# The Republican Party is the Party of Evil **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 4, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187 "2021-03-04T17:43:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/481 "2021-04-30T15:04:31Z")
If the Republican party loses the racism, they lose 75% of their voters. Ain’t gonna happen. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/482 "2021-04-30T15:07:13Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Yeah, the epithet isn’t constructive, but the observation that Scott’s speech was basically “America isn’t racist and the Republican Party have chosen me, their token black friend, to tell you that” remains on point. I was just skimming this and at first assumed the epithet in question was “racist”. It is not constructive to call other people racist based on an unchangeable characteristic, but neither is it constructive to declare that you, or America, like Scott did, is _not_ racist. Both are overly simplified declarations that imply that any further growth or self-reflection is either unnecessary or useless. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/483 "2021-04-30T15:30:54Z")
If they could just go ‘racist lite’ and shift the focus on demonizing agnostic progressives, they’d probably recruit a lot of people across several demographics. I’m not going to be their cornerman, though, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/484 "2021-04-30T15:31:53Z")
Excellent; thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/485 "2021-04-30T15:39:58Z")
Apparently Tim Scott has forgotten the speech he gave a few years ago on the Senate floor about all of the times he had been asked by the Capitol police to show id before entering the Senate building. He seemed aware at the time that racism existed. I wonder what changed. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/486 "2021-04-30T15:57:09Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > If the Republican party loses the racism, they lose 75% of their voters. Ain’t gonna happen. Yeah, they’re between a rock and a hard place. If they ever stop demonizing the urban poor, they may win some minority voters but they’ll cost themselves at least that many among their older white base, which is extremely galvanized by the cries of “shithole inner cities run by Demoncrats.” ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/487 "2021-04-30T15:57:47Z")
Lemme help you there, **Steve** , just for completeness’ sake: > **[Watch: a Republican senator’s personal speech on his experience with police as...](https://www.vox.com/2016/7/13/12184078/tim-scott-police-racism)** > > "I do not know many African-American men who do not have a very similar story to tell no matter the profession, no matter their income, no matter their disposition in life." > **[WATCH: Black GOP Senator Says He's Been Stopped By Police 7 Times In A Year](https://www.npr.org/2016/07/14/485995136/watch-black-gop-senator-says-hes-been-stopped-7-times-by-police-in-a-year)** > > "There is absolutely nothing more frustrating, more damaging to your soul than when you know you're following the rules and being treated like you are not," said U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. [I googled “tim scott senate show id 2016” and there are lots of results.](https://www.google.com/search?q=tim+scott+senate+speech+show+id+2016&client=safari&rls=en&ei=SyiMYLu2LcrJ0PEPjdOZwA0&oq=tim+scott+senate+speech+show+id+2016&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANQAFgAYKOmAmgBcAB4AIABtwGIAbcBkgEDMC4xmAEAqgEHZ3dzLXdpesABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz&ved=0ahUKEwj7h_eOqqbwAhXKJDQIHY1pBtgQ4dUDCA0&uact=5) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/488 "2021-04-30T16:05:45Z")
Thanks for the assist, Bo. I should have done that myself instead of relying on fuzzy memories. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/489 "2021-04-30T16:09:01Z")
Happy to help, brother. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/490 "2021-04-30T16:22:34Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I do not call Tim Scott Uncle Tom because I think that term is reserved for black people to use. But, given that white supremacy is at the heart and soul of the Republikkkan Party, I just don’t get how a black person can be Republican and not be an Uncle Tom. Could be an Uncle Ruckus… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CpHc9dZfimU/maxresdefault.jpg "Uncle Ruckus Preaches MAGA, His Dislike For 2020 Candidates + More") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpHc9dZfimU) (although, to be candid, that causes me comparable levels of discomfort.) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/491 "2021-04-30T16:54:15Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I was just skimming this and at first assumed the epithet in question was “racist”. It is not constructive to call other people racist based on an unchangeable characteristic, but neither is it constructive to declare that you, or America, like Scott did, is _not_ racist. Both are overly simplified declarations that imply that any further growth or self-reflection is either unnecessary or useless. Interestingly, Kamala Harris was asked to weigh in on the remarks, and said that, “Well, first of all, no, I don’t think America is a racist country,” before going on to add that “we also do have to speak truth about the history of racism in our country and its existence today.” ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/492 "2021-04-30T16:59:23Z")
