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[-] Acrimonious@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

There's that quote that said something along the lines of give poor white men someone to look down on and they'll empty their pockets for you. I think that's one of the reasons latino voters voted for Trump. There was a lot of misinformation demonizing Venezuelan immigrants in spanish and I think that led a lot of these morons to believe they were part of the "in" group and they would benefit.

[-] artzwiggles@lemmy.world 16 points 23 hours ago

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

this post was submitted on 18 Nov 2024
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