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Kyblue1

(216 posts) Sun Jan 14, 2018, 10:23 AM Jan 2018

Irish/American Republican supporters of Trump should be reminded

In the late 1800's Ireland would have been described as a "shit hole" country by Trump-like nativists

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Irish/American Republican supporters of Trump should be reminded (Original Post) Kyblue1 Jan 2018 OP

Blazing Saddles Zoonart Jan 2018 #1

Oh, those of Irish descent LOVE to talk about how their people were oppressed when they came here WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2018 #2

Not all of us. Itchinjim Jan 2018 #3

And the Irish Catholics treated the italian Catholics worse Drahthaardogs Jan 2018 #4

NINO, IIRC... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #5

Zoonart

(11,907 posts)

1. Blazing Saddles

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Sun Jan 14, 2018, 10:30 AM

Jan 2018

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,520 posts)

2. Oh, those of Irish descent LOVE to talk about how their people were oppressed when they came here

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 10:32 AM

Jan 2018

and treated "just like black people."

Itchinjim

(3,085 posts)

3. Not all of us.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 10:52 AM

Jan 2018

However, Irish-Catholics were treated as second class citizens. Not as bad as African-Americans of course, but close. The "Know-Nothing Party", the spiritual ancestor of today's GOP, was a reaction to Catholic immigrants.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)

4. And the Irish Catholics treated the italian Catholics worse

Reply to Itchinjim (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 10:56 AM

Jan 2018

Making the italians attend Mass in the basements of church's the italian stone masons built.

Wounded Bear

(58,778 posts)

5. NINO, IIRC...

Reply to Kyblue1 (Original post)

Sun Jan 14, 2018, 11:34 AM

Jan 2018

Most ethinc immigration waves were treated like shit by the one already here, other than the White British.

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