I often think of this observation from #LBJ:
“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.”
It explains so much about the rise in #nativist / #nationalist / #racist con-artistry — in the US, of course, but everywhere where politicians rely on #scapegoating to bolster their popularity and power.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1988/11/13/what-a-real-president-was-like/d483c1be-d0da-43b7-bde6-04e10106ff6c/