Do you know your own self-interest?

[Walker]

The Republican Party ended slavery.
The Democratic Party is the party of slavery and the KKK.
Today, black Americans are a solid Democratic voting block.
Have you completed your research to find the facts on how, why and when this happened?
Or, is moronic, simplistic, and childish party-line propaganda more comfortable.

It ended when the Democratic party started turfing out their racists in the late 50s and 60s, culminating with Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Acts of 64 and 68 as well as the Voting Rights Act of 65.
The Republicans responded by nominating Barry Goldwater for the 64 presidential campaign (he was annihilated outside the deep south) and then adopting the Southern Strategy for the next few elections, which brought them white racist votes in the areas where the Dems had discarded their racists.

Both sides of the civil war were racists and both parties were racist after it. Futhermore all political parties contain a coalition of interests. In the case of Dems and Reps, each had a rump of racists in the deep south contending with more moderate interests from the north east and the west coasts. In the Dems' case, those southern racists lost the argument and wandered off. The Republicans sadly saw this as an opportunity and recruited those disaffected southern democrats.

I donate these facts willingly to artisticsolution.

It started with Roosevelt. Why do you suppose that was?

“Blacks mostly voted Republican from after the Civil War and through the early part of the 20th century. That’s not surprising when one considers that Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president, and the white, segregationist politicians who governed Southern states in those days were Democrats. The Democratic Party didn’t welcome blacks then, and it wasn’t until 1924 that blacks were even permitted to attend Democratic conventions in any official capacity. Most blacks lived in the South, where they were mostly prevented from voting at all.

“The election of Roosevelt in 1932 marked the beginning of a change. He got 71 percent of the black vote for president in 1936 and did nearly that well in the next two elections, according to historical figures kept by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. But even then, the number of blacks identifying themselves as Republicans was about the same as the number who thought of themselves as Democrats.”

http://www.factcheck.org/2008/04/blacks ... tic-party/

[Walker]

The Republican Party ended slavery.
The Democratic Party is the party of slavery and the KKK.
Today, black Americans are a solid Democratic voting block.
Have you completed your research to find the facts on how, why and when this happened?
Or, is moronic, simplistic, and childish party-line propaganda more comfortable.

It ended when the Democratic party started turfing out their racists in the late 50s and 60s, culminating with Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Acts of 64 and 68 as well as the Voting Rights Act of 65.
The Republicans responded by nominating Barry Goldwater for the 64 presidential campaign (he was annihilated outside the deep south) and then adopting the Southern Strategy for the next few elections, which brought them white racist votes in the areas where the Dems had discarded their racists.

Both sides of the civil war were racists and both parties were racist after it. Futhermore all political parties contain a coalition of interests. In the case of Dems and Reps, each had a rump of racists in the deep south contending with more moderate interests from the north east and the west coasts. In the Dems' case, those southern racists lost the argument and wandered off. The Republicans sadly saw this as an opportunity and recruited those disaffected southern democrats.

I donate these facts willingly to artisticsolution.

Thanks Flash.

Just goes to show you how much things change.

I would have voted for the Republican Abraham Lincoln...would you have Walker?

I am for equal rights for everyone... are you Walker?

This is the difference is see between Republicans now vs. Then.

You are proud of your Republican past, walker...but do you understand why? That is the important question.

This new Republican is so far away from those ideals, it's not even funny.

One might think you’re quite gullible.

“The Democrats have been sedulously rewriting history for decades. Their preferred version pretends that all the Democratic racists and segregationists left their party and became Republicans starting in the 1960s. How convenient. If it were true that the South began to turn Republican due to Lyndon Johnson’s passage of the Civil Rights Act, you would expect that the Deep South, the states most associated with racism, would have been the first to move. That’s not what happened. The first southern states to trend Republican were on the periphery: North Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Tennessee, and Florida. (George Wallace lost these voters in his 1968 bid.) The voters who first migrated to the Republican party were suburban, prosperous New South types. The more Republican the South has become, the less racist.”

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/4 ... ona-charen

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[SpheresOfBalance]

I'm not mad at you spheres...I just have nothing to add to your posts. Walker on the other hand I think is pulling my chain. There is no one on earth that can actually believe what he does and then use absurd arguments the way he does.

He must be joking. Cause usually people who hate Obama focus on the mistakes Obama has done. They don't show a video of usa policy that every American president has abided by an single out Obama as the only one who followed it. That's just crazy.

