How the Republican Party went from Lincoln to Trump

It wasn't always this way for the Republican Party.
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Today’s Republican Party opposes big government. It’s culturally conservative. Its demographic support is strongest among white voters, and it usually dominates elections in the South. And its 2016 presidential nominee has been heavily criticized for inciting racial tensions.
But things weren’t always this way.
Over the past 160 or so years, the party has undergone a remarkable transformation from the party of Abraham Lincoln… to the party of Donald Trump.
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[@GaryHField]

North Korea: From Kim to Kim to Kim.

[@troop546]

North kimchi

[@wbafc1231]

USA - From Reagan to Bush to Clinton to Bush to Obama to Trump....all Coporatist neo-liberals .

[@lebruh9603]

Aidan Lille the dream team you mean

[@wbafc1231]

@@lebruh9603 They definitely were on the same team.

[@lebruh9603]

Aidan Lille I know I was joking

[@oplus7054]

Russia: from Putin to Putin

[@olidojosephd.9054]

From Yeltsin to Putin

[@monarchistemu6054]

Being part Russian, I can confirm this.

[@Bergen98]

Russian here, it was mor elike Yeltsin - Putin - Putin - Medvedev (Putin was grey cardinal) - Putin - Putin - Pu...

[@norton2]

​@@Bergen98 Most Russians don't know how to live in democracy because most of the country's history has been one of severe totalitarianism and only a very small period in their history has been democratic. They will always seek for a father figure as a leader.

[@noblechief4023]

Democracy doesn’t work for everything. My papa said that he had more freedom in communism then he had in democracy.

[@Boomhauersdad]

This is why I will never judge a candidate by their party but their character. Happy to be unaffiliated with a party

[@tawnikitari]

Same! I’m a registered independent.

[@flynnwhite9767]

"The northern states decided to fight to keep the union together." Incorrect. The southern states attacked first, the federal forces at Fort Sumter in South Carolina.

[@penginator89]

specifically soldiers of general P.G.T Beauregard

[@Imcna2230_]

Classic Vox

[@Keatonsrules]

This comment is wrong. The north always wanted the union to stay together, they simply wished it could be done peacefully. When the south attacked at Fort Sumter, it became clear that force would be necessary to reunify. The civil war was a war for reunification, Ft Sumter just happens to be the spark that lit the fuse.

[@BraveBob13]

The northern union did indeed fight to bring the states back together yes.

[@cringewatcher4229]

@@Keatonsrulesso the comment is right, because it was the attack of fort sumpter that started the war, as the comment said.

[@12christianmouser21]

Reminder: The Republican and Democratic parties both technically had Progressives in their Parties. Republicans: Teddy Roosevelt Democrats: Franklin D Roosevelt. There are no good parties... only Good people.

[@12christianmouser21]

Apple Tree Didnt Woodrow Wilson create the Federal Reserve?

[@thebluegrat_8522]

Hillary sucks

[@AlaricCaffyn]

@@thebluegrat_8522 so does trump

[@slapper360]

Christian Mouser wait I thought Teddy Roosevelt was a Democrat

[@thebluegrat_8522]

So

[@ayushguruswamy6383]

England: From Elizabeth to Elizabeth

[@2013gtr]

From Elizabeth... that’s it. She will live forever

[@GLDcitrus]

@@advocatevarunrathi2831 I don't think gandhi was a prime minister or a president.

[@armstrongtixid6873]

@@advocatevarunrathi2831 From Nehru to Modi

[@haiki8955]

Why the reply above is India

[@armstrongtixid6873]

@@haiki8955 idk

[@TheJds1993]

It's kind of takes me back to history class it's just really fascinating how both parties changed throughout the years interviews and beliefs that people had versus what they believe in now

[@AG-yc7vt]

Love how they breezed over the 1990's and all the democratic laws that created the war on drugs. Joe Biden himself called black people "supercriminals". So yea, every time they breeze over a decade or 2 see what party starts putting forward laws that hurt African Americans. It's not as black and white as this video makes it, because you have to remember at the end of the day, white people make up the majority of the voter base so they will get priority no matter the party.

[@LionsHeart3.1.3]

I am thinking the same. Lol

[@KILLSWITCH14FP69]

I don't think it really changed that much the Dems have always been about race where repubs never really cared about race at all

[@dylanb0404]

@@KILLSWITCH14FP69 did you even watch the video?

[@chicks4503]

@@KILLSWITCH14FP69 clearly you were homeschooled in the south 🤣

[@Writer_Productions_Map]

Now we need: "How the Democratic Party went from Roosevelt to Biden"

[@Jc0i3]

Ya I feel like the government as a whole has just gone downhill overtime. There's gotta be an honest president that fights for our interests with kindness and wisdom.

[@spacestuff24]

That would be nice but that's simply not possible. I don't think there could ever be a president that appeases everyone.

[@jurassicsmackdown6359]

Roosevelt was Republican, if i recall And Biden is a shockingly good president. Leagues and miles better than Trump

[@Spidermanlover216]

They would never make that

[@tyjackgaming4574]

@@Spidermanlover216 they made from Andrew Jackson to Obama (pretty much the same)

[@saventra1038]

Let’s give some credit to the graphic designer.

[@abyssmp3]

I always give credit to the graphic designers in everything everyday, it’s everywhere

[@rahmafahira1754]

johnny harris the best.

[@marcofrey2903]

Does Johnny Harris do all his own graphics?

[@shotgunbunny]

Im laughing so much at this comment

[@NiceDZNintro]

its simple stuff

[@NullPointer1100]

Come to China, and you'll never have to be worried about voting again. -- this is just a joke guys, plz dont take it seriously

[@isnitjustkit]

But I would be worried about smog

[@jaysian461]

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[@luisr3285]

Alex Liu If you’re from china you shouldn’t be able to see this. 😂😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@keitjan]

*_BEHOLD THE POWER OF SOCIALISM_*

[@OsadeTOOT]

chinese gangs are fighting with big knifes there are too dangerous

[@Cowskiman]

You forget to mention how in 1890 the first black senator was elected and how it was a Republican

[@Tanner404]

Okay so? The point is there was a party shift like 70 years after that why would that change anything

[@Cowskiman]

@@Tanner404 the 1st 23 were republicans… not democrats

[@noahh687]

@@Tanner404can you explain this party shift to me? What happened they just one day said “hey switch teams after over a hundred years” stop believing everything you’re told without do research for yourself

[@IbrahimJoel-555]

@@noahh687but the video already explained that or didn’t pay attention?

[@John.bww03]

So did the Republicans basically get the old Democrats and the Democrats got the old Republicans?

