▲ 18 ▼ Daily Discussion Thread: Sun 13 Aug 2023 (aussie.zone) submitted 3 years ago by cuavas@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone 168 comments fedilink hide all child comments Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread. Seems like the ’bot took the weekend off.
[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately, I have a feeling that racism/xenophobia is going to be on the rise what with cost of living pressures and the housing crisis. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ReadEverything@aussie.zone 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Insert: Murdoch Cookie meme. You know they are definitely going to ramp it up in the media as a distraction from the billionaires hoarding the wealth and destroying the planet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 points 3 years ago Hell yeah. I keep coming back to that LBJ quote: "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." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReadEverything@aussie.zone 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Insert: Murdoch Cookie meme. You know they are definitely going to ramp it up in the media as a distraction from the billionaires hoarding the wealth and destroying the planet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 points 3 years ago Hell yeah. I keep coming back to that LBJ quote: "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." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 3 points 3 years ago Hell yeah. I keep coming back to that LBJ quote: "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." permalink fedilink source parent