this post was submitted on 08 Jan 2025
904 points (99.6% liked)
Political Memes
5676 readers
1379 users here now
Welcome to politcal memes!
These are our rules:
Be civil
Jokes are okay, but don’t intentionally harass or disturb any member of our community. Sexism, racism and bigotry are not allowed. Good faith argumentation only. No posts discouraging people to vote or shaming people for voting.
No misinformation
Don’t post any intentional misinformation. When asked by mods, provide sources for any claims you make.
Posts should be memes
Random pictures do not qualify as memes. Relevance to politics is required.
No bots, spam or self-promotion
Follow instance rules, ask for your bot to be allowed on this community.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
NC has a sordid history with Democracy.
1898-White supremacists do not like newly elected representative, decide to have a massacre etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_massacre
1969-White supremacists bring bombs, guns and violence in response to school desegregation (only 15 years after Brown v Board), then they blamed the young black protestors, who would spend a decade in prison before release. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmington_Ten
2016-Republican Governor signs bill reducing power of his predecessor. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/16/505872501/north-carolina-governor-signs-law-limiting-power-of-his-successor
2023-Tricia Cotham-Ran on a progressive platform in very blue seat, changes parties because people were mean to her. https://www.wfae.org/2023-04-04/nc-house-democrat-to-switch-parties-creating-gop-supermajority
2024-Republican super-majority signs bill taking away power from incoming Democrat Governor, shifts other powers to its favor. https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/g-s1-37837/north-carolina-gop-lawmakers-governor
Based on what you listed, it sounds like it's only NC conservatives that have a lackluster history with democracy.