[@Tanner404]

Pretty much

[@beefydie2010]

Precisely

[@guillermorodriguez3972]

definitely not true thats why thay can't name which republican became dems and vice versa

[@IsaacParent]

No. Voting trends changed only gradually due to economics and not racism. Read the books of Thomas Sowell to understand this.

[@shallow768]

Actually, the republicans have always been conservative, while the democrats have been liberal

[@killforgood1023]

So let me get this straight, the majority of americans wanted to abolish slavery due to economical reason?

[@morbiusmorbius4906]

Yes. At the time, people didn't hold many of the values of racial equality that we do today(as a result of the civil rights movement). Most white Americans, republican or Democrat were white supremacist. They just disagreed on whether enslaving black people helped white people.

[@bryanfan3175]

sounds about right. Remember, the American government and economy is based off of Capitalism, which means big businesses

[@patricioiglesias5346]

Maybe that was one of the reasons, but then they gave black people the right to vote... that doesn't sound economical

[@GuyFawkes051]

@@patricioiglesias5346 Not necessarily. Step 1, bring in a new voter demographic. Step 2, cater to that demographic in order to win their votes. More votes, more power, more money.

[@andoniazcarraga1637]

It is always about money, that's something history always teaches you

[@andrewjcalhoun7865]

All this to say.... Democrats: Racist Republicans: Racist

[@Furufoo]

You did it! You broke history down to its bare essentials!

[@jasonteqja7262]

Bingo

[@TheoKregaard]

The republicans are just a lot more.

[@Furufoo]

@@elijahtorres2688 please God do NOT bring Reagan back

[@derricknichols5787]

So choose your poison

[@invisibleman776]

lets give some credit to the camera man who travelled to 1854 to do this

[@Greyareas27]

_"Why do most black Americans vote Democratic?"_ *Here's an idea. Think of each political party (Democratic/ Republican) as a house. Now think of a political ideology (Liberal/Conservative) as the people who live in these two houses.* > Let's start around the Civil War era (1860's) and say most of the people who hated and despised you lived in one of those houses. *Let's say the blue Democratic house.* >And most of the people who treated you decently lived in the other house. *Let's say, the red Republican house.* >And for decades, the majority of people who hated and despised you lived in that blue Democratic house. ___ So naturally, you wanted nothing to do with that blue house. You preferred the people in that red house who were more inclined to treat you decently. *RESULT- For decades, (late 1800's- early 1900's), black Americans were loyal to the red Republican house. (Where Lincoln and the Abolitionists had resided.)* >Then as years passed, an interesting thing happened. You began to notice it was becoming harder to know which house to avoid. Gradually, some of those people who hated and despised you began showing up in the red "R" house. At the same time, more of those people who treated you decently began to show up in the blue "D" house. After a while, each house had some people who hated you and some people who treated you fairly. It was no longer so easy to know which house you should avoid as it had been in decades past. *RESULT- By the mid 1900's, (Civil Rights Movement) noting a definite trend, many black Americans left the red (R) house for the blue (D) house. But a minority still remained In the red (R) house.* >Then after a few more decades, it became clear that neither house had as many people who hated and despised you as they had in decades past. In both houses, the majority of the people in them now treated you decently and fairly. But what you DID notice, is as the trend continued, that the vast majority of those people who DID still hate and despise you NOW lived in the red "R" house. *RESULT- A notable majority of black Americans favor the blue "D" house even though it's not quite as clear-cut because the hateful people have less power and influence than they once did. (Unfortunately, their influence has still not been completely erased and is beginning to trend upward.)* *QUESTION: SHOULD BLACK AMERICANS AVOID THE BLUE HOUSE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO HATED AND DESPISED THEM **_,_** OR AVOID THE RED HOUSE WHERE MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO HATE AND DESPISE THEM **_?_** ...think about it.*

[@FrozenPantiezzz]

Well, the Red house is the house that currently cares about them so shouldn't that answer the question?

[@calinho7689]

@@FrozenPantiezzz What is the Republican Party doing for black people?

[@crysteldogg8936]

Elaborate? For yhe record I stand of neither side, but if you're going to make a claim, back it up​@FrozenPantiezzz

[@abrahamlincoln9758]

It happened quite suddenly, over the course of 150 years.

[@vagus1280]

Yes Abe.

[@modernmichelangelo]

Four score and seven more.

[@matineeman3038]

Abe! I can’t believe you have youtube? Have you played among us?

[@isissorrowchongdongproduct6361]

@@matineeman3038 when John Wilkes Booth is sus

[@matineeman3038]

@Tyler Hodges Nope, it’s a human right to be free. Just because they’re taking down a statue of someone doesn’t mean they don’t deserve freedom.

[@dams6829]

Why cant USA get out of its shell and stop voting for 2 parties only.

[@lakeleaf9]

Ādams Vizulis because the majority of people in america agree with one of the 2 parties ideas. if people didn't agree with the 2 parties, there'd be more than 2

[@dams6829]

zester lester Yeah but there are many who voted for Hillary or Trump because they saw one of them as lesser evil.

[@lakeleaf9]

Ādams Vizulis true

[@jackjenkins168]

Many view a vote for a 3rd party a "waste of a vote." Therefore few are willing to vote for them for they think their vote no longer matters. That's not going to change anytime soon.

[@omershaik6374]

because the system can't support a third viable option

[@giraffeman326]

“I missed the part where that’s my problem” - Bully Maguire

[@tassodemo2316]

This man is better than my history teacher.

[@jojoyayathereal]

Yep

[@JudyGurl]

That wouldn't take much. Most history 'teachers' are activists shoving their political view down your throat. Oh wait, that's NOT much different than this video.

[@wafflecougar-online]

All I learned is that both parties fight for human rights only when it will give them political leverage.

[@Gleifel]

How so? Lyndon b Johnson signing that bill lost them elections when it came in.

[@4BYSSALTEETH]

yep, basically :/

[@AnimMouse]

aka incentive.

[@selfishcapitalist3523]

@@Gleifel He won the black vote

[@rickrolld1367]

And since pretty much all human rights gives democrats more support, it explains their fight for it.

[@fanmatrkhan271]

Democrats : WE LOVE SLAVERY! Democrats 1 century later: uno reverse card

[@camden7806]

still enslaved by the government and welfare under democratic policies.

[@manifestationsofasort]

@Camden And is welfare a bad thing?

[@reclutacontramontina5354]

@@camden7806 Tables may have turned, but the south is mostly racist, that never changed. And, again, which party did most of the south vote for?

[@thegodhimself5554]

Pretty sure there was an ideological switch, because there where many more party changes then portrayed in the video. I'm pretty sure the modern democratic party wasn't even around back then with the whiggs.

