Whites convinced poor whites to do this for generations after the Civil War, until it became ingrained that the blacks were coming for their jobs, their women , their neighborhoods; and were the real problem in their lives.Great piece by @AshaRangappa_ about the politics of division. By stoking the culture wars, politicians persuade voters to vote against their own financial self interest. By seeing through these disinformation tactics, we can defeat them. https://t.co/JHZcdOrbsj
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) May 26, 2024
Didn’t make it right then; doesn’t make it right, now. But it’s as American as apple pie and as difficult to uproot and remove as kudzu.
Everything old really is new again.
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