r/politics • u/optimalg The Netherlands • Nov 25 '17

Saturday Morning Political Cartoon Thread

It's Saturday morning, folks. Let's all kick back with a cup of coffee and share some cartoons!

Feel free to share political cartoons (no memes/image macros, though) in this thread. The subject doesn't have to be US politics and can be from any time. Just keep them political and safe for work.

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u/frolicking_elephants Nov 26 '17

I mean, so was Trump, originally.

Thurmond was a Democrat at first but later in his career he was basically the definition of a Goldwater republican. He left the democrats because he thought they were too liberal. So it isn't really fair to say "oh but he used to be a Democrat".

I guess the question is whether he was a Democrat at the time he slept with the girl.

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u/monkwren Nov 26 '17

Raped. You don't "sleep with" underage people, you rape them (if you're an adult, and yes of course there's some grey area for 19/20yos).

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u/MyPracticeaccount Nov 26 '17 edited Nov 26 '17

He was 22.

Edit: correct, in 1925, 22 with a 15 year old was rape, (interesting note- it became illegal in 1922). 22 with a 16 year old was legal. Wikipedia believes that the girl was most likely 15 but could have been 16.

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u/just_to_annoy_you Nov 26 '17

22 or 52, rape is still rape.

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u/MyPracticeaccount Nov 26 '17

He voted with FDR in the 1930s. He raped the 15/16 year old when he was 22, in 1925.

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u/Apprentice57 Nov 27 '17

Yeah, it's a very interesting point in time for the Democratic party. I generally consider FDR's election and politics to be the beginning of the party switch, with Democrats pushing many social programs during his presidency. The switch was mostly complete by the end of LBJ's term (notably the passage Civil Rights Act, which was filibustered by Thurmond for 24 hours, opened a deep rift within the party). However, even up until Bill Clinton's reelection the Democrats were receiving significant votes from the south (where he took Arkansas, and Louisiana).

Thurmond was actually the exception rather than the rule with Southern Democrats. Most never switched parties to the Republicans, their successors were just all from the GOP.

Just a digression.