I'm so smart noticing that US political parties are closer together than they are apart. Nobody's ever thought of that before. Meanwhile: George Wallace 1968 presidential campaign; "there's not a dime's worth of difference between the two major parties" - Conspiracies

I'm so smart noticing that US political parties are closer together than they are apart. Nobody's ever thought of that before. Meanwhile: George Wallace 1968 presidential campaign; "there's not a dime's worth of difference between the two major parties" (youtu.be)

posted 275 days ago by Mad_King_Kalak 275 days ago by Mad_King_Kalak +14 / -1

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– Primate98 3 points 275 days ago +3 / -0

Indeed, Wallace was insightful and spoke a little too plainly. That why they had to shoot him when he ran for President in 1972.

Too long to write up now, but there's an interesting historical note. Wallace was the "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" guy. After he got shot and was laying the hospital, he realized the error of his ways. He called local black leaders to his hospital room, asked forgiveness, and was given it.

IIRC this stat, correctly, when Wallace ran again for Governor of Alabama, he won with a higher percentage of the black vote than Obama did in his campaign for President.

All memory-holed, for obvious reasons.

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