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I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it. 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, 36th President of the United States

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Yes Stormy, we're gonna hunt you for sport. You and the rest of the Pod 6 jerks.

[–] anytimesoon@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The point should be to bring everyone up, not pull others down, though

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

There aren’t a limited amount of rights that can only be handed out to be shared amongst people.

There are just rights and everyone should be entitled to them.

[–] rowrowrowyourboat@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yes, let's fight prejudice by stereotyping a whole race, gender, and sexual orientation...

[–] swag_money@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

oh god this feels like Reddit all over again. they're not hunting you! i promise

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I very frequently find that very few people here grasp the concept of humor in any measurable way.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's concerning how much support these types of statements get.

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

--Dr. Martin Luther King Junior

[–] Jtotheb@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

MLK Jr., famous for talking about how much he loves white moderates right

[–] nomous@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

MLK Jr, the guy that has that one quote about white moderates that gets paraded around constantly while 90% of his other words are completely ignored.

[–] Jtotheb@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Good to see the true feelings of this community reflected in such quick fashion. ‘That one quote’ is a pretty lengthy diatribe, and it’s far from his only time. But the sick comeback makes white moderates feel better about themselves

[–] psud@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

The men who are worried about being hunted for sport have been told too many times that that's what should happen to them