Why Do Republicans Feel Compelled To Say "We're The Party of Lincoln?"

[Skylar]

What is it, exactly, are they trying to say, or communicate when they spout that line?

I'd love to have the self-professed Republicans, Conservatives and other assorted Rightwingers of USMB weigh in on this.

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Probably for the same reason they claim to be the party of fiscal responsibility while jacking up the deficit with tax cuts for corporations.

Or they claim to be the party of family values while being lead by Mr. "Grab them by the Pussy'.

Or why they claim to be the party of the military when Trump can't be bothered to go to Arlington on Veteran's day because he's on the phone. Or can't honor our WW1 war dead because his spray tan might run in the rain. Or made a call to the troops from his country club estate to complain about how bad he's being treated.

Or why they claim to be the party of religious liberty....while voting in hijab bans.

Its just the empty, nonsensical shit that conservatives say. They know they're full of shit. We know they're full of shit. They know we know they're full of shit.

 

[hjmick]

What is it, exactly, are they trying to say, or communicate when they spout that line?

I'd love to have the self-professed Republicans, Conservatives and other assorted Rightwingers of USMB weigh in on this.

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Because the focus groups indicated the slogan "We're the party of Nixon" did not convey the virtus they were looking for...

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

 

[Correll]

I generally see it brought up in response to crazy talk that slavery is still relevant, or that whites or republicans should feel guilty about it.


I think they are trying to say, "if you think there is any weight to be given to the idea of White Guilt over slavery, you should consider the weight to be given to the sacrifices of our ancestors, that died that you pinheads can be free"

That's a new one, but OK.

Seriously? I think you have been ignoring context a lot, if you have not gotten anything like that.

 

[idb]

Republicans want to remind the Southern States that they waged war on them.

 

[boedicca]

What is it, exactly, are they trying to say, or communicate when they spout that line?

I'd love to have the self-professed Republicans, Conservatives and other assorted Rightwingers of USMB weigh in on this.

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What’s mostly stupid about it is that they they like to point out that democrats used to be a racist KKK party without seemingly to realize that also means Lincoln no longer has anything to do with the Republican Party because of the ideological switch.

The ideological switch is a bogus myth you prog loons promote to deflect attention from your own racism and racist past.

Lol then why does the KKK embrace the Republican Party and the Democratic Party rejects them?

The KKK is an eensy beensy historical artifact. There are more members of the Jedi Religion in the U.S. than there are KKK members.

There are orders of magnitude more Racist Dems in the U.S. than there are fringe KKKers.

This is just you making shit up as you go along.

Absolutely not! I have researched this subject.

The ADL estimates that there are 3,000 KKK members and unaffiliated people who identify with the KKK in the U.S.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...is-still-based-in-22-states-in-the-us-in-2017

The Jedi membership for the U.S. is a bit more difficult as our census doesn't include it, but the U.K. does! The U.K. had over 390K members of the Church of Jedi in 2001.... .8% of the population. Considering that Star Wars originated in the U.S., even if only .1% of the population were CoJ, we'd have well over 300K members.

Jedi census phenomenon - Wikipedia

And in the words of a great philosopher:

If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.

 

[Timmy]

Republicans want to remind the Southern States that they waged war on them.

I wonder why all these republicans want to save all the confederate (aka democrat ) memorials!?

 

[hjmick]

I generally see it brought up in response to crazy talk that slavery is still relevant, or that whites or republicans should feel guilty about it.


I think they are trying to say, "if you think there is any weight to be given to the idea of White Guilt over slavery, you should consider the weight to be given to the sacrifices of our ancestors, that died that you pinheads can be free"

That's a new one, but OK.

I disagree, there's nothing new about that post...

 

[Staidhup]

Possibly because they are a inclusive party that recognizes success and prosperity are proportionate to individual effort.

 

[dudmuck]

What is it, exactly, are they trying to say, or communicate when they spout that line?

I'd love to have the self-professed Republicans, Conservatives and other assorted Rightwingers of USMB weigh in on this.

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What’s mostly stupid about it is that they they like to point out that democrats used to be a racist KKK party without seemingly to realize that also means Lincoln no longer has anything to do with the Republican Party because of the ideological switch.

The ideological switch is a bogus myth you prog loons promote to deflect attention from your own racism and racist past.

Lol then why does the KKK embrace the Republican Party and the Democratic Party rejects them?

The KKK is an eensy beensy historical artifact. There are more members of the Jedi Religion in the U.S. than there are KKK members.

There are orders of magnitude more Racist Dems in the U.S. than there are fringe KKKers.

