This is 100% true but some of the ignoramuses here will go ape feces when they read that. The Republicans of that era wanted high taxes, massive corporate welfare, the government picking winners and losers in the marketplace, and greatly centralized and expanded government power. The Democrats wanted decentralized power (states' rights), less government, balanced budgets and no corporate welfare. The Republicans dominated the Northeast and the Democrats dominated the South. Today the parties have switched ideologically and the regions they dominate has switched.
Notice how the South still wants decentralized power, limited government, balanced budgets, low taxes and does not want the government picking winners and losers....or being in bed with big business....ie Corporatism....ie Fascism. The Northeast still supports that.