09-12-2024, 02:01 AM
It’s interesting how the Republicans and Democrats have changed/evolved. The Republicans were the progressives who were opposed to slavery. The Democrats were pro-slavery and allied with the KKK - although prominent Republicans were also KKK members.
I guess we’ve seen similar at home with the Liberal Party becoming far more conservative than the party Menzies founded. Labor has always had a wide range of philosophies but is now firmly centre-left. Of course, that’s nothing like the dramatic changes undergone by the US parties … but we’ve never had a civil war to hone our politics.
I guess we’ve seen similar at home with the Liberal Party becoming far more conservative than the party Menzies founded. Labor has always had a wide range of philosophies but is now firmly centre-left. Of course, that’s nothing like the dramatic changes undergone by the US parties … but we’ve never had a civil war to hone our politics.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball