..is certainly not the Republican Party of my youth, and I mourn its passing. It is now a place where xenophobic racists gather.
However, there's certainly a historical precedent for this grouping of individuals. Scholars amongst you might recall the famed No-Nothing Party of the mid 1800's. It's uncanny how much similarity there is between that party, and who currently constitutes the Trump base today.
Read it and weep, my friends. To paraphrase the TV show, this is you:
The Native American Party, renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an Americannativistpolitical party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s. It was primarily anti-Catholic, xenophobic, and hostile to immigration, starting originally as a secret society.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Nothing
Of course, it's well-described in other places as well.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...gazine/2017/07-08/know-nothings-and-nativism/
And regrettably, it's not well-thought of.
From xenophobia to conspiracy theories, the Know Nothing party launched a nativist movement whose effects are still felt today
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/hist...society-launched-american-nativism-180961915/
Yeah, it's true. Those who don't learn from history, are condemned to repeat it.
However, there's certainly a historical precedent for this grouping of individuals. Scholars amongst you might recall the famed No-Nothing Party of the mid 1800's. It's uncanny how much similarity there is between that party, and who currently constitutes the Trump base today.
Read it and weep, my friends. To paraphrase the TV show, this is you:
The Native American Party, renamed the American Party in 1855 and commonly known as the Know Nothing movement, was an Americannativistpolitical party that operated nationally in the mid-1850s. It was primarily anti-Catholic, xenophobic, and hostile to immigration, starting originally as a secret society.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Nothing
Of course, it's well-described in other places as well.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...gazine/2017/07-08/know-nothings-and-nativism/
And regrettably, it's not well-thought of.
From xenophobia to conspiracy theories, the Know Nothing party launched a nativist movement whose effects are still felt today
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/hist...society-launched-american-nativism-180961915/
Yeah, it's true. Those who don't learn from history, are condemned to repeat it.
