Samuel L. Jackson says he sees in Trump the 'same rednecks' from his childhood

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Samuel L. Jackson says he sees in former President Trump the “same rednecks” who hurled racist slurs at him as a kid.

“When I grew up in segregation, I knew which white people didn’t want to be bothered with me and I knew how they felt about me,” the “Pulp Fiction” actor said in an interview with The Daily Beast published Tuesday.

“When I see Trump, I see the same rednecks I saw when I was growing up… [who] tried to keep me in my place,” Jackson said, using a racist insult that he said was directed at him.

“That’s what the Republican Party is to me,” the 74-year-old performer, who was raised in Tennessee, said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/samuel-l-jackson-says-sees-203043678.html

[democratsruletheday]

1. Preach it SLJ....

that 'party' has no soul. Repukes one and all

[ZZenith]

2. What I wouldn't give to see him interrogate Trump...

[Recycle_Guru]

21. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance

and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

[paleotn]

25. Ha! And he certainly did that in that scene.

[Deuxcents]

26. Loved it..he was full of fury in that scene

[paleotn]

28. And so was Marsellus Wallace.

[Ferrets are Cool]

32. What were you doing with those motherfucking secret documents in that motherfucking

bathroom?

[Dave Bowman]

34. Lol, something similar crossed my mind.

[Cronezilla]

35. Oh yeah...

as Jackson's character in Jurassic Park (original) said:
"Hold onto your butts!"

[yardwork]

3. I'm white and I see the same in Trump and his followers.

I grew up in rural Ohio, and I recognize Trump and his followers. They recognize themselves in him.

[RockRaven]

4. He's not wrong. TFG's daddy was in the Klan. TFG is ignorant, scared, aware of his own mediocrity,

and desperate to have someone to look down upon so he can feel better about his shortcomings.

[iluvtennis]

8. + 1. n/t

[paleotn]

24. He sounds like about 40% of the US population.

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. It is great he is saying this. He is now in danger, of course. But people who spoke out against

Mussolini or Hitler were also.

[Blue Owl]

6. K&R

[Cha]

7. Stupid Racists feeling so Inferior

they puff themselves up looking down on others.

TY & Samuel Jackson!

[mountain grammy]

9. Completely agree.

[republianmushroom]

10. He is saying it like it was/is.

[Phil01]

11. But but but ...

Trump is a New York sophisticate.

[Rebl2]

15. 😂😂😂😂

tfg Hardly sophisticated 🤣🤣🤣.

[Phil01]

30. It was a Republican primary 2016 argument against him.

You know he was a professional wrestling impresario as well as a real estate baron, right?

[BeyondGeography]

12. An American treasure

[SouthernDem4ever]

18. In his own mind

LOL

[IronLionZion]

13. I'm hoping TFG's racism is less effective this time

"They're stealing your jobs" is less effective when "nobody wants to work anymore".

Law and order is less effective when he's been twice impeached, twice indicted, lost lawsuits, etc.

[SouthernDem4ever]

14. I don't count on it

It's a staple of the repug party now.

[paleotn]

23. Luckily there's fewer of them every single day.

They're generally older and their life expectancy isn't what it used to be. All thanks to 4 decades of voting against their own interests. I have little sympathy.

[IronLionZion]

29. Fewer COVIDiot antivaxxers too

and some of the Jan 6 types might be banned from voting in their red states after criminal convictions

[markodochartaigh]

16. So many people say "This isn't my country"

when talking about the US since Trump's election. I grew up gay in Amarillo Texas a half century ago and this is absolutely the country in which I grew up.

[NowISeetheLight]

17. Living in the South

Living a few years in South Carolina I absolutely saw racist behavior and beliefs were alive and well.

[enigmania]

19. absolutely right

All they know how to do is punch down. I've seen it for 66 years, maga is the same way. (SC from '58 til '98).

[dalton99a]

20. "In my opinion, it's kind of worse. They used to hide it. Now, they don't hide it anymore!"

No truer words

[groundloop]

36. Yes, before 45* the racists at least stayed in hiding under their rocks

45* made it ok for them to come out of hiding and preach their hate.

[paleotn]

22. And he's 100% correct.

Born in DC, he grew up in Chattanooga. Just across the border from MTG's GA-14 district. Though Chattanooga has improved significantly over the years, the surrounding area is still....well....Jackson said it better than I.

[czarjak]

27. Alive and thriving as ever in West Texas and beyond.

[beat.raven]

31. I'm old enough to read between the lines...

...that Samuel L. Jackson said here.

I told my daughter once that if I'd been born Black, she never would have been born, because somebody would have shot me down in the street long before she was conceived.

[BeckyDem]

33. Yep.

Unfortunately all true.

[UCmeNdc]

37. The Republicans are furious! All of the m are pissed.

LMFAO!