Most Republicans, though misguided and ignorant, can at least tell right from wrong...moral from immoral and make an argument based on that premise...as faulty and shallow as it usually is...at least their heart is in the right place. They just don't understand why what they do is immoral.

What's different about this new batch of Republicans, they don't care about right and wrong. They will make the argument, "right" IS "wrong".

There is no where to go with that. You can't argue with someone unless you both agree on the definition of right and wrong.

This new trump Republican, is not interested in what it means to be moral...so there is no argument to make. They just don't get it...they are the scariest sons a bitches alive. 72 virgins scary...

Get them AS, I'm with you!

Edit: reply in wrong location

[FlashDangerpants]

These are the states that Barry Goldwater took in 64. Goldwater (not actually a racist so far as I know) opposed the 64 civil rights act on constitutional grounds. I believe all of the states shown here mostly had "States Rights", so called Dixiecrat Democratic governors, congressmen and reps at the time.


Although Legendary South Carolina congressman James Strom Thurmond (known for such insights as "all the laws of Washington and all the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.") did switch from Dem to Rep. in 64.

Here's a quote explaining the Southern Strategy from Kevin Phillips (Nixon's political strategist) circa 1970

From now on, the Republicans are never going to get more than 10 to 20 percent of the Negro vote and they don't need any more than that...but Republicans would be shortsighted if they weakened enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. The more Negroes who register as Democrats in the South, the sooner the Negrophobe whites will quit the Democrats and become Republicans. That's where the votes are. Without that prodding from the blacks, the whites will backslide into their old comfortable arrangement with the local Democrats.

I'm pretty sure that is the same guy who had to quit after an unfortunate comment about loose pants, tight pussy, and a warm place to shit.

[SpheresOfBalance]

One wonders at these strange projections and imaginings. There are many labels for such thoughts, but really, it would be like analyzing the song of the wind chime.

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Trumphobia:

Analysis?
Doesn’t take much.

Here’s what constitutes Trumphobia.

When a Democrat says what Trump says, no problem.
When Trump says what Trump says, problem.

It’s just as plain as plain can be.
Nothin fancy about what’s going on.

Bill Clinton talking like Trump on immigration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZXbG5gvoC0

What was that...20 years ago? LOL

Let's see...how did Clinton's plan work out? Did it stop the illegal immigration problem? LOL

Oh but wait! He didn't build a wall! Well, shit...that there's probably the problem! No wall!

Well, when we finally build a wall, round up all the illegal immigrants, feed them and house them while we organize transportation, put them on buses, ship em back, man the wall, air, and ocean. We might lessen the problem at a cost that greatly exceeds the current problem of having them here. LOL

Or

Maybe we grant amnesty, give them citizenship and let them start paying taxes like every other citizen.

Or is that too humane for you?

There are not many countries in the world where people want to illegally enter. The risks outweigh the advantages.

Not so for the US of A.

The branch of U.S. government that represents the people made the immigration laws.

Another branch of government failed to enforce those laws. A large underclass of illegal, uneducated immigrants is the new slave labor for their superiors such as the Clintons. And, the illegals who gave the finger to their host country phone home to stay in touch, and they pay the inflated wireless rates jacked up by Carlos Slim to take corporate advantage of his countrymens' homesickness, benefiting his interests and all who benefit from his interests.

The Republican Party ended slavery.
Simply one page from the republican party book of evolution.

The Democratic Party is the party of slavery and the KKK.
Simply one page from the democratic party book of evolution.

Today, black Americans are a solid Democratic voting block.
Could it be that you actually know what today means?

Have you completed your research to find the facts on how, why and when this happened?
Who cares, it happened, deal with it.

Or, is moronic, simplistic, and childish party-line propaganda more comfortable.
This last line is indeed funny as that's exactly what you're spinning!

What you seem to have problems with is evolution. Everyone and every group has skeletons in their historical closet, which has absolutely no bearing on them being the same today whatsoever, actually it's oft quite the contrary.

Monikers change, or is it the people that rewrite what the moniker should stand for. I would say that when democrats advocated slavery, way back in that day, they'd strayed from the path, they'd forgotten where the word was forged; in the fires of Classical Greece, 508–507 BC, the start of so many grand ideologies. The time of a grand human awakening, much earlier than the times, when all one had to do, to be crucified, was be 'accused' of claiming to be the king of the Jews, between 30-33 AD.

