It's depressing but the reason D'Souza baits historians with obvious lies and misrepresentations is he wants us to amplify his distorted propaganda message equating Democrats with racism. Every time we prove we do what he denies it just ties the two together. It's that simple.

NO ONE says the Democrats after the Civil War were racist!

Of course we do. Here are all the times historians talk about racist Democrats.

All we end up doing is talking about racist Democrats to defend our professional probity.

He's the biggest grifter imaginable and has exactly zero shame. He distorts history and only talks about the past through the lens of contemporary partisanship. It's all garbage. And his warped views need to be challenged. But don't think he doesn't know what he's doing.