"There are black people today who vote Republican. Black voters tend to be more conservative in their attitudes than white activist Democrats."
Somewhere between 10-15% of black voters go Republican depending on the election. There are of course outliers to that but it's the general rule. They're probably the least Republican voting bloc in America.
"Activist Democrats" is a bit of an artificial label but if you mean people who carry signs and say things like "latinx" you're talking about a tiny fraction of Democratic voters. So your statement might be true, but doesn't mean much.
"Republicans fought against the right to own slaves in the Civil War.
LBJ often made obnoxiously racist statements, though he calculated that getting the black vote would be politically advantageous."
You are describing the actions of two political parties between 50-150 years ago. Almost everyone in power from that time is dead, and most voters don't remember the 60's except maybe their childhood.
"Conservatives have asked useful questions about whether the social policies promoted by Democrats really improve the condition of black Americans in -- or just make white Democrats feel good about themselves."
What questions do you think those are?
"Dems often said that conservative opposition to the ACA was essentially racist -- which is absurd.. "
I can't tell you how many times I've heard someone write or say that ACA was just a hand out to lazy blacks who don't want to work.
"There are black people today who vote Republican. Black voters tend to be more conservative in their attitudes than white activist Democrats."
Somewhere between 10-15% of black voters go Republican depending on the election. There are of course outliers to that but it's the general rule. They're probably the least Republican voting bloc in America.
"Activist Democrats" is a bit of an artificial label but if you mean people who carry signs and say things like "latinx" you're talking about a tiny fraction of Democratic voters. So your statement might be true, but doesn't mean much.
"Republicans fought against the right to own slaves in the Civil War.
LBJ often made obnoxiously racist statements, though he calculated that getting the black vote would be politically advantageous."
You are describing the actions of two political parties between 50-150 years ago. Almost everyone in power from that time is dead, and most voters don't remember the 60's except maybe their childhood.
"Conservatives have asked useful questions about whether the social policies promoted by Democrats really improve the condition of black Americans in -- or just make white Democrats feel good about themselves."
What questions do you think those are?
"Dems often said that conservative opposition to the ACA was essentially racist -- which is absurd.. "
I can't tell you how many times I've heard someone write or say that ACA was just a hand out to lazy blacks who don't want to work.