So your historical argument falls flat on it's face my friend.
Here's some education for you:

Republican Party (United States)
Its current ideology is American conservatism.[13][14][15] That contrasts with the Democrats' modern liberalism. The Republican Party's platform involves support for free market capitalism, free enterprise, business, a strong national defense, deregulation, restrictions on labor unions, social-conservative policies (particularly opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage), and traditional values, usually with a Judeo-Christian ethical foundation.[2] Once dominant in the North-East and the Midwest, the party's core support now comes from the South and the Mountain West, as well as conservative Catholics[16][17][18] and evangelicals across the country.

Democratic Party (United States)
Today, the House Democratic caucus is composed mostly of progressives and centrists,[14] with a smaller minority of conservative Democrats.

The party's philosophy of modern liberalism advocates social and economic equality, along with the welfare state.[15] It seeks to provide government intervention and regulation in the economy.[16] These interventions, such as the introduction of social programs, support for labor unions, moves toward universal health care and equal opportunity, consumer protection, and environmental protection form the core of the party's economic policy.

You do understand what 'current' and 'today' means, right?

Like I said, 'repubs are equivalent to cavemen, while demos are equivalent to the advanced man of the future.'

And that's evolution.

[Walker]

You do understand what 'current' and 'today' means, right?

It means you were a moron yesterday, currently, and today.

So, what caused blacks to suddenly “evolve” as you call it, from Republican to Democratic during the Roosevelt and Truman years?

[SpheresOfBalance]

You do understand what 'current' and 'today' means, right?

It means you were a moron yesterday, currently, and today.

So, what caused blacks to suddenly “evolve” as you call it, from Republican to Democratic during the Roosevelt and Truman years?

Well I'll not do any research to answer this because I absolutely hate American History and Government. I know, I know, I know, that coming from an American that served with the US DOD for 16 years, how strange? Now ancient history is another animal altogether. But suffice it to say, there must have been something of value in their decision. So what's your theory? If it's juicy enough I might be compelled to formulate a worthy rebuttal. Now remember, you'll really have to piss me off.

[prof]

Hi there,

Did you all get to view this very brief video on You Tube?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XriXDtfqCg

It staqrs The Donald along with Jackie Gleason.

Enjoy !

Then decide what is in your self-interest - after re-reading the first few lines of the original post.

Considering that people of color are today red-lined from good jobs, even when those jobs are available, is theire actually "equal opportunity" for all?

As I've said earlier, my system of Ethics holds that "one sizzae does not fit all." All benefits granted by the government ought to be contingent on the assumption of somee responsibility. Show that you are being socially useful in some way and you can then get your benefits.
NO RIGHTS WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY
The only exceptions to this are youngsters ;(children under 16); very disabled and handicapped; and seniors older than 65. All others ought not get government grants except to ward off starvation. As a society we do not want to encourage free-riding nor dependency.

[FlashDangerpants]

As I've said earlier, my system of Ethics holds that "one sizzae does not fit all." All benefits granted by the government ought to be contingent on the assumption of somee responsibility. Show that you are being socially useful in some way and you can then get your benefits.
NO RIGHTS WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY
The only exceptions to this are youngsters ;(children under 16); very disabled and handicapped; and seniors older than 65. All others ought not get government grants except to ward off starvation. As a society we do not want to encourage free-riding nor dependency.

Earlier in this topic you linked to this page advocating Universal Basic Income
https://www.good.is/articles/issue-37-c ... ncome-work

And you have advocated for that same thing before here:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18794&p=247664

UBI explicitly goes entirely against this idea though: "Show that you are being socially useful in some way and you can then get your benefits". The point of it is that it is a Universal Income, not a conditional one.

It seems to me that even if we pretend you don't have a massive circularity problem with its foundation, your ethical construct serves no purpose because it can't help you make consistent decisions about right and wrong.

[Walker]

You do understand what 'current' and 'today' means, right?

It means you were a moron yesterday, currently, and today.

So, what caused blacks to suddenly “evolve” as you call it, from Republican to Democratic during the Roosevelt and Truman years?

Well I'll not do any research to answer this because I absolutely hate American History and Government. I know, I know, I know, that coming from an American that served with the US DOD for 16 years, how strange? Now ancient history is another animal altogether. But suffice it to say, there must have been something of value in their decision. So what's your theory? If it's juicy enough I might be compelled to formulate a worthy rebuttal. Now remember, you'll really have to piss me off.

You exhibit the intellectual curiosity of a typical Democrat. Don’t know and don’t want to know, agreeing and disagreeing out of ignorance, blathering from a base of unsubstantiated belief.

