President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who grew up in the South and understood the politics of racism

from the inside, saw it in part as a ploy to divide and conquer.

'President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, "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."'

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lbj-convince-the-lowest-white-man/

((Read the whole article; lots to learn. We need to learn a few lessons about breaking the back of repug propaganists, as it's happening now, JUST happened (to cause us to lose House seats and fail to gain Senate seats.) )) https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214556594

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President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who grew up in the South and understood the politics of racism (Original post)	elleng	Nov 15	OP
This is absolutely true..	ananda	Nov 15	#1
I was just thinking this this morning!	Karadeniz	Nov 15	#2
The Slavers assembled the southern white underclass	Mopar151	Nov 15	#3
It's always 'logical,' isn't it, not borne of meanness,	elleng	Nov 15	#4
It's logical if you are as devoted to cruelty as a Slaver!	Mopar151	Nov 15	#5
For all his hardball politics and Texas country manners, LBJ was a good man and an excellent	Nitram	Nov 15	#6
I have heard stories about LBJ. He apparently had a huge range in Texas and he loved to drive	IsItJustMe	Nov 17	#8
K&R	UTUSN	Nov 16	#7
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Nov 17	#9