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Kerry's plans for Iraq: A disturbing similarity to the Democrat plan for the South in 1877
What happened to the south after the Civil War has mostly been lost in US history classes. Once the Civil War ends most classrooms jump to either the Spanish-American War, the Indian Wars or the Teapot-Dome scandal. Very little is said about how the blacks in the South were abandoned.

Let me set up the scenario for you: a contentious race for President had resulted in a virtual tie. The Democrats, while slightly ahead in the popular vote were willing to make a deal to allow the Republican candidate to take office. The bargain required the Republicans to end "reconstruction" of the South and remove all Federal troops from southern states.

The deal was made and Democrats resumed control of the South. As you can imagine there were hard feelings among those who had lost control over the former slaves and had to watch them vote (and even be elected) under the protection of Republicans backed by Federal troops. Democrats soon put an end to black voting through intimidation, violence, poll taxes, poll tests and other means of suppressing civil rights in the South. It would be over a century before full voting rights were restored to the blacks living in the south, and even longer before Republicans were again elected with the resumption of fair elections.

I am sure that many people felt that their fellow Americans would act in good faith in the South, but the results were the virtual re-enslavement of blacks, only this time economically instead of with physical restraints. Indeed, many southern Democrats proudly declared that they would vote for a "yellow dog" before they would ever allow a Republican back into office—meaning blacks and their northern supporters. It was a tragic situation made possible because Democrats contended that the Federal involvement in the south was too contentious, too disruptive and that America needed to take a different path instead of continuing the "occupation" of the South by Federal forces.

Today we have similarly contested election. The Democrat, John Kerry, has indicated that he is going to strike a similar deal over Iraq. He will remove US forces from the area, which in effect will allow the despots to resume the subjugation of the oppressed Iraqi people. Will it be another century before the Iraqis reclaim their rights and a democracy if John Kerry wins? Only time will tell, but as a historian, I feel the similarities between the two scenarios are very disturbing indeed. Do we really want to be party to the re-enslavement of a people just because we think it is "easier" than spending the time, money and lives to ensure peace and freedom with our military forces?

I do not know about you, but I refuse to be part of an effort to send any population back into slavery.
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themeshuggener From: [info]themeshuggener Date: November 2nd, 2004 12:16 am (UTC) (Link to this entry)
Why don't you post these in [info]conservatism?
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reality_hammer From: [info]reality_hammer Date: November 2nd, 2004 01:20 am (UTC) (Link to this entry)
I do sometimes, I fear I do not as often as I should out of a concern for not clogging up that forum with dozens of posts.
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meserveygreene From: [info]meserveygreene Date: November 2nd, 2004 02:08 am (UTC) (Link to this entry)
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reality_hammer From: [info]reality_hammer Date: November 2nd, 2004 02:50 am (UTC) (Link to this entry)
I am not surprised. Democrats love their dirty tricks and they know the MSM will not pay any serious attention to actually finding out who is behind it, or that they be brough to justice.
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From: (Anonymous) Date: November 2nd, 2004 05:27 pm (UTC) (Link to this entry)

GOP & Dems (1870s)
Ahhhhh, but the two parties at that time were reversed - GOP-liberal, Dems-conservative (& pro slavery). Ironic-it took a dem to finally end Jim Crow (Johnson/Kennedy) though laws had been passed after WW II to end seperation of the races (integration).
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reality_hammer From: [info]reality_hammer Date: November 5th, 2004 05:00 am (UTC) (Link to this entry)

Re: GOP & Dems (1870s)
That's a common myth. Liberals like to claim that the Democrats who did all that evil in the South were "conservatives" in order to try and transfer blame for what happened.

Both parties had liberals and conservatives. One could argue that the conservatives of 1877 would want to keep the status quo in the South and defend Reconstruction.

As far as ending Jim Crow, it was a long battle that Republicans championed all along the way.
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