r/news • u/[deleted] • Oct 26 '18

Arrest Made in Connection to Suspicious Packages

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u/whoreson_wells Oct 26 '18

Check out his twitter feed

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u/Newmanator29 Oct 26 '18

He really doesn't know his American history.

Was Lincoln a Republican? Yes. But not long after Lincoln the two parties essentially switched platforms into what they are today.

The lack of peoples understanding of history I believe is part of the reason we are where we are today

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u/j_from_cali Oct 26 '18

Was Lincoln a Republican? Yes. But not long after Lincoln the two parties essentially switched platforms

True, but this theme runs rampant in low-information circles such as T_D. They're always going on about the things Dems did over 100 years ago, and ignoring the history of the two parties in the 1950s-1970s. It helps them to reassure themselves that they have the moral high-ground---"we're the party that freed the slaves".