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America is just much better than Europe at assimilating immigrants.
The problem is American conservatives often suck up to their counterparts in Europe because of a lack of confidence in themselves & American migrants. We need more sense of American pride both among the Left and the Right. America is just intellectually superior to the Old World. https://twitter.com/NYCNavid/status/1149495176227745793
We need to have an Americanized understanding of immigration. https://twitter.com/NYCNavid/status/1214830929597915136
The Irish used to be perceived as the unassimilatable.
And boom, American melting pot did its magic after a generation or two.
That’s how powerful America is, and will always be, if we hold true to our ideals and our commitment to freedom.
And boom, American melting pot did its magic after a generation or two.
That’s how powerful America is, and will always be, if we hold true to our ideals and our commitment to freedom.
"In this cartoon, a group of children representing Irish Catholic Democrats have cut down the tree of truth and have put up a sign for a new school with the slogan, 'our rule, mob rule.'"
"The cartoon further shows them supporting Boss Tweed, the Democrat whose political machine ran New York. Thus by depicting them as children, Nast was questioning their ability to think on their own and their ability to partake in democracy."
"Columbia, who this time is dressed as a Greek goddess, holds a bundle of sticks with the phrase 'in union there is strength, patriotism, honor, and unity' and is clearly defending the spirit of the Revolution by standing in front of the 'school of the old 1776.'"
"This cartoon reveals the deep-seated anti-immigrant feelings that were held by many in America. Such beliefs were developed in the wake of riots and other violent episodes that many saw as a sign that the Irish were incompatible with the ideals of the nation."
"Another Harper’s Weekly cartoon in 1871 shows an Irish man with an ape-like face-attacking Columbia, a common representation of America. However, Columbia was able to stop the attack and defiantly clutches the Irishman by the neck as he drops his shillelagh."
"The Irishman in his ripped and tattered clothes, with a loose suspender looking not unlike a tail, represented his inhumanity as well as his threat to American society, which was represented by Columbia dressed in pure white and holding a whip labeled #law."
"In the immediate aftermath of the Orange Riot of July 12, 1871, in New York City, in which Irish Catholics clashed with the National Guard protecting an Irish Protestant parade, Nast drew a number of anti-Irish cartoons for Harper’s Weekly."
"While the Anglo-Saxons are drawn as regular looking people, the Irish are drawn with ape-like faces illustrating their inferiority as well as the lack of intelligence."