I’ve identified the factual turning point.

Before Roosevelt, blacks vote Republican.
After Roosevelt, blacks vote Democrat.
Why?

Do your own research to learn why, instead of ignoring all that doesn’t support the party screed.

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Jim Crow was Democratic: The Politics of Jim Crow

• Democrats were in complete control of the South during the entire Jim Crow era, from 1877 through 1965. Jim Crow’s political purpose was to keep “the white man’s party” in power.

• The Ku Klux Klan functioned as the paramilitary wing of the Democratic Party, and was used to drive Republicans out of the South during the Reconstruction period.

• While serving as the first Grand Wizard, or chief executive, of the KKK, Nathan Bedford Forrest was a delegate to the 1868 Democratic National Convention.

• Democrats resisted, blocked and repealed Republican civil rights and anti-lynching laws throughout the Jim Crow era, including repeal of the GOP’s 1875 Civil Rights Act.

• In September 1957, Arkansas Democratic Governor Orval Faubus prevented the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School. At the urging of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Republican President Dwight Eisenhower sent in the 101st Airborne Division to escort the black students.

• Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson, D -Texas, blocked the GOP’s 1956 civil rights bill, and gutted the 1957 Civil Rights Act. Democrats filibustered the GOP’s 1960 Civil Rights Act.

• In 1963, Alabama Democratic Governor George Wallace personally blocked two black students attempting to enter the University of Alabama. Bull Connor, a member of the Democratic National Committee, turned fire hoses and dogs on peaceful Birmingham civil rights protestors.

• Senate Democrats, led by former KKK leader Robert Byrd, set a record by filibustering the 1964 Civil Rights Act for 57 days. Democrats later elected Byrd to be their Senate Majority Leader.

http://www.theacru.org/wordpress/wp-con ... ummary.pdf

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The Truth About Jim Crow

“The Jim Crow era concluded with the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. According to SCLC veteran Bruce Hartford, Martin Luther King, Jr. had to twist LBJ’s arm to get him to push the bill: ‘My understanding is that after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, President Johnson told King that there had been enough civil rights legislation. No more civil rights legislation could be passed for a couple of years, things had to be quieted down, particularly because it would affect the campaign against Goldwater. Remember the phrase ‘Cooling off period?’ So Johnson told King that he was not going to do any more civil rights acts for the foreseeable future. And the reason King decided to do the Selma campaign was to force Johnson — to create such a public pressure and turmoil — that Johnson would be forced to act. It was not that Johnson asked him to do it — it was in opposition to Johnson.’”

http://www.theacru.org/wordpress/wp-con ... row_v2.pdf

[Walker]

“Today” summarized in 1:40 minutes.

Trump to Black Voters: What Do You Have to Lose?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-jasg-_E5M

[Walker]

Hi there,

Did you all get to view this very brief video on You Tube?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XriXDtfqCg

It staqrs The Donald along with Jackie Gleason.

Enjoy !

Then decide what is in your self-interest - after re-reading the first few lines of the original post.

Considering that people of color are today red-lined from good jobs, even when those jobs are available, is theire actually "equal opportunity" for all?

As I've said earlier, my system of Ethics holds that "one sizzae does not fit all." All benefits granted by the government ought to be contingent on the assumption of somee responsibility. Show that you are being socially useful in some way and you can then get your benefits.
NO RIGHTS WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY
The only exceptions to this are youngsters ;(children under 16); very disabled and handicapped; and seniors older than 65. All others ought not get government grants except to ward off starvation. As a society we do not want to encourage free-riding nor dependency.

POTUS of the United States is a good job.

Good vacation perks.

In fact, during the recent horrible floods in Louisiana and Mississippi, the POTUS was on vacation. Some place where the rich and famous go, I think it was in Mass. He went to spend quality time with the family, because the demands of office keeps them apart.

Oops. He was actually playing as much golf as he could cram into a week. This could not be interrupted by one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the country. So, the vacation extended into the weekend and of course Monday is a travel day, the last sad day of vacation that for him must be flavored with the excited anticipation of getting back to the routine of changing the whole world.

However, he was sure to have an aid pencil in the the photo-op at the flood zone, top of the list for Tuesday. Or, maybe the information flow was in the other direction.

[SpheresOfBalance]

It means you were a moron yesterday, currently, and today.

So, what caused blacks to suddenly “evolve” as you call it, from Republican to Democratic during the Roosevelt and Truman years?

