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  Wouldn’t it then be true that a Republican in 1860 is the same as a Democrat today?
context: Does anyone else get slave catcher vibes about these anti-abortion states which want to punish people for doing things in other states?
  Like I'm not trying to be hyperbolic, it just seems pretty comparable. >
  
  A direct line can be drawn from the conservative south during slavery and the conservative south today. They're entire basis for existing is to protect white supremacy and the patriarchy. >
  
  People get too caught up in political labels like “Democrat” and “Republican” to really understand the full extent of the politician they’re voting for. It’s like these people don’t care about history— a democrat in the 1920s is the same as a democrat in the 2020s for them. >
  
  Precisely and a Republican from 1860 is the same as a Republican today. They are willfully ignorant morons. >
  
  Not exactly. Didn’t the parties slowly switch platforms somewhere around then, and for the next 80 years? >
  
  That's his point