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You're confused because a lot of other stuff DID happen between 1865 and 2026 by longpig 07/25/2026, 9:07pm PDT
But if you can't take this first step down the road of enlightenment then you also won't understand everything that came after. You're looking at the civil war and then jumping to last Thursday and viewing it all through the same lense as the blue haired, pierced septum crowd.


For starters, to get even the roughest idea of how we got to where we are now you need to be familiar with:

How Democrats re-established dominance in the south after the party of Lincoln had soundly defeated them

When black Americans switched as a demographic to supporting the Democratic party and what specific event clinched the black American demo for the Democratic party



But these issues are far more complex and contentious than my original question, so before you sprint off to find the answers to these burning questions, could you please tell me what year Republicans finally gained a majority of southern congressional seats and what year they actually gained a majority in state legislatures?
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You let them trick you... by mike drunkbeater 07/21/2026, 3:42pm PDT NEW
    Only correct guy here. NT by Kenji Carter 07/21/2026, 3:45pm PDT NEW
    I'm Australian, if that helps gives context to my choice of words. by (falls for dumbest shit about ICE) 07/21/2026, 4:11pm PDT NEW
    I think you're the one who's tricked by bottomless MAGA 07/21/2026, 7:35pm PDT NEW
        The modern American Left actually believes this by Trump broke them permanently 07/22/2026, 1:50am PDT NEW
            Guys, this is... kind of what I was talking about. NT by mike drunkbeater 07/22/2026, 4:56am PDT NEW
                Yes but c'mon by (falls for dumbest shit about ICE) 07/22/2026, 6:40am PDT NEW
                    Re: Yes but c'mon by lololololololololol 07/22/2026, 7:50am PDT NEW
                    Remind me how your little friends feel about Luigi Mangioni by "It's not a death cult" 07/22/2026, 7:39pm PDT NEW
                        GOTTEM! Haha yes! THEY are the only ones! Fucking LIBS by Trump's Mueller Tweet 07/22/2026, 8:42pm PDT NEW
                            Gleefully laughing about RenĂ©e Good's death and then trying to talk about some by UHC bum getting blasted 07/22/2026, 8:46pm PDT NEW
                                Are you auditioning for a spot on The View here or something? NT by longpig 07/25/2026, 12:59am PDT NEW
                                    Ack. Sorry. NT by Saltpork 07/25/2026, 1:01am PDT NEW
                                    Re: Are you auditioning for a spot on The View here or something? by Mysterio 07/25/2026, 10:07am PDT NEW
                                        He's going to have to thread the needle very carefully. by Gen. Morshower 07/25/2026, 11:39am PDT NEW
                                        This was NOT me NT by Failson Bitchboy 07/25/2026, 4:15pm PDT NEW
                                            Thx but I think we understand each other even if we don't agree by longpig 07/25/2026, 5:28pm PDT NEW
                Stop calling out reprehensible fascists! by you're part of the problem Today, 12:33am PDT NEW
            HATING MAMDANI!!!!!!! right on cue by brainless little twat 07/22/2026, 11:24am PDT NEW
        Just incredible how historically ignorant you are. Should we all start assuming by deception at this point? 07/24/2026, 12:42am PDT NEW
            "Republicans freed the slaves!!!! We're good people!!!!" NT by hahahah holy shit one of these 07/25/2026, 10:05am PDT NEW
                Bwahahah you looked it up and got sad that I tricked you into actually learning by something new 07/25/2026, 1:57pm PDT NEW
                    No, you didn't "trick" anyone. You're the slowest person here. by Mysterio 07/25/2026, 2:29pm PDT NEW
                        They really think the same people that fought to keep slaves just NT by magicked up the civil rights act 07/25/2026, 2:39pm PDT NEW
                        All bluster, no answer. Are you afraid to look it up or just afraid of admitting by you were wrong? 07/25/2026, 5:25pm PDT NEW
                            No, you nailed it brother!!!! by hahahahaha 07/25/2026, 6:54pm PDT NEW
                                Quit laughing. You don't understand American history. NT by It's what happened. 07/25/2026, 6:57pm PDT NEW
                                Unbelievable. He's trying to give you a history lesson. NT by And you're laughing. 07/25/2026, 6:58pm PDT NEW
                                    You're REALLY going to see heads explode if he starts breaking down the Civil NT by Rights Act vote by party affiliatio Yesterday, 12:43am PDT NEW
                                You're confused because a lot of other stuff DID happen between 1865 and 2026 by longpig 07/25/2026, 9:07pm PDT NEW
                                    You're confused because a lot of other stuff DID happen between 1865 and 2026 by Mysterio Yesterday, 7:30am PDT NEW
                                        Guys. NT by mike drunkbeater Yesterday, 7:39am PDT NEW
    THey all let you down, mike NT by Dan Driedelberg 07/22/2026, 8:16am PDT NEW
        No, the other guy is right. by Mysterio 07/22/2026, 10:22am PDT NEW
    Mike is right. Take McConnell for example. by Mysterio 07/23/2026, 3:17pm PDT NEW
        Thank you, yes. And realizing that... by mike drunkbeater 07/24/2026, 6:10am PDT NEW
        Re: Mike is right. Take McConnell for example. by uh huh Today, 12:22am PDT NEW
            And this is your solution? Yelling "cunt" on Caltrops all day? NT by mike drunkbeater Today, 5:38am PDT NEW
 
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