Republicans like to SAY they are “the party of Lincoln,” but they DO THEY OPPOSITE!

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Republicans like to SAY they are “the party of Lincoln, but actually they DO THE OPPOSITE!

 

Lincoln freed the slaves and fought the Civil War to end slavery, BUT:

  • Republicans allow their party members to bring Confederate flags to Republican Party events.
  • Republicans pass laws to prevent teaching school children about racial discrimination in U.S. history.
  • Republicans have prevented immigrants from African nations.
  • Republicans vigorously oppose efforts to reduce gun violence, even though Lincoln himself was murdered by a gun.

 

If Republicans REALLY were “the party of Lincoln, they would STRONGLY SUPPORT:

  • Black Pride
  • Black Lives Matter
  • Teaching kids about racial discrimination throughout U.S. history
  • Eliminating racial bias from local police behavior and from unjust criminal sentences
  • Making sure African Americans had health care as good as white people have
  • Vigorous efforts to end poverty throughout all of the U.S. — rural and urban areas alike

 

Etc.

 

 

 

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Since the late 1960s Glen Anderson has devoted his life to working as a volunteer for peace, nonviolence, social justice, and progressive political issues. He has worked through many existing organizations and started several. Over the years he has worked especially for such wide-ranging goals as making peace with Vietnam, eliminating nuclear weapons, converting from a military economy to a peacetime economy, abolishing the death penalty, promoting nonviolence at all levels throughout society, and helping people organize and strategize for grassroots movements to solve many kinds of problems. He writes, speaks, and conducts training workshops on a wide variety of topics. Since 1987 he has produced and hosted a one-hour cable TV interview program on many kinds of issues. Since 2017 he has blogged at https://parallaxperspectives.org He lives in Lacey near Olympia WA. You can reach him at (360) 491-9093 glen@parallaxperspectives.org