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Re:For Decades, Southern States Saw Thanksgiving as an Act o... by ceejayoz on Saturday November 24, 2018 @10:07PM (#18525214)
There's a quote (attributed without evidence to half a dozen prominent historical figures) that probably applies here:

> Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

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Re:For Decades, Southern States Saw Thanksgiving as an Act o... by mikeash on Sunday November 25, 2018 @12:15AM (#18525562)
Related, from Lyndon Johnson: “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.”
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Re:For Decades, Southern States Saw Thanksgiving as an Act o... by barry-cotter on Sunday November 25, 2018 @05:42AM (#18526337)
I prefer the three great questions of American history,any two of which is the answer to the other two.

The frontier Slavery No socialism

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