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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(129,674 posts) Tue Jun 20, 2023, 07:57 PM Jun 2023

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

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

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Samuel L. Jackson says he sees in Trump the 'same rednecks' from his childhood [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2023 OP

Preach it SLJ.... democratsruletheday Jun 2023 #1

What I wouldn't give to see him interrogate Trump... ZZenith Jun 2023 #2

And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance Recycle_Guru Jun 2023 #21

Ha! And he certainly did that in that scene. paleotn Jun 2023 #25

Loved it..he was full of fury in that scene Deuxcents Jun 2023 #26

And so was Marsellus Wallace. paleotn Jun 2023 #28

What were you doing with those motherfucking secret documents in that motherfucking Ferrets are Cool Jun 2023 #32

Lol, something similar crossed my mind. Dave Bowman Jun 2023 #34

Oh yeah... Cronezilla Jun 2023 #35

I'm white and I see the same in Trump and his followers. yardwork Jun 2023 #3

He's not wrong. TFG's daddy was in the Klan. TFG is ignorant, scared, aware of his own mediocrity, RockRaven Jun 2023 #4

+ 1. n/t iluvtennis Jun 2023 #8

He sounds like about 40% of the US population. paleotn Jun 2023 #24

It is great he is saying this. He is now in danger, of course. But people who spoke out against Eliot Rosewater Jun 2023 #5

K&R Blue Owl Jun 2023 #6

Stupid Racists feeling so Inferior Cha Jun 2023 #7

Completely agree. mountain grammy Jun 2023 #9

He is saying it like it was/is. republianmushroom Jun 2023 #10

But but but ... Phil01 Jun 2023 #11

😂😂😂😂 Rebl2 Jun 2023 #15

It was a Republican primary 2016 argument against him. Phil01 Jun 2023 #30

An American treasure BeyondGeography Jun 2023 #12

In his own mind SouthernDem4ever Jun 2023 #18

I'm hoping TFG's racism is less effective this time IronLionZion Jun 2023 #13

I don't count on it SouthernDem4ever Jun 2023 #14

Luckily there's fewer of them every single day. paleotn Jun 2023 #23

Fewer COVIDiot antivaxxers too IronLionZion Jun 2023 #29

So many people say "This isn't my country" markodochartaigh Jun 2023 #16

Living in the South NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #17

absolutely right enigmania Jun 2023 #19

"In my opinion, it's kind of worse. They used to hide it. Now, they don't hide it anymore!" dalton99a Jun 2023 #20

Yes, before 45* the racists at least stayed in hiding under their rocks groundloop Jun 2023 #36

And he's 100% correct. paleotn Jun 2023 #22

Alive and thriving as ever in West Texas and beyond. czarjak Jun 2023 #27

I'm old enough to read between the lines... beat.raven Jun 2023 #31

Yep. BeckyDem Jun 2023 #33

The Republicans are furious! All of the m are pissed. UCmeNdc Jun 2023 #37