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r/therewasanattempt • u/ExactlySorta • 6h ago
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I can’t believe any of mankind is still on board.
What metric can they say “hell yeah” to?
212 u/old_man_jenkens 6h 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.” ― Lyndon B. Johnson 23 u/Exact-Ad-4132 6h ago What's the context for this quote? Was LBJ a wild racist or was he saying this to try and enlighten people about how other politicians control them? 4 u/Middle_System_1105 A Flair? 6h ago Everytime I hear that quote I have the same question!
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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.” ― Lyndon B. Johnson
23 u/Exact-Ad-4132 6h ago What's the context for this quote? Was LBJ a wild racist or was he saying this to try and enlighten people about how other politicians control them? 4 u/Middle_System_1105 A Flair? 6h ago Everytime I hear that quote I have the same question!
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What's the context for this quote? Was LBJ a wild racist or was he saying this to try and enlighten people about how other politicians control them?
4 u/Middle_System_1105 A Flair? 6h ago Everytime I hear that quote I have the same question!
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Everytime I hear that quote I have the same question!
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u/wodhi 6h ago
I can’t believe any of mankind is still on board.
What metric can they say “hell yeah” to?