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Herring ◴[] No.44611149[source]
Step 1: Point at immigrants/trans/blacks/etc

Step 2: Cut taxes on the rich. <---------- You are here

It works every time. Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson 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.”

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1. burnt-resistor ◴[] No.44612815[source]
LBJ, JFK, and FDR are what we need more of in future leaders. People not in it for themselves and savvy enough to not prostrate themselves every time to corporate or sectarian factions while accumulating political capital to spend on worthy causes to advance humanity and create a better future.