minus-squareartzwiggles@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•The US is so racist, even the rise of Fascism gets blamed on minorities.linkfedilinkarrow-up18·4 days agoLBJ said it: “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” https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9150190-if-you-can-convince-the-lowest-white-man-he-s-better linkfedilink
LBJ said it:
“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”
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9150190-if-you-can-convince-the-lowest-white-man-he-s-better