Cause I'm sick and tired of hearing "Democrats are the ones who wanted slavery! Liberals are racist!" etc. Here's a history lesson that I'll keep simple for you. In the 1850's, yes. Factually speaking, Democrats were the political party who were pro-slavery at the time, and Republicans, especially Radical Republicans, were anti-slavery. So, you are "Technically right". However, you are wrong. By the turn of the 20th century, the roles had swapped. The Republicans of today are equivilent to the Democrats of the 1850's in Principle. Want proof? Look at a -blam!-ing political map. States that leaned Democrat in the 1800's, now generally lean Republican. So. The next time I hear what I said above, the person is gonna get a history book shoved up his ass.