Conservatism In America Through The Years

Spot on. So wrong for so long, and always trying to bury the history of their failed ideology.

A reminder of what Republicans thought of Mandela, by @DavidOAtkins

It's a constant theme of conservatism to falsely take credit for the progressive causes of yesteryear while attempting to destroy contemporary ones. It bears repeating: in 1776, a conservative was a Tory. In 1860, a centrist advocated more compromises and a conservative was a Confederate or Confederate sympathizer. In 1880, a conservative was a friend of the robber barons. In 1930, conservatives advocated that the elderly die in the streets rather than receive Social Security. In 1955, a conservative was a McCarthyite red-baiter. In 1965, a conservative was a Beatles-hating, MLK-hating opponent of Medicare, civil rights and birth control. In 1986 conservatives were calling Mandela a terrorist while clandestinely selling arms to Iran to fund fascist Central American death squads. In 1996 conservatives were led by Newt Gingrich and impeached Bill Clinton over sex acts. In 2006 they were committing war crimes in Iraq while trying to privatize Social Security and subvert the justice department. It's not any different in 2013. The issues change, but the heart and soul of conservatism remains the same.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-reminder-of-what-republicans-thought.html

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