“Why don’t you pick yourself up from your own bootstraps?” is a common sentiment in America. People point to the “American Dream” as a solution to fix the trials experienced by generations of people, often to suggest race is no longer a factor in cycles of poverty, and that communities should stop requesting a government “handout.” In this Verge Network video , Propaganda suggests white people didn’t pick themselves up by theirs either, “it just happened to your grandfather. Your grandfather got these handouts and this is now why you are where you are. And since it was two generations ago, that short term memory kicks in.” (10:21 minutes)