text: Omfg...this dated argument again?  We all know that the modern day GOP and Democratic Party switched platforms on many issues...this includes issues of civil rights, the role of government in scientific research and advancement, and fiscal policy.  Yes, Southern slave holders started the Democratic Party...but you don't see modern day Social conservatives flocking to the Democratic Party or modern day Democrats praising Stonewall Jackson.  At least come up with a new myth to bust.