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The Fallacy (Republicans to White people: You are better than "them.")
What's up, guys? So what's on my mind today? Sometimes they say the quiet part out loud. But were listening? Okay, guys, let's get into this. A massive voting block could be created if middle-class and poor white people joined forces with the middle-class and poor Black people and people of color, swinging power to the majority of the people in the country.
Then why has it hasn't happened? The economic power of such a voting block would prove itself formidable. Could there be a simple answer as to why this hasn't happened? I think yes. Remember the K.I.S.S. theory. K.I.S.S. is an acronym that stands for "keep it simple stupid." And why many things may need a long explanation to get to the true heart of why something is happening.
The reason why these people haven't joined forces isn't one of them.
Occam's razor, another theory, applies here also. In layman's terms, it's a theory that says that the simplest explanation is usually the best one.
The 36 President, Lyndon B. Johnson, said the quiet part out loud. L.B.J., a savvy white political force raised in the south. Understood that he had his fingers on the pulse of white people. He acknowledged that the way to move impoverished and middle-class white people against the things that would benefit them was to convince them that they were better than blacks. L.B.J. once 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."
Now no one likes to feel tricked. And believe it or not, that's the rub. So trying to engage these people and show them that they are voting against their interest often pushes them further into the rabbit hole.
That's the whole ball game: divide and conquer. It's always been the game. The middle class and poor white people that often vote against their economic interests find themselves hoodwinked by a part of the country that will cut them off as quickly as they no longer need them.
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By perryWhat's up, guys? So what's on my mind today? Sometimes they say the quiet part out loud. But were listening? Okay, guys, let's get into this. A massive voting block could be created if middle-class and poor white people joined forces with the middle-class and poor Black people and people of color, swinging power to the majority of the people in the country.
Then why has it hasn't happened? The economic power of such a voting block would prove itself formidable. Could there be a simple answer as to why this hasn't happened? I think yes. Remember the K.I.S.S. theory. K.I.S.S. is an acronym that stands for "keep it simple stupid." And why many things may need a long explanation to get to the true heart of why something is happening.
The reason why these people haven't joined forces isn't one of them.
Occam's razor, another theory, applies here also. In layman's terms, it's a theory that says that the simplest explanation is usually the best one.
The 36 President, Lyndon B. Johnson, said the quiet part out loud. L.B.J., a savvy white political force raised in the south. Understood that he had his fingers on the pulse of white people. He acknowledged that the way to move impoverished and middle-class white people against the things that would benefit them was to convince them that they were better than blacks. L.B.J. once 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."
Now no one likes to feel tricked. And believe it or not, that's the rub. So trying to engage these people and show them that they are voting against their interest often pushes them further into the rabbit hole.
That's the whole ball game: divide and conquer. It's always been the game. The middle class and poor white people that often vote against their economic interests find themselves hoodwinked by a part of the country that will cut them off as quickly as they no longer need them.
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