[@christophershen6692]

@Dylan Campbell Sure public healthcare sounds good, but that's under the price of pharmaceutical innovations. Guess who's been the top pharmaceutical innovation country in the world? Yes America, not Britain, not China, not Sweden. America. I'm not saying that America doesn't need a healthcare reformation, but the solution is not gonna be public healthcare for all.

[@nrs7846]

Anything left up to Republican voters is bound to resemble a circus.

[@TheCommonwealth796]

Yep that's why democrats have turned our whole country into a circus

[@classicist17]

Plz do some research on the donor of the democrats and u might see where republicans come from.

[@necrogem6405]

How did the Dem party end up with Joe Biden lol

[@ANDROLOMA]

Lesser of two evils.

[@necrogem6405]

@@ANDROLOMA If you think Joe is the "lesser" in this scenario then you're greatly confused.

[@ANDROLOMA]

@@necrogem6405 And you're not confused? Biden demonstrated much more dignity than his crass opponent, the incumbent loser. Trump worked hard to lose, and proved he was a sore loser after his loss.

[@ANDROLOMA]

@Illunworth Just because you declare it so? I've lived through worse presidents, haven't you? Nation still seems to survive somehow. Each and every time. Despite all the Chicken Littles advising hysteria. Each and every time.

[@Akuryou666-]

centrist dude. and the establishment in the democratic party didn't like bernie.

[@rodchester3]

Soooo we're just going to skip that whole Theodore Roosevelt section where he went against big business and tore down the monopolies?

[@somebloke8152]

Theodore Roosevelt is to too bad ass for this video. The produce couldn't handle him.

[@Tammyisthebestmovieever]

+Dave McCool no, Vox is all just Liberal Democrats. They wouldn't want to tarnish there views.

[@RottingintheMidwest]

The video isn't a complete history, but it did note the Republicans became the party of big business in the 1920's. Theodore Roosevelt was president from 1901 to 1909. Still, a complete history of the party would be more interesting.

[@aperson22222]

That bugged me, but the fact is, it was a passing aberration. Can't slide a credit card between Harrison/McKinley and Harding/Coolidge.

[@DrSpoon99]

Roosevelt was antiestablishment, he only got VP slot so he wouldn't ever run against mckinnely

[@dariusraulea8193]

This made me realise how much did race become political in America.

[@tragicscott356]

Goodmorning

[@camden7806]

it really wasnt this is disinfo and highly exaggerated. Economy was the #1 factor

[@CosmicDoom47]

Race has always been political in the US. Most of our earliest politics were about slavery - including a lot of the constitution. It's probably one of the biggest underlying issues throughout American history (alongside the urban vs. rural divide).

[@alexd9734]

@@camden7806 this is not disinfo only if ur a republican and don’t wanna admit you guys profit off slavery more than everyone else that’s why you guys wanted it no one else did

[@aaronfulcher5536]

@@alexd9734 you do know the democrats were the confederates? Right?

[@thebeezkneez7559]

You forgot to mention that the collapse of American manufacturing also was a major if not the biggest factor to the populist undertones that led to trump.

[@androot5220]

"How the democratic party went from Kennedy to Biden"

[@geekyradical4985]

There's already a video on how the Democratic Party went from the party of slavery and white supremacy to the party that nominated Barack Obama.

[@theslotherin1831]

Boomers

[@alexfrance8864]

Jackson to biden.

[@Vinkie]

@John mark Ogayon "I don't like people who get assassinated"

[@Annodominii2002]

@ΓΡΗΓΟΡΗΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ Definitely NOT saying LBJ wasn't a racist, however he did more for black people in America than any other president since Lincoln and FDR, so although he was a racist, I think there are other more valid reasons as to why he wasn't that great of a president (Heightening the Vietnam Conflict).

[@mdye.04]

How the Democratic Party went from Kennedy to Clinton

[@stinkypoopybutt8303]

Marcus Dye how the Democrats went from Jackson to Obama

[@Sefferdoodle]

Kennedy was always my favorite President, even when I was a republican.

[@saniwada]

Kennedy wasn't as progressive as people give him credit. More like from FDR to Clinton.

[@khadijahmuhammad4771]

@@stinkypoopybutt8303 If we're doing a full timeline of the democratic party then this is the only one that actually makes sense. We can't just stop at Clinton.

[@Fenriswaffle]

​@@khadijahmuhammad4771 I think they meant Hillary rather than Bill.

[@Jaccogamescollects]

They switched sides 💀

[@yellowcheetah5639]

Hello friend scrolling through the newest comments, it’s pretty bad around here so I wish you the best my friend.

[@godydogy]

“Fools multiply when wise men are silent.”

[@yc2877]

shi. Logic isn’t persuasive in arguments if that’s all you offer.

[@netherin5844]

I have the same problems with this quote as with Idiocracy.

[@engineergaming5989]

"Be a fool and on fools you'll convince! But be the devil... And all men stand down.

[@kja6336]

It's all related to maturity, as the more mature you are the more likely you are to admit your wrong when necessary. Democrats tend to lean towards immaturity, while Conservatives lean towards simply taking facts, statistics, quotes out of their original context and being a tad bit slow. And that's why I'm not a Democrat, nor a Conservative. They're both awful, they're just arguing who's worse. Democrats have leaned towards communism, Conservatives have leaned towards having a more white base, BUT Libertarians have stood their ground. Libertarians aren't putting awful extremists up as their presidential candidates. THAT is the best political party, and I get that your skeptical, it's only natural. But, if you actually are a person that cares about facts and the prospering of our country, I would look into the Libertarian party.

[@yeoldebanjo5470]

Indeed. So thank goodness President Trump is in office.

[@fryguy2k657]

Ngl skipping the 1890s-1920s is a HUGE thing to just ignore, that’s when you transitions from reconstructing the south to labor laws and progressivism

[@nonmagicmike723]

Yes, that was the period the Democratic Party became openly pro-labor and pro-unions, mostly influenced by Northern big-city "machines" set by the Irish Catholics. That was the period that laid the ground for FDR.

[@recaptoons]

this is offtopic but remember ronald regan on the boondocks "white heavon episode with uncle rukos ever since that i think hes rasict lol

[@jordanp8063]

Its funny that you bring this up, because in the video when they said fast forward to the...I thought WHAT? You're just going to omit a huge piece of history? I dont know anything about what happened then, but I was automatically suspicious when they skipped it

[@Juniversal]

My thoughts exactly. This video should be at least 5 minutes longer. I thought for sure they'd mention the southern strategy, the emergence of jim crow and the role of the civil rights movement (and southern strategy) in motivating southern whites to migrate away from the Democratic party. The took it easy on the Republicans...

[@RedBladeVideos]

They also skipped the neocon era of the Republican Party, it would have been great if they covered how defense was so important that the Republicans became the party of big government for a while.

