This came out of a comment thread where someone confidently asked, “When have Republicans ever defrauded the public?” That question alone tells you how selective political memory can be. The focus is almost always placed on Democrats, often fueled by resentment toward Black people organizing, voting, or showing unity, while documented history on the other side gets brushed aside. That isn’t critical thinking. It’s willful amnesia.
Before anyone tries to label me, let me be clear. I am not a Democrat and I am not a Republican. I don’t speak for political parties and I don’t defend them. The reflex to assign every Black voice to one political team is a stereotype, not an argument. I write about history and public accountability, not party loyalty.
Here’s the reality some people don’t want to sit with. Both major political parties have defrauded the American public at different points in time. Acting like only one side is capable of deception doesn’t make someone principled…it just means they’ve decided which facts they’re willing to acknowledge.
Watergate is one of the clearest examples. In the early 1970s, members of the Republican Party connected to President Richard Nixon were involved in criminal actions and then deliberately lied to the public about it. Americans were told there was no wrongdoing while hush money was paid, investigations were obstructed, and federal power was misused. Nixon’s own recorded conversations later confirmed the deception.
The outcome isn’t debatable. Republican officials were convicted and imprisoned. Nixon lost support from his own party and resigned to avoid impeachment. These are historical facts.
Acknowledging this doesn’t excuse Democrats, and it doesn’t condemn every Republican voter. It simply proves one thing…history isn’t partisan, and accountability shouldn’t be either.
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