Well I'll not do any research to answer this because I absolutely hate American History and Government. I know, I know, I know, that coming from an American that served with the US DOD for 16 years, how strange? Now ancient history is another animal altogether. But suffice it to say, there must have been something of value in their decision. So what's your theory? If it's juicy enough I might be compelled to formulate a worthy rebuttal. Now remember, you'll really have to piss me off.

You exhibit the intellectual curiosity of a typical Democrat. Don’t know and don’t want to know, agreeing and disagreeing out of ignorance, blathering from a base of unsubstantiated belief.
You're a blooming idiot that has absolutely no idea what is or is not important in such a case. Like historical dead fucks that had their own version of political ideologies/agendas has any bearing on today's politicians more than simply curiosity. Unlike dipshits like you, most don't try and make themselves simply half-assed clones of past archaic halfwits. I for one am my own fucking man, no mans ideologies, dead or alive cloud my vision, they can all go to hell. I always choose the best of the best, nothing less! A mere sprinkling or a dash of this or that halfwit because during their life long attempt at understanding the universe, they got lucky enough to experience a second of genius. I'm sorry you're so confused that you require the antiquated viewpoint, complete, of some dead dude to make you whole, that you're steeped in the mysticism that labels have a life of their own, instead not merely a sign of the times, morphing as they go, dependent upon the people that redefine them. All the signs of an "ignorant inbred country fuck." I bet you got a rebel flag on your pick em up truck.

I’ve identified the factual turning point.
Who the fuck cares, live in the current day my friend, the past is dead, existing simply to inform the people of now of the human follies of the past, not as a fucking model to shape the future, as truly intelligent humans evolve, relative to their lackluster dead counterparts, take a hint from this general view of history, as it surely indicates progress. We need no back peddling!

Before Roosevelt, blacks vote Republican.
After Roosevelt, blacks vote Democrat.
Why?
Who the fuck cares, it has absolutely no bearing on which of the most popular current political parties is more, "...dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal..." and a "...government of the people, by the people, for the people...," which is all that matters, and it's proof is in the pudding, not some age old dead moment of change. Maybe you want to waste your time, not I, as so little is left. I believe you need to refresh your understanding of the word "democracy."

Do your own research to learn why, instead of ignoring all that doesn’t support the party screed.
Don't need too, it's a waste of time, as the proof of which party is better, is in the pudding. And so far the better recipe is only to be found in the current ideologies of the democrats. The repubs are only interested in the slaves that make them richer, responsible for the greatest disparity between the poorest and richest in the history of this nation. Killing our kids as a means to increase their family's oil business, evil incarnate they are! Can you say, "Halliburton," in the face of global warming. Fucking goddamn greedy idiots! To hell with them all!!!


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Jim Crow was Democratic: The Politics of Jim Crow

• Democrats were in complete control of the South during the entire Jim Crow era, from 1877 through 1965. Jim Crow’s political purpose was to keep “the white man’s party” in power.

• The Ku Klux Klan functioned as the paramilitary wing of the Democratic Party, and was used to drive Republicans out of the South during the Reconstruction period.

• While serving as the first Grand Wizard, or chief executive, of the KKK, Nathan Bedford Forrest was a delegate to the 1868 Democratic National Convention.

• Democrats resisted, blocked and repealed Republican civil rights and anti-lynching laws throughout the Jim Crow era, including repeal of the GOP’s 1875 Civil Rights Act.

• In September 1957, Arkansas Democratic Governor Orval Faubus prevented the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School. At the urging of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Republican President Dwight Eisenhower sent in the 101st Airborne Division to escort the black students.

• Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson, D -Texas, blocked the GOP’s 1956 civil rights bill, and gutted the 1957 Civil Rights Act. Democrats filibustered the GOP’s 1960 Civil Rights Act.

• In 1963, Alabama Democratic Governor George Wallace personally blocked two black students attempting to enter the University of Alabama. Bull Connor, a member of the Democratic National Committee, turned fire hoses and dogs on peaceful Birmingham civil rights protestors.

