JUL 10, 2019 3:33 PM
In this video we study the manipulative rhetoric and break down the misinformation and denial of the southern strategy and provide a possible response.
Republicans are a party that is currently supporting many policies that are designed to keep power wealth and access to resources primarily by straight white men. Bad Faith communicators often argue the lie that “Democrats WERE more in support of racist policies than Republicans THEREFORE they still are and also Republicans are not supporting racists policies today”
FURTHER READING
Southern Strategy! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy
In American politics, the Southern strategy was a Republican Party electoral strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans.
VOTING RECORDS! (tom cotton’s) https://votesmart.org/candidate/135651/tom-cotton#.XRmC6pNKjBI
On the Biden Harris exchange: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/6/28/18965923/joe-biden-school-desegregation-busing-democratic-primary
Framing Fallacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacies_of_definition#Incongruity:_overly_broad_or_narrow
On Repeating Lies: https://www.wired.com/2017/02/dont-believe-lies-just-people-repeat/