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4. Correct. The Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln was a completely different animal.

Reply to Matilda (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 02:01 PM

Jul 2014

Yet today's Republicans disingenuously claim it is the same old party (nicknamed the "Grand Old Party" or "GOP&quot when in fact today's GOP is a fetid coalition of America's moneyed elite, and their misguided working class supporters conned into voting against their own interests. Today's GOP is largely comprised of Southern whites whose forefathers took up arms against Lincoln and in support of slavery.

By the way, I was in Australia in 2003. Beautiful, immense country. And I really enjoyed all the friendly people...once I got over being called a "Yank." LOL

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Tony Abbott achieves the impossible: unity among economists [View all] Matilda Jul 2014 OP

I take it "Lib" in Australia has a slightly different meaning than it has in the US. SunSeeker Jul 2014 #1

Yes, here "Liberal" is synonymous with "Tory". Matilda Jul 2014 #2

Correct. The Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln was a completely different animal. SunSeeker Jul 2014 #4

Or to put it another way, Australia doesn't have a debt crisis Fairgo Jul 2014 #3

Apparently Sloppy Joe Hockey Tanelorn Jul 2014 #5