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Is it because all bigots are conservatives and always have been?
In 1939, there were just under 10 million Jews in all of Europe. There were fewer than 400,000 Jews in Germany. But in 1935, Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws, which stripped Jews of various rights including who they might marry and employment opportunities, targeting them in ways that made them lawful victims of persecution. Sound familiar?
The last refuge of the bigot is the ability to overtly discriminate against LGBTQ people. It’s the bigot’s version of the Alamo, their last stand. They can’t say the n - word, they failed to build a wall, they can’t call a Jew or Catholic or Muslim their favorite negative terms — but they can still point to LGBTQ people, bully them, discriminate against them, refuse to bake that cake and boycott that beer.
In 1960, Lyndon Johnson was “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.”
Just insert LGBTQ or immigrant and follow the money to the political party that panders to bigotry.
In 1939, there were just under 10 million Jews in all of Europe. There were fewer than 400,000 Jews in Germany. But in 1935, Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws, which stripped Jews of various rights including who they might marry and employment opportunities, targeting them in ways that made them lawful victims of persecution. Sound familiar?
The last refuge of the bigot is the ability to overtly discriminate against LGBTQ people. It’s the bigot’s version of the Alamo, their last stand. They can’t say the n - word, they failed to build a wall, they can’t call a Jew or Catholic or Muslim their favorite negative terms — but they can still point to LGBTQ people, bully them, discriminate against them, refuse to bake that cake and boycott that beer.
In 1960, Lyndon Johnson was “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.”
Just insert LGBTQ or immigrant and follow the money to the political party that panders to bigotry.
