For example, liberals have claimed for decades that U.S. Conservatives are "[[racist]]" and that the side that truly cares about oppressed minorities is the liberal side. The evidence for this is that Democrats JFK and RFK helped [[Martin Luther King]] with the [[civil rights movement]] and that LBJ signed the [[Civil Rights Act]]. But the evidence against it is that the majority of southern Democrats opposed [[equal rights]] for blacks. White House support was the exception, not the rule. It was rather the party of Lincoln (today's [[Republican Party]]) which freed the slaves. And [[President Bush]] appointed more people of color to high office than [[President Clinton]]. | For example, liberals have claimed for decades that U.S. Conservatives are "[[racist]]" and that the side that truly cares about oppressed minorities is the liberal side. The evidence for this is that Democrats JFK and RFK helped [[Martin Luther King]] with the [[civil rights movement]] and that LBJ signed the [[Civil Rights Act]]. But the evidence against it is that the majority of southern Democrats opposed [[equal rights]] for blacks. White House support was the exception, not the rule. It was rather the party of Lincoln (today's [[Republican Party]]) which freed the slaves. And [[President Bush]] appointed more people of color to high office than [[President Clinton]]. |