It's always been there. Beneath the scab, a wound that just wont heal. No matter how much we thought this country had evolved, we're no different in many circles. It became less and less appropriate in polite company, among the elites and it has always been so among the modern left. But the masses never changed. The southern strategy, built entirely of racism, still keeps most of the south ruby red. And it plays well in much off the midwest, rural and suburban mid-atlantic, the west, the central valley of California, and on and on.
LBJ still explains it best. Having also grown up in the same covert and overt racism in the south, I clearly see its sagacity.
As relayed by Bill Moyers......“I’ll tell you what’s at the bottom of it,” he 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.”
No words ever spoken more clearly describe modern Americans. We've still got a hell off a lot to clean up in this country.
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