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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2024, 10:17:00 AM » |
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The premise that LBJ only passed civil rights legislation for electoral expediency is pretty absurd given by all accounts he expected to pay a serious electoral penalty for it. And calling his administration's civil rights achievements inevitable is beyond delusional. Vietnam was evil and indefensible but we don't need to rewrite history on something unrelated to make LBJ look like an even bigger bastard than he actually was, an accurate retelling of history makes him look bad enough without needing to deny his indisputable and substantial redeeming qualities
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