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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident 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."
is your point? I don't get it.
elleng
(131,061 posts)WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)WheelWalker
(8,955 posts)elleng
(131,061 posts)and he recognized the consequences of some of his actions, i.e. civil rights.
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)I don't like thinking of "lower" or "higher people".
I start thinking "what makes a 'low' white man or 'best' black man"??? To me that's an 'ism all by itself.
I get what he's driving at, but I believe that people should be judged by their actions, not their social class.
I just think there's gotta be a better way to express it thats all.
elleng
(131,061 posts)but consider where we (and he/LBJ) were at the time.
mitch96
(13,923 posts)Like the bumper sticker says.. If you arn't part of the 1%'ers why vote like them???
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elleng
(131,061 posts)madville
(7,412 posts)He did push through the Civil Rights Act of 1964 but oddly was also a racist. Mainly though, have never forgiven him for all the horrors the Vietnam War produced. Just a side note but the reports of him casually walking around in the nude in front of his family and secretaries is kind of disturbing.