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"LBJ nailed it when he said 'If you can convince the lowest white man that he’s better than the best black man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pockets'."
Yes, LBJ certainly did nail it. The quote says so much. I believe that strategy of denigrating the blacks and placing them beneath all whites has reigned for a long time. Ultimatel…
"LBJ nailed it when he said 'If you can convince the lowest white man that he’s better than the best black man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pockets'."
Yes, LBJ certainly did nail it. The quote says so much. I believe that strategy of denigrating the blacks and placing them beneath all whites has reigned for a long time. Ultimately, I believe tossing that bone to poor and lower middle class whites kept those groups from revolting against the regional elites including plantation owners from the past.