Popular democracy is, as I have argued, an essential part of the theory of modern conservatism. I just recognize that it is of less value as an end in itself than, say, individual liberty or fundamental human rights. Do you? https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/not-everyone-should-be-made-to-vote/ … https://thefederalist.com/2015/11/16/conservatisms-essential-element-is-experience/ …https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/status/1381684699681206275 …
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If that were true, if Jim Crow would have won a straight-up vote, then why did white leaders feel it was an existential, absolute necessity to stop black people from voting? Why were they so insistent on keeping them from the polls, to the point of lynching, etc.?
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They were clearly nowhere near as confident as the outcome in the moment as you now proclaim from the safety of 150 years later.
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Do you have any proof of this at all?
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That counterfactual is whether Jim Crow would have been been a lot less awful with blacks having full access to the ballot. Putting aside the tautological aspect of the question, the obvious answer is yes.
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