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Washed up 90s Hercules Blacksplaining what it means to be black (slrpnk.net)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah exactly. Nixon's life was basically a steady stream of slurs, though not sure if it was backed up by actual hate or just indifference (sociopathy/psychopathy?) plus a desire to be edgy... Either way, he definitely said it regularly.

Reagan implemented the war on drugs, which was a hateful act itself, so even without a reputation for language like Nixon had, I'm positive he also said it a lot behind closed doors.