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  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca
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    10 hours ago

    If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.

    This quote from LBJ centres me. Its been the conservative tactic for literally decades, from African Americans, to lgbtq+, to immigrants; it’s always been the same grift:

    • Choose your marginalised group-du-jour.
    • Convince a whole lot of stupid people that that group is the cause of all their problems.
    • Profit.

    Its honestly astonishing how blatant it really is.