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In reply to the discussion: Just a reminder to those who may not be aware, the Democratic Socialists of America, (DSA), blamed the [View all]JustAnotherGen
(36,500 posts)Among my peer group it's legend:
Lyndon B. Johnson
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
This may be hard to "read" for a Democratic Party member -
But this Black woman believes we can be a true Social Welfare State - as long as we are not included.
Food stamps and financial social assistance was all hunky dory ok fine with the white America of the 30s to 60s - until the Black tax payers were able to access what they were paying for.
Accessing the highways we paid for was fine . . . until we were allowed to stay in the same hotels as white Americans.
Black Americans have a really hard row to hoe with making sure we come first as Unwilling Originals in any moves made to a Socialist State.
We were here 2nd. Indigenous people are 1st.
Dutch/Spaniard/French/UK/Portuguese brought us here against our will so our 1619 out ranks theirs.
Everyone else take a ticket and get to the back of the line.
"But JAG! That won't work!"
So be it.
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