Before the 20th century, both political parties were defined by sectional, ethnic and interest group ties, rather than ideology. So, the enterprise of finding an ideological through line is fatally flawed.
Yes, but hatred of the yellow menace seems to be the one constant, regardless if it's railroad workers in the west or uneducated hicks from Michigan.
Racism against Asians was never unique to the Democratic party. And, it didn't really exist when the Democratic party was founded, as there were no Asians in the United States.
What are you driving at?
Of course not, just pointing out that it's not so fairly surprising that some forum Democrats flub their noses at conversations that bring up a war that causes millions of dead Asians because "my Medicare" or something to that effect.
It is quite telling they foam at the mouth about the death of 10,000 Native Americans in the 1830s, but not the death of more than a million innocent Asian civilians in Vietnam.
I can't believe with all of the uber obvious trolling that I had been doing on this matter for the past day and a half I had to explain it like this.
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