1960's: John F. Kennedy was a democrat by old and new standards.
1960's: Richard Nixon was a republican by old and new standards.
1960's: Lyndon Johnson was a democrat by old and new standards. Responsible for massive escalation of Vietnam war.
There was a contingent of old school racist southern democrats that eventually became republicans, but it was not a global shift. The democrats started, escalated, and lost the Vietnam war. Republicans pulled us out. Does that mean that modern Republicans aren't completely full of shit? no, of course they are. So are the democrats.
I now quote the great Lewis Black: "Choosing between the democrats and the republicans is like choosing between two bowls of shit. ... On the one hand, you have the democrats, who are the party of No Ideas. On the other hand, you have the republicans, who are the party of Bad Ideas."
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