[@anonymous-ts5ih]

From honest Abe to the fashist conman

[@thewampire4640]

You mean from hero to hero?

[@naitthegr8131]

@@thewampire4640 yawn

[@colinwatt00]

Whoever did the graphics for this video should feel proud. Well done.

[@futgamerretail202]

Colin Watt but the information is totally false and debunked by realclear politics, this is an aweful video

[@shafkathuq3548]

@@futgamerretail202 NO ITS NOT

[@cooolachristian]

@@futgamerretail202 A source would be glady accepted. Or have we encountered a simple troll?

[@spritelin]

Futgamer Retail this comment is talking bout the graphics and I bet they did more research then u

[@ZacharyBaez]

Johnny's Credit Card what is real media? Breitbart? This is documented fact. Literally go into any library or he’ll look it up on Wikipedia! It’s not partisan to say that the parties switched voter bases and their stances on issues! It’s just the truth.

[@glasstumble1677]

Ok do one with how Democrats ended up with Hillary.

[@randomguy5990]

WHAT ABOUT HILLARY !!!!???

[@Joeyplaysguitar1082]

The video does kind of explain it when it mentions Johnson and then Obama

[@Z0Gab]

hillary is pretty average in the democrat party, she's a politician a very corrupt one.

[@pearlfountain]

they kinda did explain it

[@ImSorryYouFoundThis]

what? shes not corrupt,

[@stephenmouser3974]

There could be a part 2 to this titled, “How Democrats went from Kennedy to Biden”.

[@johnclemash2544]

Not really. The speaker covered how both party changed throughout time… so I think it would be mostly repeat information

[@jurassicsmackdown6359]

Biden is a shockingly good president, your analogy doesnt work Trump is rated as the worst president in USA history. Somehow, freakin' somehow, he managed to be *_WORSE_* than Hoover

[@Dalchiniladki]

As a non American, it's so weird that Abraham Lincoln and Trump come from the same party

[@Ballkist1]

@RonPaulHatesBlacks And as an Indian or Nepalese or Pakistani(Your surname ) Do you think strict immigration law is racist? or Do you think majority which acts like a mob is threatening the minority?

[@holzmann-]

@RonPaulHatesBlacks So you would claim that JFK was a na-zi?

[@Charlie-uz8vb]

Not really. Both were protectionists against Free Trade.

[@tomfitzgerald4760]

How gutted would you be if you agreed to pose for "angry white person" stock photos and then saw yourself in this video.

[@rikki3545]

LMFAOAOAO

[@zhenshops3833]

This made me realise how much did race become political in America.

[@tomfitzgerald4760]

@@larssrensen4353 not in your case

[@larssrensen4353]

@@tomfitzgerald4760 What have I done to you man ?

[@everythingisfine8635]

@@larssrensen4353 he phrased that badly what he means is representing a white confederate, isn’t the best Look so in this case being white isn’t a good thing no. But he’s not saying that all white people are racist confederates, or that being white is bad. However I can’t read his mind so I won’t know for sure

[@isida509]

In America: people gives 4 years to their president In Russia: Putin gives 4 more years to the people.

[@user-no1nj9ji1d]

Wow, another unfunny and unclever degeneratic "joke" about Russia which don't apply to reality. Well done.

[@reyosorio1432]

@@user-no1nj9ji1d ❄️

[@oblivion3067]

A president should serve the people, should he not?

[@capitalistball2924]

@@oblivion3067 Should "he" not? If he serves the people he will allow for "she" presidents.

[@oblivion3067]

@@capitalistball2924 Oh, I wasn‘t refering to Putin. I am saying this in general.

[@royschrader8003]

I ask the Republican Party headquarters in Toledo Ohio, what they are doing to stop the steal? They said "What Steal? We don't know anything about a Steal".

[@IloveRumania]

America's parties pulled an Uno reverse card on each other.

[@bryceobrien4305]

Our election: Donald Trump: Pros- Not Hillary, Cons- Donald Hilary Clinton: Pros- Not Donald, Cons- Hillary Halp.

[@mangorumble2114]

well one wants to dramatically increase our debt by increasing tax cuts and inceeasing government spending. So...

[@bryceobrien4305]

We had 20 candidates to choose from and we got these 2.

[@imonfire112]

Bernie. Pros- Not Hillary, or Donald.

[@enthymeme4856]

Bernie. Cons- Not an option :/

[@liamcallahan9693]

Gary Johnson 2016

[@glassesvoices5097]

George Washington in his Farewell Address: _No political Parties_ America: *Yall Hurd suming*

[@goatcat2737]

It's not that we shouldn't have any parties, we just need more than two

[@glorymanheretosleep]

And why doesn't VOX do how did the Democrat party go from Andrew Jackson to Ocasio-Cortez!??!

[@dumbeetle1]

@Snow Cone Well actually he fought against the current divisiveness that we see today between the Democrats and Republicans. As many democrats and republicans would agree today, too many people are partisan and would vote for their party regardless, instead of doing what George Washington proposed which is to remain individuals instead of joining parties. He knew people wouldn't listen to him, but wanted to state the fact anyways and hoped others would heed his warning. Not only did he know, but he mentioned that every government that has had them has said that political parties are the enemy of government and actually weakened the government. There are legitimate reasons why he said not to create or join in on the idea of political parties. He told everyone not to do it, not because he thought it would stop them, but because he hoped it would. People didn't listen to him and now we are currently experiencing the worst, most divided nation ever.

[@dumbeetle1]

@Snow Cone Wow. You completely missed my point. I was saying he isn't being naive. He knew that saying it wouldn't prevent it from happening, but is saying nothing better? Speaking up is always the better option than being quiet, regardless of if it affects change. He wasn't being naive. Of course everyone has partisan leanings or falls under a group that they agree with more, but his point originally was to prevent divisiveness. This was prior to a party system, so it's different than people who say partisanship is bad today. He saw where the country was headed because during his first term and second term with the creation of political parties. You and I only disagree on the fact that speaking out is a better choice than letting sleeping dogs lie.

[@dumbeetle1]

@Snow Cone I think coming up with more reasonable alternatives would have been more helpful, but that's also coming from much further in the future. Something like Italy's coalitions with a multi party system would at least be a little better, but now we need to focus on things that will improve our elections and decrease divisiveness. Since we're already in a two party system, full reform is very unlikely like you said. One example, preferential voting would help third parties actually stand a chance in elections, where as currently they do not. Alleviating the two party systems is definitely a goal I hope we'll fight for in the next few years.

[@itsshowtime6412]

I dissagree about racial tensions with Trump and other republicans. It feels more like immigration tension, which isn't exactly the same.

[@user-cg2tw8pw7j]

It's strange, aren't Americans immigrants? Do they want to expel them?

