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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

An optimistic view of human nature, there. What did work, somewhat, was affirmative action: getting blacks into universities, and into positions of political and economic power, even if it meant ramming it down the throats of the racist yokels. It's hard to sit in a boardroom and propose redlining a neighborhood when there's a black person sitting at the table. Openly racist shit doesn't go far in state legislatures today, for the same reason. There's been a bit of backsliding thanks to the current Dipshit-in-Chief, but in the long run, that arc does keep bending.

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Oh, I think that's settled beyond debate. Hoover was a statesman for the ages, compared to Il Douche.

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