• Senate Democrats, led by former KKK leader Robert Byrd, set a record by filibustering the 1964 Civil Rights Act for 57 days. Democrats later elected Byrd to be their Senate Majority Leader.

http://www.theacru.org/wordpress/wp-con ... ummary.pdf

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The Truth About Jim Crow

“The Jim Crow era concluded with the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. According to SCLC veteran Bruce Hartford, Martin Luther King, Jr. had to twist LBJ’s arm to get him to push the bill: ‘My understanding is that after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, President Johnson told King that there had been enough civil rights legislation. No more civil rights legislation could be passed for a couple of years, things had to be quieted down, particularly because it would affect the campaign against Goldwater. Remember the phrase ‘Cooling off period?’ So Johnson told King that he was not going to do any more civil rights acts for the foreseeable future. And the reason King decided to do the Selma campaign was to force Johnson — to create such a public pressure and turmoil — that Johnson would be forced to act. It was not that Johnson asked him to do it — it was in opposition to Johnson.’”

http://www.theacru.org/wordpress/wp-con ... row_v2.pdf

Who really gives a fuck about this particular past, wanting to live in it's shadow? I'd be more worried about the past as it pertains to the continuation of global warming. It's your smoke screen of deception that I find so alarming, you inbred country dumb fuck! Oh, your god, your god, I know! Money and power, thus control, money and power thus control, The wisdom of The Denial of Death is lost on ingrates such as you, as well as an understanding of the riddle of M.A.D.!

You concentrate on the fucking wrong things my friend, you wouldn't understand wisdom if it smacked you up side your silly little head. Or maybe you do, at least understand what you believe you're doing; satisfying your own selfish interests, believing instead that you're a sly little wolf in sheep's clothing. I can smell your stinking little agendas a mile away, regardless of their specifics! I have a sixth sense when it comes to Gríma Wormtongue's.

[SpheresOfBalance]

Sure I know my "self-interests," it's that of equality, ethics, honesty, truth, humility, etc for the benefit of the entire world, despite their ignorance, their self defeating ways!

[FlashDangerpants]

I’ve identified the factual turning point.

Before Roosevelt, blacks vote Republican.
After Roosevelt, blacks vote Democrat.
Why?

You got that wrong.
Roosevelt represents the point at which Reps and Dems got roughly similar portions of the black the vote.

But what you are looking for really is the point in time where the republican share of that demographic collapsed and it became a huge achievement for any Republican to get more than 20%

Do your own research to learn why, instead of ignoring all that doesn’t support the party screed.

That is advice you have ignored yourself.

Jim Crow was Democratic: The Politics of Jim Crow

• Democrats were in complete control of the South during the entire Jim Crow era, from 1877 through 1965. Jim Crow’s political purpose was to keep “the white man’s party” in power.

• The Ku Klux Klan functioned as the paramilitary wing of the Democratic Party, and was used to drive Republicans out of the South during the Reconstruction period.

• While serving as the first Grand Wizard, or chief executive, of the KKK, Nathan Bedford Forrest was a delegate to the 1868 Democratic National Convention.

• Democrats resisted, blocked and repealed Republican civil rights and anti-lynching laws throughout the Jim Crow era, including repeal of the GOP’s 1875 Civil Rights Act.

• In September 1957, Arkansas Democratic Governor Orval Faubus prevented the Little Rock Nine from entering Central High School. At the urging of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Republican President Dwight Eisenhower sent in the 101st Airborne Division to escort the black students.

• Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson, D -Texas, blocked the GOP’s 1956 civil rights bill, and gutted the 1957 Civil Rights Act. Democrats filibustered the GOP’s 1960 Civil Rights Act.

• In 1963, Alabama Democratic Governor George Wallace personally blocked two black students attempting to enter the University of Alabama. Bull Connor, a member of the Democratic National Committee, turned fire hoses and dogs on peaceful Birmingham civil rights protestors.

• Senate Democrats, led by former KKK leader Robert Byrd, set a record by filibustering the 1964 Civil Rights Act for 57 days. Democrats later elected Byrd to be their Senate Majority Leader.

That's a list of reasons why it made no sense for the Republicans to nominate Barry Goldwater for the 64 presidential run as he was an opponent of that year's Civil Rights Act. But they did. Goldwater lost quite badly, but his protege Reagan would soon become quite the Republican bigwig.

It was in 1964 that Strom Thurmond crossed the aisle from Democrat to Republican because he realised that the latter party was more open to States Rights based arguments to allow local application of lots of little racist laws rather than one big one.

Strom Thurmond was one of the architects of Nixon's Southern Strategy by which Republicans assumed they had lost the Black vote and chose to capitalise by raising their share of the white vote (very successfully).

The Republicans aren't victims of black abandonment. They just lost their civil rights mojo at the wrong time. When the Baby Boom generation was on the civil rights marches, out of state Democrats got their back versus the in-state Dixiecrats. But the Republicans were nowhere to be seen.