[@joegonzalez6241]

It doesn’t matter which side turned into what. They both spend billions to manipulate you.

[@Muhfucking23]

And it’s all yals money. You pay them to do this to you….

[@galacticguardian2783]

This video itself is thinly veiled anti republican manipulation by Vox

[@TechlyplusGames]

I don't even want to look in the comment section because it's definitely cancer down there

[@Kenywos]

But you're in the comment section

[@ERGSEG]

Yes, spare yourself. I truly don't know why I bother.

[@coastersplus]

+

[@Thundercoco90]

I almost became irrationally angry when I moved two comments below. Thanks for stopping me.

[@mbmajor01]

I did it lol, I shouldn't have lol,

[@michaeldouthat4218]

You skipped Teddy Roosevelt, A Republican who busted trusts and monopolies.

[@cap708j]

Yes. Teddy pulled the Progressively out of the Republican party. When that election was over, many never went back. This was a major shirt that saw the Republican party owned more by corporate overlords and the Democratic party getting its first real injection of Progressives.

[@remembertotakeshowerspleas355]

Ah Teddy Roosevelt, a model PROGRESSIVE and LIBERAL.

[@mmj1342]

not only Roosevelt, he skipped about 25 other post-Lincoln presidents. Some of them were less influential, but it's clearly an oversimplified explanation. Still interesting even if very limited.

[@Zhiperser]

Teddy Roosevelt and Eisenhower are 2 Republicans that should not be skipped over when talking about Republican trends, history, and importance.

[@michaeldouthat4218]

***** because he was an important president who pushed through many reforms. He basically created the USDA after reading Upton Sinclair.

[@Ace-ff3cq]

You fail to understand just how similar our great Donald Trump is to Abraham Lincoln. It says a lot when you don't understand the most basic, underlying principle that binds them: they both upset the status quo of their eras. Yes, our great patriots, Trump and Lincoln are more alike than most realize. As much as the democrats want to be the party of the people, it is Donald Trump, much like Lincoln, that is of and for the people. I could write an essay on their similarities, but for the sake of brevity, I'll leave it here.

[@colormeblue]

Please write an essay so we can all read about your great leader Trump. Don't back down now!

[@LaughingStock55]

Comparing a narcissistic billionaire to Lincoln...now THAT's an essay I want to read! You don't write the essay because, like Trump, you are lazy.

[@LaughingStock55]

@@pereirahawk I never said he wasn’t populist. I questioned his intentions. Populists historically care little for the common people. They usually take advantage of collective outrage and mob mentality to grab onto power.

[@NeverQne]

The Partys never swiched, only the voters.

[@tbphillips9649]

Nah both party and voters

[@HeadBanger368]

People need to realize both parties are absolute trash.

[@necrolord1920]

This indeed is the logical conclusion. Both parties have good presidents, but both also have bad presidents. Democrats have Bill Clinton. Republicans have Reagan. Democrats have Woodrow Wilson. Republicans have Bush. There are freedom minded people on both sides, just like there are tyrants on both sides. The trouble is it is hard to separate the 2 until you see them in office.

[@henrymorgan1988]

Am I the only libertarian here?✋😂

[@necrolord1920]

henry morgan Why? Do you think libertarian stands for something besides minimum government? As far as recent presidents go, Reagan had the most minimalistic policies, Clinton was forced towards minimalistic policies because he couldn't pass the laws he wanted with a republican congress. On the other hand, Bush passed some very tyrannical laws such as the economic stimulus and the expansion of medicare. Woodrow Wilson was the most tyrannical democrat president that came to mind. Though honestly Obama passing Obamacare is pretty bad on the list too.

[@epitaque7108]

Being libertarian stands for individual freedoms above everything. It also stands for reaching a balanced budget. Also, not trying to be rude, but I don't see how listing presidents and how they were minimalistic or tyrannical contributes to your argument, which seems to be that libertarian stands for nothing but minimum government.

[@camaronzeus6111]

well we do have more parties jaja

[@ngc5195]

No parties, just ideas. United we stand, divided we fall.

[@crockerzz8896]

If only more people could get behind this idea. It's a person's view not their party or affiliation.

[@edboss36]

ensayofr Democrats will listen better

[@jessejors3095]

We havent falled for 200 yr what to u mean

[@jayl9110]

Honestly, I'm not sure that modern politics can work without political parties. As a former UK politician myself who has stood both as an independent and as a party candidate, it's very difficult to communicate your views and values to voters as an independent. People's time is increasingly limited, so very few people want to spend 20 minutes each learning about individual candidates. Party affiliation gives voters a handy shortcut - an affiliated candidate may be slightly to the left or to the right on a particular party's political spectrum, but as a voter you know roughly what you're getting. The most local level of government in my area essentially banned party affiliations about 10 years ago, and the result has ended up being far fewer candidates standing (to the point where the last election was uncontested) and voter turnout at far lower levels than councils at the same level of government but which do allow party affiliation.

[@sagetheassassin3192]

It's already happening, this country was doomed from the start :(

[@MisterKristopher]

So both parties are Constantly switching stances on things. The two party systems is ridiculous

[@cardinalRG]

And the two major parties are not so different from each other as they'd have us believe. Ralph Nader was once asked if he'd like to see a viable third party, and he responded, "I'd settle for a second one."

[@g0d5m15t4k3]

Thank you for explaining this in a clear, easy to follow way.

[@etomichelverny]

My Overoverovergod

[@jamesburgess2k]

This video shows just how much everyone in America didn't pay attention in their US History class.

[@nocucksinkekistan7321]

No it shows how you'd dumb

[@user-us7ri5us9f]

You should like spell check your statement calling someone dumb, before you post it ya dunce.

[@j67jag23]

James Burgess your comment shows how stupid people can be

[@mastersword6470]

J67 JAG your comment shows how you ran out of insults

[@mastersword6470]

Make America Great Again Your comment shows how nobody pays attention in their English classes.

[@agent_277]

I have a saying since I realized how much politics have changed in the USA (and also since I started showing interest in politics): NEVER look at a party and what they "represent". Always focus on the individual who wants to be at the top and treat every person as individual. Listen to what they say and compare it to what they do or what they have done. Only then will you realize who you are voting for.

[@emileediaz6386]

Absolutely. You know, when people look at Presidential Candidates, they never seem to look at what they may have stood for say 20-30 years ago, and what they have done since then. Ive seen a-lot of videos of Political Candidates talking, Biden, Trump, Hillary. And how much they have changed to accommodate their campaign and win over voters today. And if people looked at that, they would realize who and what they are voting for, to a certain extent.

[@EdA-bz3bu]

that why i will always vote for Obama.