Harris and Biden had to walk a fine line. If you say “America is a racist country” you’re doing a disservice to those who are not. I don’t think a majority of Americans are racist, but there are significant numbers who are, we see it in policing, and we see that millions are either racist or who not care if their candidate is. I think the only way to answer the question is to say that most Americans are not racist, but far too many are and they have far too much power and abuse it. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/493 "2021-04-30T17:10:24Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > Yeah, they’re between a rock and a hard place. If they ever stop demonizing the urban poor, they may win some minority voters but they’ll cost themselves at least that many among their older white base, which is extremely galvanized by the cries of “shithole inner cities run by Demoncrats.” I’ve never liked this argument, though. Because where are those older white people going to go? It’s not like they’ll suddenly start voting Democrat, or something. Worst case scenario, for every minority vote they pick up, one “old white” vote either stays home, or votes for some fringe party the never wins. But if most of those minority votes would have gone Democratic, they still improve their relative standings. Let’s say there’s a district that went Dem in the previous election, so the results were Dem 48%, Rep 46%, Fringe 6%. If the Reps can move 3% worth of Dem votes to Rep, while 3% of Rep votes go to Fringe, the next election is Rep 46%, Dem 45%, Fringe 9%, and the Reps win. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/494 "2021-05-01T01:06:31Z")
> [@Steve\_McQwark](#): > > Apparently Tim Scott has forgotten the speech he gave a few years ago on the Senate floor about all of the times he had been asked by the Capitol police to show id before entering the Senate building. He seemed aware at the time that racism existed. I wonder what changed. Simple. The only way for advancement in the GOP is through evil. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/495 "2021-05-01T13:50:52Z")
The GOP strategy of “what if we didn’t?” now encompasses “doing what the majority voted for”: > **[Missouri latest state to thwart voter-approved policies](https://apnews.com/article/michael-brown-government-and-politics-c5f58025b7744389905b1527cbab7d4a)** > > The Missouri Legislature is the latest statehouse fighting to undo voter-backed ballot measures. Missouri's GOP-led Senate this past week voted against paying for voter-approved Medicaid expansion. > [@](#): > > In voting against funding Missouri’s Medicaid expansion, the Senate’s top budgeter, Republican Dan Hegeman, said: “If the voters had all the information we do, I think they would have made a different decision.” Are you fucking kidding me? Entitled much? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_McQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Steve\_McQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_McQwark)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/496 "2021-05-01T14:13:15Z")
Okay then, let’s get the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys and the Patriot Lads and whoever else isn’t in jail right now, and let’s get them on their way to Jefferson City for the “Stop the Steal” rally which I’m sure is going to take place real soon. Probably in two weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/497 "2021-05-01T18:35:33Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Are you fucking kidding me? Entitled much? “The peasants are too ignorant to vote.” And seeing as they elected Republicans, that is not far off. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/498 "2021-05-01T19:34:54Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > I’ve never liked this argument, though. Because where are those older white people going to go? It’s not like they’ll suddenly start voting Democrat, or something. The grave. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/499 "2021-05-01T20:18:00Z")
_“Well, you see, the Founding Fathers would have wanted this. The wise people who created this great country would have been horrified at the thought of more democracy. Hell, let’s bring back slavery while we’re at it.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187/500 "2021-05-01T23:03:31Z")
[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/romney-showered-with-boos-at-gop-event-as-hecklers-call-him-a-communist-and-traitor/ar-BB1ggBcB?li=BBnb7Kz](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/romney-showered-with-boos-at-gop-event-as-hecklers-call-him-a-communist-and-traitor/ar-BB1ggBcB?li=BBnb7Kz) Because it is the party of evil fucks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-party-is-the-party-of-evil/937187.md?page=26)