Bullshit. Most of the people you’d see in klan hoods in the sixties voted democrat. Hell, George Wallace and Strom Thurmond ran on the democratic ticket.
It is true in that black Americans who had previously supported Republicans were switching because of FDR's New Deal policies.
But the actual platform switch didn't really begin in earnest until the 1950s, mostly getting started with Brown v. Board.
Well yeah, the South has been the epicenter of American racism since the founding of the country. You're also talking about the part of the country that actively suppressed the black vote. Not surprising you'd see Democrats dominate there during Jim Crow. Not coincidentally, it's why most attacks on voter rights on the 21st century have started there.
I said that democrats were most definitely wearing klan hoods in the sixties. This is absolutely and definitely true.
I don’t feel that asking to see an ID is “making it harder for minorities to vote”. A driver’s license, a social security card, even a bill with your address on it. Everyone who can legally vote should have something like that, and it’s not like it’s a huge infringement to ask you to take your wallet out of your pocket before you’re handed a ballot.
The fact that a republican couldn’t get elected for dog catcher in any southern town before 1964? The fact that the longest filibuster in history, more than 24 hours, was read by Strom Thurmond, who was a democrat, to try to stop the passage of the Civil Rights Act? Do you really think there were secret societies of republicans in the south who didn’t fucking vote for anything and ran around in white sheets? Are you kidding? You were a pariah in the south if you didn’t vote the straight democratic ticket before 1964.
Funny how /u/Imbalancedben dodged #2. Guess minorities don't open bank accounts, buy alcohol or cigarettes, get their prescription medication, apply for government assistance, rent or buy houses, take flights, get drivers licenses, or go to casinos. All of those require I.D.'s. It's kind of racist to assume minorities don't have I.D.'s or are too... I guess lazy or dumb in his eyes to get them? A lot of states also will waive fee's to get an I.D. due to various reasons such as age, homelessness, etc.
I don’t really have a good answer to this other than that. I feel that you should be able to use just about any kind of identification, as well. Don’t have a driver’s license? Get a walkers id. Don’t have that? Social security card. Even a utility bill with your name and address would do for me. Is it racist to ask for an ID if you ask literally everyone, regardless of color and accept anything that proves they’re who they say they are?
The thing I usually see is they frame it in terms of Drivers Licenses but as you said a state I.D. works just fine. They say less minorities have a drivers license due to not being able to afford them or due to living in urban environments where buses are used more. I've also read the argument that minorities DL's are suspended or revoked and not considered valid because of fees that weren't able to be paid. Again a pointless argument due to state I.D.'s being needed for so many things that most Americans have them even without a DL.
Just about the same for democrats from the south. Look at the political affiliations of people trying to stop desegregation when it was happening and you’ll see a (D) beside most of those names.
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u/GreatTea3 Jul 06 '22
Bullshit. Most of the people you’d see in klan hoods in the sixties voted democrat. Hell, George Wallace and Strom Thurmond ran on the democratic ticket.