@HeerJeet Disagree.It was flat out racism rather than opportunism. Buckley said blacks weren't yet ready for self-government.
Speculation: in 1950s right intellectuals looking for a mass movement to hitch wagon to. Southern resistance to Civil rights fit the bill.
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@JustinRaimondo Maybe the case with Buckley. Not sure about other National Reviewers like Burnham, etc. Seems opportunistic in some cases. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet The nat'l Dem party, as opposed to Southern Dems. began move towards civil right in 1940s. Nat'l Rep party moved into voidThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Af-Americans began voting D overwhelmingly in 1934 and 1936; nat'l party responded to electoral realignment. South didn'tThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet The whole origins of Dixicrats was against Truman's then-unprecedented embrace of civil rights proposals. Party continued ..Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet that movement in 50s and 60s, further alienating southern Ds; nat'l Reps began to take up that cause post-1948. -
@pashulman Yeah, I think that's the broad political context but as late as 1963 wasn't obvious that GOP would so fully embrace Dixiecrats. - Show replies
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