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msongs

(67,413 posts) Thu Jun 20, 2019, 04:04 PM Jun 2019

LBJ - anti-labor anti civil rights elected senator in 1948 - worked across the aisle to

pass JFK's civil rights law, get medicare/medicaid and a slew of other progressive things. worked across the aisle with known haters (browbeated them into submission really)

went all W and lied us into the stupidest deadliest war in american history (deadly if you were vietnamese)

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LBJ - anti-labor anti civil rights elected senator in 1948 - worked across the aisle to (Original Post) msongs Jun 2019 OP

Like many great men, LBJ was a man of great duality sandensea Jun 2019 #1

Before he was murdered JFK knew that the CIA.. Botany Jun 2019 #2

sandensea

(21,636 posts)

1. Like many great men, LBJ was a man of great duality

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Thu Jun 20, 2019, 04:06 PM

Jun 2019

But when he was at his best, he changed the nation. Few people can say that.

Thanks for posting, msongs. LBJ is always a fascinating subject.

Botany

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2. Before he was murdered JFK knew that the CIA..

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2019, 04:15 PM

Jun 2019

... the military, and the military/industrial complex was lying to him and that the war in Vietnam was unwinnable and was looking to get out later LBJ realized the same thing and had a deal to get out but Nixon rat fucked the deal and kept the war going for 4+ more years only to agree to the same deal later.

What could have been.

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