jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agoIf Trump Wins, the GOP Is Ready to Wage War on the Working Classwww.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down18
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minus-squarewagesj45@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up38arrow-down2·8 months agoRacism trumps self interest, it seems.
minus-squareTransporter Room 3@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·8 months ago(paraphrased) Make the lowest white man believe he is better than the highest man of color, and he will empty his pockets for you.
minus-squarePalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-28 months ago-LBJ He understood that being from Texas
Racism trumps self interest, it seems.
(paraphrased) Make the lowest white man believe he is better than the highest man of color, and he will empty his pockets for you.
-LBJ
He understood that being from Texas