martybegan
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And then the parties switched ideologies from the late 60's thru the 80's and what we have now is the racist Republican Party and the anti-racist Democratic Party. See?
What actually happened that the republicans at the time of the 60's got what they wanted, legal equality, and removal of the Jim Crow laws that permeated the South. What then happened is that welfare state democrats realized that poor minorities are a sizable voting block, and then went to pander to them with social programs that basically string them along for generations, and do nothing to get them out of poverty. Thus creating the perfect political group, cohesive and totally reliant on one parties' ability to bring home the bacon.
Way too simplistic and limited in scope. You're suggesting that the bulk of minorities voters are, one, dependent and, therefore, unwilling or unable to "work", and two, that social programs have solved the problems facing minority communities, which are far more complex, and intrinsic to society, at large.
Actually what I said was the social programs we have now DO NOT solve the complex problems of society, and instead create stagnation and dependence on government.
What is the current black vote split for Democrats and Republicans? Even if not all of them are on the dole (and yes, most of them are not on the dole, but alot of them benefit from government programs), group identity plays a big role in this. Minorities see democrats as looking out for them, and republicans as big old meanies, even as the programs democrats push do nothing but continue the cycle of poverty for generation after generation.