A reminder of what Republicans thought of Mandela

[phantom power]

The world is rightly eulogizing Nelson Mandela, who is unquestionably one of the greatest human beings to have graced this planet.

But let's not forget that Mandela didn't just meet with opposition from racist conservatives in South Africa. He was met with prejudice by the highest ranks of Republican leadership in America as well. Dick Cheney considered him a terrorist, and Ronald Reagan vetoed the Anti-Apartheid Act.

...

It's a constant theme of conservatism to falsely take credit for the progressive causes of yesteryear while attempting to destroy contemporary ones. It bears repeating: in 1776, a conservative was a Tory. In 1860, a centrist advocated more compromises and a conservative was a Confederate or Confederate sympathizer. In 1880, a conservative was a friend of the robber barons. In 1930, conservatives advocated that the elderly die in the streets rather than receive Social Security. In 1955, a conservative was a McCarthyite red-baiter. In 1965, a conservative was a Beatles-hating, MLK-hating opponent of Medicare, civil rights and birth control. In 1986 conservatives were calling Mandela a terrorist while clandestinely selling arms to Iran to funding fascist Central American death squads. In 1996 conservatives were led by Newt Gingrich and impeached Bill Clinton over sex acts. In 2006 they were committing war crimes in Iraq while trying to private Social Security and subvert the justice department.

It's not any different in 2013. The issues change, but the heart and soul of conservatism remains the same.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-reminder-of-what-republicans-thought.html

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

1. Yes they do,

knuckle dragging, bigoted, racist, often uneducated, responsibility dodging, reality defying, fundamentalist, lying, misogynistic turds!

[Egalitarian Thug]

2. Off to the Greatest Page with you.

[alsame]

3. Oh please, they can

spare me the crocodile tears.

The GOP then and now would gladly institute apartheid in the US if they could.

[mazzarro]

24. So true indeed. -- n/t

[rivegauche]

4. You should see what Infowars is spewing about him.

It's so vile I won't repeat it. Someone made a comment to me yesterday that tea baggers now (meaning all conseravtives) are determined to be the worst assholes they can be, every single day.

[Dawson Leery]

6. They are comparing Mandela to Pol Pot.

[Kurovski]

14. There is even a li'l troll right here on DU quietly implying a "Zulu uprising" is in the offing.

Don't feed the troll! It stinks up the joint!

[srican69]

8. unfortunately for the rest of us, they don't have to try very hard ...

Being assholes comes very naturally to them.

[Dawson Leery]

5. k/r

[Jack Rabbit]

7. K/R

[TxDemChem]

9. Damn straight!

[LeftofObama]

10. K & R for the truth!

[Moral Compass]

11. The Criminal Class

K&R

Conservatives have always been on the wrong side of history. Just like the poor, they are always with us. Violently opposed to anything that remotely resembles progress and often willingly, enthusiastically violent.

They will kill for their wrong headed causes.

We are reaching one of those inflection points of history.

Mark my words...There will be blood. It is just a matter of whose.

[Kurovski]

12. The Beatles!!?? They hated The Beatles??!

That is just a bridge too far!!

K&R

[Kurovski]

13. And to think that now they're played in bank elevators!

Now I see.

[underpants]

15. The Beatles were "long hairs"

They were the first long hairs that button down conservatives had seen (1964 that was long hair) and they had no idea what was about to hit them.

[grahamhgreen]

21. They had public burnings a of Beatles records!

[Kurovski]

22. Burning vinyl is healthy for young lungs!

I'm so glad they didn't pollute their ears with the music itself.

"Heat the Beatles".

[AAO]

16. Thanks, phantom! How am I to hate these people more than I already do??

[Cha]

17. What I don't get is.. why are Liars and Thieves given the

Euphemisam "conservatives"?

It's such a long fu**ing word for inveterate a$$hole.

Good post by digby.. thanks phantom power.

[adavid]

18. Her is the real reason...

in my opinion, why the Rethugs never liked Mandela, because they ALWAYS take the side of Israel, NO MATTER THE SUBJECT OR ISSUE.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/14199#.UqJD-uK6fQM

[OnionPatch]

19. That's so true how they ignore history.

For example, I look at my conservative female acquaintances who are riding on the accomplishments of liberals and living lives they could not have forty years ago. They have careers and consider themselves completely equal to their husbands. Some are leaders of their local organizations. Some have divorced and remarried and even had children out of wedlock. Some (not my friends) even run for Vice President, all the while harping about how liberals are destroying the country. I want to slap them.

[livingonearth]

26. You are exactly right!

They always seem to forget those who fought to remove the barriers. They delude themselves into thinking they did it all themselves.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

28. Like my father in law collecting his fat union pension, social security....

..... and several $100k plus Medicare paid trips to the hospital in the last couple years.

Bitching about Democrats and how unions "just aren't needed anymore".

[Skittles]

20. republicans, always on the wrong side of history

[Kurovski]

23. I think they could use with a kicking on the right side of their ass.

So to speak.

[livingonearth]

25. Good post, very true!

[Enthusiast]

27. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch.....nt