[@eugene7304]

@@EdA-bz3bu Obama did more to stir up racism & division in America than any President in history. You think that's a GOOD thing?

[@aaronthenorm5400]

If every voter in America did that; there would never again be a repugneton in the WH!!!!

[@bealu9459]

fun thing: You don't have to think this if a country has more than 2 political parties which it should

[@rishabhmathur7656]

The drop in Republican Party's quality is just as consistent as the drop in value of the US currency from its earlier value to itself.

[@boogieheads]

if you just showed me this video in 4th grade i wouldve been set

[@summer7246]

It's sad to see what has happened to the republican party

[@gigachadgam3r417]

And your party is better???? Joe Biden is the most unpopular president in modern history. Trump is favored to win in 2024

[@summer7246]

@@gigachadgam3r417 yes so much better, biden may not be perfect but at least he's not a conservative

[@artv.9989]

”My side is better than yours!” - American politics

[@pww8565]

let an independent run the country for once. it's just four years im curious to see what happens

[@Jdjsksjdhdj]

The south will rise again.

[@IvanGoldBit]

That's having freedom of speech unless you want 1 group people controlling you

[@Jdjsksjdhdj]

@@IvanGoldBit you have poop in your buttwhole I can say nonsense too

[@Jdjsksjdhdj]

@Sugar Shane spread those cheeks so they can slip it in.

[@smurfMT]

How did the democrats go from Jim Crow to AOC?

[@austinblackburn8095]

Is that even a big jump if we're being honest?

[@g2trashtxd781]

@@austinblackburn8095 LMFAO

[@nicolasceresoli9121]

Aliens ;-;

[@REVERSE-th2bb]

Party switch

[@salter1630]

@@austinblackburn8095 Yes? Jim Crow laws basically created segregation in the South, while AOC is a staunch-progressivist... and also a minority

[@morenofranco9235]

Amazing! This video is 5 years old - and although it points at what is happening, and what's to come... no one could have seen how the Grifting Ole Party would turn out in 2021.

[@oceanbreeze1162]

Yeah we have a president who abandons American allies behind enemy lines, has a "righteous strike" on a bunch of children in a car, and who's name has become a staple to chant at sports games, and never in praise.

[@renegade9777]

@@oceanbreeze1162, Kurds? Oh wait, that was your YEE YEE wannabe New Yorker who is a Florida Man now.

[@jasonlambert5552]

@@oceanbreeze1162 Tongo Tongo?

[@godofstream3346]

The Republican Party has not changed. To the contrary, it has maintained it's stance much more to its founding principles than has the Democrat Party. What has happened is that the Southern Democrats became Republicans as the Democrat Party began to become filled with and cater to more indoctrinated minorities, immigrants and disordered foreign nationals. All of whom mostly depend on the government for subsidies. This came about in part, due to the lack of assimilation of the latter two groups. And the liberal "socialistic" indoctrination of the former by a radicalized Left. I could give a lecture on the subject and/or write a book but the "snapshot" will have to suffice. I get paid to teach. And haven't the time to write.

[@andrewfranciscohughes2481]

The Republican party was the party of big business..... Theodore Roosevelt Am I a joke to you?

[@MajorMlgNoob]

I mean his foreign policy helped big business he just broke up monopolies

[@kachao2113]

@@MajorMlgNoob it's what we should be doing now to amazon.

[@russellkim8895]

Taft too

[@Jeiss_V]

@@kachao2113 but amazon isn't a monopoly..

[@hendrickdavies6621]

Roosevelt is different, he may have been the coolest person to every live in this country

[@dixierekt1773]

I live in Mississippi and even my though ancestors fought against Lincoln I think Lincoln was amazing and most southerners can say the same

[@victorguerrero3197]

Those ancestors were democrats.

[@meggaman7]

Guess they didn't feel the same way about black people.

[@spinner771]

As you wave around your confederate flags😂

[@ndmdbbdbsdkh6826]

M. Talk democrats are bringing in millions of illegal for there own personal agenda, it’s why their trying to remove ID requirements for voting. They just want illegal votes

[@jerryg7391]

@@ndmdbbdbsdkh6826 When the Democrats try to tell you they switched parties. Well it's a lie, because only 1% of the Democratic party had moved to the Republican party since the beginning of both parties. So the racist people are still in the Democratic party, go watch a documentary called Hillary's America. It tells you the truth about the Democrats..

[@ohmy...9007]

Stand by a person not a party. This video does well at illustrating how one or a few ppl can really shift an entire party in a different direction. I find the person who fights for what i feel is important, sometimes they are red and sometimes blue. Neither of us are truly 100% one or the other.

[@aluminium5738]

Stand by an idea, not a person.

[@Tanner404]

Exactly doesn't matter what side you're on we need to abolish the two party system

[@lazertie4004]

this aged well

[@vladimirlenin9012]

How the USSR went from me to Stalin.

[@chubswubsbubs6311]

Omg ur my hero

[@chubswubsbubs6311]

Jkjk

[@geekyradical4985]

This made me LOL.

[@bagtea]

lenin to stalin and to Gorbachev. but sadly it ended

[@testotesto4245]

It just because you gave Stalin the secretary role

[@TheWickedEnd2012]

Will you do a "How the Democratic Party went from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Hillary Clinton?"

[@jph4889]

The Southern Strategy. Republicans were the progressive Party until Johnson passed the Civil Rights act of 1964 ending segregation. This enraged white southern racists who were then immediately courted by Richard Nixon, who began campaigning in southern states. This is how the Republican party became overwhelmingly white, while the Democratic party became much more diverse and progressive.

[@Dennis-bb4dz]

vox supports Hillary they will never bash her

[@antoniotrejo4066]

+Dennis Feng And this video is bashing Trump? not really

[@jph4889]

This video isn't bashing Trump. It's just explaining how the Republicans went from being the progressive party, to the uh....well, not so progressive party.

[@jph4889]

***** Uuuh....I answered above.

[@maxamps45]

imagine being replaced in your own home by people outside of it.

[@WilliamLi-nd4lz]

A person within a country does not own the country hence comparing that to your private home is genuinely dishonest.

[@filthycockatoo2954]

I just want to say that these videos are so well done

[@s55558]

To me this just shows that politicians just act in what ever way either makes them more money or gives them more power, very disturbing

[@Ozilgalu]

Which was a mistake

[@Ozilgalu]

Trump had know idea with what he was doing

[@kcjd8659]

Yeah that is what "politics" means. Politics = who is in charge--that is called "power." How do you fund power? Money.

[@justnoah2073]

That's how politicians get reelected, it's not surprising. They do what the people want, and some do what gets them money.