The KKK was at its peak around the 1920s, perhaps 20 percent of white male population was in KKK at the time.
But more relevant today: A 'New York Times' article reported exit poll data revealed one in five Trump supporters opposed the Emancipation Proclamation; February 2016 poll data indicated 38 percent "of Trump voters say they wish the South had won the Civil War" in specific Southern polling results; 2014 polling done before Trump's campaign took off demonstrated surprisingly similar responses.

But, as they pointed out, this sentiment existed before Trump.

 

[Staidhup]

One should never forget the past, monuments stand as a reminder, good or bad, from once we came.

 

[idb]

Republicans want to remind the Southern States that they waged war on them.

I wonder why all these republicans want to save all the confederate (aka democrat ) memorials!?

It seems odd when they are monuments to people that killed Republicans.

 

[Correll]

What is it, exactly, are they trying to say, or communicate when they spout that line?

I'd love to have the self-professed Republicans, Conservatives and other assorted Rightwingers of USMB weigh in on this.

Proceed...

What’s mostly stupid about it is that they they like to point out that democrats used to be a racist KKK party without seemingly to realize that also means Lincoln no longer has anything to do with the Republican Party because of the ideological switch.

The ideological switch is a bogus myth you prog loons promote to deflect attention from your own racism and racist past.

Lol then why does the KKK embrace the Republican Party and the Democratic Party rejects them?

The KKK is an eensy beensy historical artifact. There are more members of the Jedi Religion in the U.S. than there are KKK members.

There are orders of magnitude more Racist Dems in the U.S. than there are fringe KKKers.

The KKK was at its peak around the 1920s, perhaps 20 percent of white male population was in KKK at the time.
But more relevant today: A 'New York Times' article reported exit poll data revealed one in five Trump supporters opposed the Emancipation Proclamation; February 2016 poll data indicated 38 percent "of Trump voters say they wish the South had won the Civil War" in specific Southern polling results; 2014 polling done before Trump's campaign took off demonstrated surprisingly similar responses.

But, as they pointed out, this sentiment existed before Trump.

I'd like to see how those questions are worded.

 

[Rambunctious]

Compelled? what a weird thread....why do libs still worship drunk rich white men that kill their female passengers and boink their 19 year old interns?....

 

[JoeMoma]

Lincoln was the first republican president and currently many people consider Lincoln to have been a great president? So why wouldn't republicans claim to be the party of Lincoln. It is historical fact!

 

[sartre play]

Come on, I live south, have relatives all over the south, much more open about keeping blacks" in there place" better lots of other places, but it exist every where just more under cover. the war as usual was more about money than being free.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

What is it, exactly, are they trying to say, or communicate when they spout that line?

I'd love to have the self-professed Republicans, Conservatives and other assorted Rightwingers of USMB weigh in on this.

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What do you not understand?

 

[MarcATL]

Who brought it up today?

Someone brings it up every day in the media.

I typically see it brandished when some Republican is in hot soup over some obvious racist comment and another Republican is on the media playing apologetics for them.

That's the only time I see it used.

 

[imawhosure]

What is it, exactly, are they trying to say, or communicate when they spout that line?

I'd love to have the self-professed Republicans, Conservatives and other assorted Rightwingers of USMB weigh in on this.

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What’s mostly stupid about it is that they they like to point out that democrats used to be a racist KKK party without seemingly to realize that also means Lincoln no longer has anything to do with the Republican Party because of the ideological switch.

The ideological switch is a bogus myth you prog loons promote to deflect attention from your own racism and racist past.

Lol then why does the KKK embrace the Republican Party and the Democratic Party rejects them?

Good question...…...the same question we ask when trying to understand why Socialists, Marxists, and enviros all join the Left-)

 

[Dan Stubbs]

What is it, exactly, are they trying to say, or communicate when they spout that line?

I'd love to have the self-professed Republicans, Conservatives and other assorted Rightwingers of USMB weigh in on this.

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Just like the Democrats saying they are the party of the people. Just like the Boy Scouts saying Always be Prepared. or the Commie Party who says we have taken over the Democrats next will be the Nation.

 

[Muhammed]

What is it, exactly, are they trying to say, or communicate when they spout that line?

I'd love to have the self-professed Republicans, Conservatives and other assorted Rightwingers of USMB weigh in on this.

Proceed...

What’s mostly stupid about it is that they they like to point out that democrats used to be a racist KKK party without seemingly to realize that also means Lincoln no longer has anything to do with the Republican Party because of the ideological switch.

The ideological switch is a bogus myth you prog loons promote to deflect attention from your own racism and racist past.

Lol then why does the KKK embrace the Republican Party and the Democratic Party rejects them?

Because they are as fucking ignorant as you.