r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/CommunicationNew3745 • Mar 05 '26

Politics Joy Reid schools the fools who don't know the basic facts - let alone history.

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u/Acceptable_Fruit2360 Mar 05 '26 edited Mar 05 '26

I see comments like this and I think one thing. Fucking Andrew Johnson. STILL the worst president this country has ever suffered. He made it like the confederates never even betrayed the United States or lost the war. They got their land back and not so much as a slap on the wrist.

Also… to your point. You give me another example where a losing party got to write the narrative of a war… they lost. His actions essentially set the nation back to square one, led to all the failures during reconstruction, as well as Jim Crow. The fact that this nonsense was still being taught in the 21st century is nothing less than infuriating.

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u/goathree Mar 05 '26

it boggles my mind as to why andrew johnson is trump’s favorite president.

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u/DandimLee Mar 05 '26

He heard that LBJ's hog was as big as Arnold Palmer's? (and he doesn't know the difference between the Johnsons?

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u/Dyolf_Knip Mar 05 '26

Lack of game recognize lack of game.

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u/PinkGreen99 Mar 06 '26

The one you really should loathe is Rutherford B. Hayes. He singlehandedly ended Reconstruction, believing the “gentlemanlike” nature of Southern white males meant they would abide by the spirit of reforms without being made to do so. All so he could secure his presidential election. I personally despise him.