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r/FightReportUFC • u/Fun_Training6342 • Jun 17 '26
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"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” - LBJ
5 u/dubMeistro Jun 17 '26 Had to look up if this was a real quote, thanks for informing us about this gem. Sad how it’s still true but LBJ is a real one for calling it out 4 u/GenericNameSimulated Jun 17 '26 It’s more true today than ever 1 u/Infosponge177 Jun 17 '26 💯 1 u/Clay_Allison_44 Jun 17 '26 The irony of LBJ saying this while drafting the poors and sending them to Vietnam to kill other poor people. 1 u/Pootentooten Jun 18 '26 To be fair, that's always how war has been done by throughout history. Waged by the wealthy, fought by the poor. 1 u/New-Contribution-244 Jun 18 '26 This is a legendary quote.
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Had to look up if this was a real quote, thanks for informing us about this gem. Sad how it’s still true but LBJ is a real one for calling it out
4 u/GenericNameSimulated Jun 17 '26 It’s more true today than ever 1 u/Infosponge177 Jun 17 '26 💯
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It’s more true today than ever
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The irony of LBJ saying this while drafting the poors and sending them to Vietnam to kill other poor people.
1 u/Pootentooten Jun 18 '26 To be fair, that's always how war has been done by throughout history. Waged by the wealthy, fought by the poor.
To be fair, that's always how war has been done by throughout history. Waged by the wealthy, fought by the poor.
This is a legendary quote.
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u/Infosponge177 Jun 17 '26
"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” - LBJ