Goff, Keli. "Jim Brown Says Slavery Wasn’t So Bad. And That’s Bad News for the GOP." The Root. The Root, 13 Mar 2014. Web. 14 Mar 2014. <http://www.theroot.com/articles/politics/2014/03/arizona_republican_compares_government_spending_to_slavery.html>.
In this article, a relatively liberal viewpoint is taken against Jim Brown (a Congressional candidate), who recently made a politically incorrect comparison on Facebook. In Brown's post, the comparison was made between slavery and modern day entitlement packages. This comes at a difficult time in terms of slavery; powerful films like "12 Years A Slave" have brought a new light on one of American history's greatest scars. In addition, a comment like this only fuels the fire of racism that Republicans have faithfully maintained. The brief article ends with the rhetorical question, "Can the Republican Party actually attract black and brown voters?" And the true answer? No.
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