Finished the paper on 20th century Democratic Racism

[Great-Kazoo]

Interesting read Zero. I would first like to start off with the fact that I admire your attempt to counter what you perceive as an "inadequate" ( and I believe it is ) education that you are paying for. I made many such attempts myself while obtaining my degrees ( albeit on different subjects ) and unfortunately paid for it with a lower grade. One thing you should recognize in a university system is that creating an emotionally driven document whether at school or in "real life" is always destined to be scrutinized and receive lesser attention. The politics of this country are about as linear as a broken circle. The demographic shift in the south was more from a conservatism aspect to a liberal aspect as opposed to Democrat vs. Republican and it was all based on voter demographic. Comparing a turn of the 19th century Republican to a Democrat in modern day in my opinion is almost impossible as both constituencies have done more about faces than a recruit in boot camp. Neither party has stuck to their core principle values and in effect a a polar shift occurred during the 30's. A good example of this would be to ask a Conservative Southern Republican what ideologies they have in common with a Republican in 1856. The answer will probably be nothing. A fantastic study on this is the Roosevelt family. I would read any and all things about their politics and somewhat inbred bloodlines. Regarding Robert Byrd, you will most likely encounter his rebuttal " Be sure you avoid the Ku Klux Klan. Don't get that albatross around your neck. Once you've made that mistake, you inhibit your operations in the political arena." In his last autobiography, Byrd explained that he was a KKK member because he "was sorely afflicted with tunnel vision — a jejune and immature outlook — seeing only what I wanted to see because I thought the Klan could provide an outlet for my talents and ambitions." Byrd also said, in 2005, "I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times ... and I don't mind apologizing over and over again. I can't erase what happened." So much for convictions. Most people in my opinion are sheep. They follow the crowd in an attempt to gain approval by those with like interests ( you, it appears are in no way a sheep ). It is impossible in my opinion that 2 large groups of people share all of the same opinions, yet we are burdened by a two party system. If Modern day Republicans or Democrats thought they could drum up more votes by switching stances they would all do so in a second. We are a society of contradictions ( Romney former gov. of Mass? Harry Reid in NV ?! ) There are things I like about some politicians and things I hate about others. We live in a dynamic society where the demographics are changing everyday. I believe the future will be more about Conservatives, Moderates, and Liberals. The polls tell us so much. The likes of Jeb Bush and Chris Christie ( I can't stand Christie ) are far more likely to get elected than Rick Perry or Newt Gingrich. Kudos on advancing your education.

Paragraphs dude, Paragraphs. PLEASE.

[RMAC757]

Paragraphs dude, Paragraphs. PLEASE.

You are correct. That was written on a 1/2 a cup of coffee and a 6 year old assaulting me with a request to dress a doll.

[ZERO THEORY]

Interesting read Zero. I would first like to start off with the fact that I admire your attempt to counter what you perceive as an "inadequate" ( and I believe it is ) education that you are paying for. I made many such attempts myself while obtaining my degrees ( albeit on different subjects ) and unfortunately paid for it with a lower grade. One thing you should recognize in a university system is that creating an emotionally driven document whether at school or in "real life" is always destined to be scrutinized and receive lesser attention. The politics of this country are about as linear as a broken circle.

The demographic shift in the south was more from a conservatism aspect to a liberal aspect as opposed to Democrat vs. Republican and it was all based on voter demographic. Comparing a turn of the 19th century Republican to a Democrat in modern day in my opinion is almost impossible as both constituencies have done more about faces than a recruit in boot camp. Neither party has stuck to their core principle values and in effect a a polar shift occurred during the 30's. A good example of this would be to ask a Conservative Southern Republican what ideologies they have in common with a Republican in 1856. The answer will probably be nothing. A fantastic study on this is the Roosevelt family. I would read any and all things about their politics and somewhat inbred bloodlines. Regarding Robert Byrd, you will most likely encounter his rebuttal " Be sure you avoid the Ku Klux Klan. Don't get that albatross around your neck. Once you've made that mistake, you inhibit your operations in the political arena." In his last autobiography, Byrd explained that he was a KKK member because he "was sorely afflicted with tunnel vision — a jejune and immature outlook — seeing only what I wanted to see because I thought the Klan could provide an outlet for my talents and ambitions." Byrd also said, in 2005, "I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times ... and I don't mind apologizing over and over again. I can't erase what happened." So much for convictions.

Most people in my opinion are sheep. They follow the crowd in an attempt to gain approval by those with like interests ( you, it appears are in no way a sheep ). It is impossible in my opinion that 2 large groups of people share all of the same opinions, yet we are burdened by a two party system. If Modern day Republicans or Democrats thought they could drum up more votes by switching stances they would all do so in a second. We are a society of contradictions ( Romney former gov. of Mass? Harry Reid in NV ?! )

There are things I like about some politicians and things I hate about others. We live in a dynamic society where the demographics are changing everyday. I believe the future will be more about Conservatives, Moderates, and Liberals. The polls tell us so much. The likes of Jeb Bush and Chris Christie ( I can't stand Christie ) are far more likely to get elected than Rick Perry or Newt Gingrich. Kudos on advancing your education.

Well said. And I completely agree. Liberals are a far cry from classical liberals. Republicans today are a far cry from industrial era Republicans.

I really wanted to use the paper to somewhat make this point. Democrats today use this black and white argument of them being eternally righteous and I wanted to show the failure within that. No institution has such a clear-cut moral compass.

[Gunner]

Maybe I missed it.

What class is this for and what school?

[vossman]

Very well done! I'm sure it will piss a few people off but..... I enjoyed reading it. Thanks.

[ZERO THEORY]

Maybe I missed it.

What class is this for and what school?

It's for a 20th Century World History class. Part of the prerequisite coursework for a transfer to Mines.

[sniper7]

Hope you get a good grade! I'd give you an A, but I'm not a liberal douche so who knows what your professor will give you.

[Great-Kazoo]

You are correct. That was written on a 1/2 a cup of coffee and a 6 year old assaulting me with a request to dress a doll.

Thank you.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

This is a tremendous effort, and well done. I applaud your courage on this.
Like Kazoo, I'm curious as to how it is received.

I really only had 1 flaming liberal professor (economics, believe it or not) and he didn't really like what I thought of Keynes.
This was before we started doing stimulus after stimulus so I'd love to see how he'd grade my paper on that very subject now.
Oh, what a shocker, the concept doesn't work as it does in a textbook.

[ferrum]

Take these comments as you wish. Just a few minor nitpicks on grammar.
I have not read the whole paper yet.

Avoid starting sentences with And. "And within their ranks....."
just use "Within their ranks..."
you have several sentence that start with And.

Again, avoid "But" at the beginning. " But perhaps the most ...."
use "Perhaps the most..." the "but" is assumed


"cow tow to them to be"
drop "to be"
use "cow tow to them"

Steelwork should not be capitalized

when using - as a comma consider a space on both sides - it reads easier.

When using an abbreviation always state what it means on the first use. For example: United States of America (USA).