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The Way Forward

Voltaire2

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3. He was despised by southern racists.

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2025, 03:02 PM

Mar 4

The begrudgingly given support for desegregation efforts increased the tension within the ‘Dixiecrat’ wing of the party, elevated the political aspirations of George Wallace, and with the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 65 after the assassination, led directly to Nixon’s carving out and subsuming these voters into the Republican Party.

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Just thinking, JFK was a truling loved president. Maybe [View all] bluestarone Mar 4 OP

He's ancient history, and MAGA hates him to the extent they even know who he was. Ocelot II Mar 4 #1

Not to mention the press simply PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 4 #2

He was despised by southern racists. Voltaire2 Mar 4 #3

That's the haze of history... appmanga Mar 4 #4

He was the first president I voted for! I was so excited (and I voted kinda sneakily). CTyankee Mar 4 #5

Wow Sober Retiree Mar 5 #6

Murdered Sober Retiree Mar 5 #7

The womanizing was pretty terrible, and he did Some Good Things! electric_blue68 Mar 10 #8

There were people celebrating when he was assassinated DavidDvorkin Mar 10 #9

Wow. Terrible! Everyone up here that I knew (I was 10) in NYC was horrified, sad! electric_blue68 Mar 13 #10