This is the best explanation I’ve heard so far. By 2015, Republicans had already collected an army of braindead racist voters, perfect suckers for Trump’s scam. 2016 was a perfect storm of greed, stupidity and bigotry.
VIDEO https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1830936391426990275.html
And when he’s referring to Atwater, this is what he’s referring to:
In 1981, Republican strategist Lee Atwater got caught with a hot mic and spilled the beans on their white supremacist strategy. I use the term white supremacy bc thats the flavor of racism we have in USA. Racism exists everywhere, between different ethnicities n races. I’ll let his voice do the talkin.
“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
Lee Atwater was evil.
Lee Atwater’s Infamous 1981 Interview on the Southern Strategy You start out in 1954 by saying, “NiXXer, niXXer, niXXer.”
On this Labor Day, a reminder that @FTC has issued a rule banning noncompetes.
Noncompetes trap millions of workers, blocking them from taking better jobs or starting their own business.
Looks like the October surprise is the release of the biopic “The Apprentice” in theaters. Scenes to include Trump raping Ivana, Trump getting liposuction, a scalp reduction, and taking amphetamine pills.
Trump comms director Cheung said “the film’s upcoming October release is akin to election interference by Hollywood elites right before November.”