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Wounded Bear

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17. LBJ said it perfectly...

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2020, 10:53 AM

Feb 2020

“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

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It's mind boggling to me how the very wealthy in this country [View all] onecaliberal Feb 2020 OP

Poor people don't own the media. dchill Feb 2020 #1

They mock education and history books. They're not interested in education. It is not onecaliberal Feb 2020 #2

One condition begets the other. dchill Feb 2020 #3

Can't argue with that. onecaliberal Feb 2020 #5

It's not just the poor samplegirl Feb 2020 #4

I realize that. I work with a lot of them. They're just mean and don't give two shits about anyone onecaliberal Feb 2020 #6

+1 2naSalit Feb 2020 #7

It's affective propaganda, has worked for years. elleng Feb 2020 #8

They believe the lies that the wealthy class tells them King_Klonopin Feb 2020 #12

We need, more than anything, to improve the stickiness of our messaging. JudyM Feb 2020 #19

This famous quote explains it: Fiendish Thingy Feb 2020 #9

And the white poor folks see themselves as better TexasBushwhacker Feb 2020 #11

Fascinating. JudyM Feb 2020 #20

You are too smart PJMcK Feb 2020 #10

Poor people have been blasted with propaganda for 30 years lunatica Feb 2020 #13

We need a UBI Sherman A1 Feb 2020 #14

K&R ck4829 Feb 2020 #15

the wealthy are twice as likely to vote as the desperately poor Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #16

LBJ said it perfectly... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #17

Fox news, rich people paying rich people to Hotler Feb 2020 #18