[@vanessaaventura]

all politicians are corrupted

[@lanlin8027]

I don’t know what I’m doing here: I live in Britain. oh yeah, it’s a free comedy show Edit:my notifications-

[@RS-pe9wn]

Innit

[@CosmicMJ]

R S tommyinnit

[@catimpact]

@@CosmicMJ i found an inniter on a political video GG

[@Unionpotato]

Tommyinnit

[@BenDover-wm7wf]

I’m gonna make me a samwhich.

[@pattheegreat]

The same way Democratic party went from Franklin Roosevelt to Joe Biden

[@ramiere1412]

whats the difference they’re campaigning on pretty much the same thing

[@kemcolian2001]

@@ramiere1412 joe biden is vastly underqualified for presiden, but he won the vote anyway because he was at least better than a raginig islamophobe who hates immigrants.

[@bantxc5616]

@@kemcolian2001 Biden isn’t vastly under qualified at all. He’s had plenty of experience in office it’s more is he still mentally fit for the job. Again the values of FDR to Biden aren’t so different is rather are the fit for president at the time.

[@maybe12096]

@@bantxc5616 I think most democrats would rather have had another candidate other than biden but he’s so moderate that he was able to beat trump

[@gatorade3064]

@@bantxc5616 "mentally fit for the job" bro is 80 years old, crackhead son, raised gas prices, showered with his daughter. he is diffidently not fit for the president 😂

[@ddruprup12ify]

I can also say. How did the Democratic Party go from JFK to Joe Biden?

[@gmdchipzz8091]

I just learned my last year's entire US History II class in about 5 minutes

[@brandoncashin8317]

Same!

[@BenGilman]

yup

[@kasrabaradaran4084]

So true

[@znm2106]

Please don't get all of your information from this ultra-leftist outlet. Do some proper research yourself.

[@IsaacDavis69]

+

[@chanyuran8292]

I wish i could witness Trump,Gordon Ramsay and simon Cowell have an argument

[@hagron5702]

lol

[@xxmanusedtogame_9916]

Dude The Guy they would get along excellently 😂 they should start a judging show

[@hed-empti2336]

@@xxmanusedtogame_9916 not when you like ketchup on steak

[@xxmanusedtogame_9916]

Faith Cathers you realize he changed that diet.... he eats healthy now

[@ginoboss657]

@Dalton K simon cowell

[@almighty9539]

i got this feeling that USA needs the right amount of democracy and right amount of republic.

[@ANDROLOMA]

They be trying.

[@XxRIGOxX]

Went from a man who pretty much freed black men to a man who wants to put em back in chains...

[@shaosmooth16]

how democratic party went from Jefferson to Biden? why not make this video?

[@dsebbebridge2674]

They made that video, but for obama

[@potato-phobia85yearsago27]

Perhaps because this video was made six years ago 😤

[@bijakriyandi]

a country descended from European immigrants now complaints about immigrants

[@HackCentury]

L̲e̲g̲a̲l̲ European Immigrants, can't leave that part out.

[@bhooibg8125]

President Obama has executive power to allow anyone into the country and deport anyone he wishes. Search it up. For a "leader" that supports the law, how could he give special considerations to refugees (including health care and no documentation) that literally are treated better than the average citizen. Especially how he has endorsed and fallen behind a known criminal who is above the law that has put national security at risk. Vote out of the establishment. You cannot vote Clinton in, especially after it is known she rigged the electoral machines to favour her.

[@bijakriyandi]

HackCentury legal by who's standard? definitely not the natives

[@asmenyak]

+yo dawg Newsflash- rigging elections to favor a candidate is no new thing. Its called gerrymandering. Look it up. It has been practiced by both republicans and democrats.

[@audiosmalditos7786]

Marschall Vorwärts What about the slaughtering of Native Americans? Where do you include that part? America belonged to the Native AMERICANS just like England belongs to the ENGLISH. Stop trying to justify the GENOCIDE that illegal europeans committed towards NATIVE AMERICANS! THE TRUE AMERICAN PEOPLE OF THIS CONTINENT ARE NATIVE AMERICANS! To them ILLEGAL Europeans were TERRORIST! WHO BROUGHT SLAVERY AND DEATH TO THIS LAND!

[@sammy-tj7br]

riddle me this: if the parties never switched, how can y’all be the party of Abraham Lincoln and also fly confederate flags?

[@johnweber4577]

What’s often missed is that most districts outside of the city centers in every region North, South, East and West are predominantly Republican. Having been raised in an Illinois Republican family I will say that I never heard them praise the Confederacy growing up but a lot of love for figures like Lincoln instead. Though of course the South is a different matter and the one focused on most due to how the electoral college set up really boosts their significance on the national stage.

[@DeathBone4656]

I live in the south,Youd be hard pressed to find actual racism from a Republican I promise

[@Cameron-ki1qx]

So every Republican you know is out there flying confederate flags? Both parties supported the Civil Rights Act. The democratic party becoming less racist and voting demographics changing in the south for a multitude of complex reasons doesn't constitute a "switch." There are racists individuals out there but just become some also support small government didn't make them that way.

[@DeathBone4656]

@@Cameron-ki1qx Uh,Only ~40%of house dems and like ~50 senate dems supported civil rights compared to 90% republican house and ~80% senate

[@bankscloverbaywatch2578]

@@Cameron-ki1qx actually, the Democrats filibustered for sixty days to attempt to stop the civil rights act from passing. The Republicans fought for it.

[@Killshot15]

As the first person to be born in America in my family I grew up in a very conservative household but my parents voted liberal since they were immigrants and although they had more in common with conservatives they voted liberal only because they thought Republicans were anti immigration which is sort of true but not the full story.

[@Tanner404]

Wasn't Trumps whole thing building a wall to stop immigrants? It baffles me that immigrants would even consider voting republican

[@kamala7101]

@@Tanner404 against illegal immigration*

[@Tanner404]

@@kamala7101 Well he also wanted to ban Muslims so I think he was just racist

[@benjaminlehman3221]

every politician has their own interests of keeping power at heart, not their constituents.

[@mansourbellahel-hajj5378]

Funny thing is that the Democrats who made the confederate states had the first black president. Time changes bruh.

[@DS-lk3tx]

He was a great salesman and tool for imperialism. Lol

[@Pink_pr1ncess]

_switching them positions for you_ 🎶🎵

[@skarlex7065]

@@Pink_pr1ncess hehe lol

[@larssrensen4353]

Republicans also had several presidential candidates of color but they never made it far in the primaries. Ben Carson did good in 2016 tho!

[@nickghurmauler]

He said himself that he isn't black he's muslim

[@AndJamTracksForAll2014]

I'm a registered Republican, but I feel I've lost my party, we have nominated someone who does not represent my views at all. Its sad.

