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[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Republicans ended slavery while democrats fought to preserve it in the south. While technically true I imagine you can drop your partisan blinders to acknowledge that 1) this is so simplistic to the point of turning an accurate statement inaccurate, 2) it ignores party realignment, and 3) instances like good ol boy Strom switching to the republicans during integration because he hated black people so much, which immediately complicates the implied narrative.

All of this is to say that you, me, and everybody reading this conversation know that “liberal” does not mean what you are saying. It is just an annoying thing conservatives say to get under the skin of liberals. It is not productive, highly reductionist, and in bad faith.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not talking about parties, here

[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My political party examples are expressions of conservative and liberal politics. My final paragraph very clearly states conservative and liberal. I feel like you’re being intentionally difficult here but I’d like to be wrong.

[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is not a conversation about party politics, but about liberalism.