[@lakoslakos6787]

IK but it is what we got and the only other person i see is Gary Johnson because Clinton is even more different views than what i have.

[@AndJamTracksForAll2014]

I will have to take Gary Johnson over Trump.

[@dafuzz302]

welp our party doesnt have super delegates...democrat voters votes did not even matter...Bernie had the votes from the people but not the corrupt uppers.

[@zavdab5238]

republican party is becoming a joke and will die out when more people realize it. Hopefully the libertarian party will take over the right wingers sooner than later.

[@dafuzz302]

i would vote VERMIN SUPREME before Hillary...if i couldn't vote vermin i guess i would have to vote Libertarian.

[@Jyllyfish]

This would be a great video if it didn't bounce around like a SSB melee menu when I play with the c-stick.

[@ceasargaming9041]

ummm they totally skipped over literally all the republicans between 1920-1940 that literally shaped the country...but ok

[@paragonofgood]

Even if its a bleeding shitshow, I do find American politics interesting and educational.

[@jacobbass6226]

Mark Lanzarotta democracy is not what America is about. We were never supposed to be one because the founding fathers knew that democracy was basically mob rules.

[@myshelleseamore6319]

No matter how you describe said shitshow, it's still got your attention. I am embarrassed to be a part of this drama. But every time we click on this monstrosity, its giving the monster power. Pay close attention to who you pay attention too. We pay no matter what. So guard your attention.

[@vc9491]

@@jacobbass6226 federalists

[@slothc]

@@jacobbass6226 the all powerful and all knowing founding fathers

[@ArceoInfinity]

@@jacobbass6226 Heck, our founding fathers loathed the idea of parties to begin with

[@jordanharb9430]

Honestly this was a very well made video on the history of the gop. It was actually (surprisingly) not super biased and entertaining to watch. I don't know why people complain in the comments it's very informative about how the party's changed their beliefs.

[@ejflashfold8381]

sold out for votes.

[@AIM1564]

Jordan, you should know this video is actually quite biased against the Republican party :/. They make it look like it was the democrats in the 50s and 60s who pushed for civil rights when they were vigorously opposing and filibustering it. If you look at the author's twitter (Andrew Prokop) you will see tons of anti-trump tweets. He also skipped over the RE-segregation done by Woodrow Wilson (democrat).

[@AIM1564]

Jordan, you should know that the author of this video (and Vox in general) is quite biased against the Republican party/ Trump. If you go to Andrew's twitter you'll see a bunch of anti-trump tweets etc. He skips over the RE-segregation done by Woodrow Wilson (democratic president) and makes it look like the democrats pushed for civil rights in the 60s, which they were actually opposed to and were filibustering.

[@gmac3335]

Good point, I strongly oppose the modern GOP but he left out Woodrow Wilson and Teddy. Teddy was a Republican who was anti-big business and Woodrow Wilson was a Democrat who was a huge bigot.

[@gmac3335]

***** It took a lot of ignorance and stuck on stupidity to type that comment. Trump's whole campaign is filled with racist rhetoric. He's said their needs to be a database for all Muslims, he tweeted fake crime stats to portray blacks as criminals, he attacks the Mexicans. Trump has been catering to the prejudices of white Americans and any intelligent person can see this.

[@bernardjackson6594]

First they came for the christians, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a christian. Then they came for classical liberals, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a classical liberal. Then they came for conservatives, and I did not speak out- Because I was not a conservative. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me.

[@DonFizzy2014]

Very interesting summary, thank you

[@khashmoney6985]

Can we start to listen to George Washington when he told us to avoid political parties?

[@eventplanner461]

Whelp- too late now. It's funny how George Washington is one of the most respected presidents in American history, yet America still refuses to listen to his foreshadowing, warnings, and advice that he gave in his departure from office speech. We had to find out the hard way.

[@gaming-hubbbbb277]

@@eventplanner461 one of the reasons I don't trust what George did was cause of how dark his life was

[@gulpgo]

Well, Washington did own slaves so.......

[@elitepapi9178]

@@gulpgo so

[@gulpgo]

@@elitepapi9178 So his opinion on people who have a higher class because of theirnskin color is unconstitutional.

[@garthvader9916]

'Republicans worry that they're losing too many Hispanic voters...' *laughs in Cubano-Floridian*

[@garthvader9916]

@Borat Sagdyev Sagdyev True - I was using that term (that I'd kind of invented myself) to to refer to the ones that *are* of Cuban descent. Sorry for the confusion!

[@Golladan]

That might have just been an isolated incident of Trump preying on their socialism fear and Biden doing nothing to fight back against it.

[@raulespinoza8411]

That’s cause Cubans & Venezuela ppl believe in trumps ads & call it a day. They believe anything trump says “Biden is a socialist grrr” like no he is a centrist educate yourself 😭

[@angusmayo4493]

@@raulespinoza8411 I think that probably oversimplifies it a bit. They came to America for a reason, and feel Trump best represents that reason (or at least that he has been able to show Biden as the opposite).

[@garthvader9916]

@@angusmayo4493 I don't think they're right in that assessment, but I see where you're coming from, and yeah, it was an oversimplification I think.

[@georgesouthwick7000]

What about a video on how the Democrat Party went from Truman to Biden?

[@sammehlberg6664]

I don't really see republicans as opposed to big government. Not after the early 2000s and the creation of 600 new letter agencies. Plus patriot act and homeland security. Seems like they like it to me.

[@swolelock7549]

Wow this is actually quite eye opening. From someone looking in on American politics this cool too see how the parties developed in to what they are today. You guys do an awesome job and make sure you keep pumping out these videos because i'm gonna watch every single one.

[@Vox]

+Liam Browne thanks for the feedback! -Johnny

[@ChaseBlanchette]

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[@Excaltrius]

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[@simonjude6594]

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[@soonny002]

I agree. It was a great video. Very easy to understand and educational!

[@WYCAN]

I wish GOP would stop saying they are "the party of Lincoln", because they are obviously nothing more than just have the same name.

[@TheSnoopy1750]

To be fair, they have nothing else to offer. :-)

[@magnum9987]

perhaps instead of calling names you should just prove them wrong.

[@againstjebelallawz]

Only difference is, until FDR, the Dems used to be anti-Black. Now, they're anti-White. Same racism, though.

[@Argcia4505]

+Julius Caesar so the GOP is anti anything that isn't white???

[@magnum9987]

***** please prove the Democrats are anti white

[@awax3863]

Talk about opposite ends of the rainbow! A man with incredible character and a man who IS a character and has no character at all!

[@patriciaadams4171]

Took me years to learn this stuff, most Vox writers/editors do a pretty good job at thumbnail sketches of U.S. history

[@rrapp8067]

Their standards for presentation of history are neither dependable nor well-developed.