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In reply to the discussion: Native American Confronts Protesters on Illegal Immigration (wow) [View all]liberalhistorian
(20,821 posts)99. Um.....not to be annoying or anything, but
you mean the Know-Nothing party. They were appropriately named, considering they were blatantly and proudly nativist, hating blacks, Indians, immigrants and immigration (particularly the Irish and Asians), Catholics, Jews, abolitionists, anyone with more than a third-grade education, etc., etc. Fortunately they didn't last too long as a formal party, although their like-minded ilk have been active all throughout our history and on up to the present time. The teabaggers would have been quite at home with them.
The plug-uglies were Southern/slavery sympathizers who purposely roughed up those who disagreed (they started in Missouri) for purposes of not just getting their way but starting and fomenting sectional shit.
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DainBramaged
Feb 2013
OP
Yet somehow I get the feeling that when they traveled here by land bridge they didn't try to impose
Sivafae
Feb 2013
#9
Very, very interesting. This is the first I have ever heard of the mound builders. n/t
RebelOne
Feb 2013
#85
The Clovis-first arguement has been dead for a decade for most younger archaeologists.
blackspade
Feb 2013
#45
Perhaps you would have some information links to the red headed cave men to share with us? n/t
Cleita
Feb 2013
#96
"The protesters are probably thinking..." Very dangerous concept for the wingers. nt
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#21
Protesters: historical immigrants (mostly now dead) - good; current/future immigrants - bad.
pampango
Feb 2013
#63
Good for him, but you can't talk sense to those people. It's OK when white people do it.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Feb 2013
#6
I am on his side. Our ancestors committed awful atrocities on the Native Americans.
RebelOne
Feb 2013
#10
I saw an episode of Pawn Stars where they happily bought a cannon that was made
DainBramaged
Feb 2013
#18
The facts didn't stop an anti-immigrant group calling themselves 'native americans' many years ago
ShadowLiberal
Feb 2013
#27
That was the American Republican Party which changed its name to the Native American Party in 1845.
pampango
Feb 2013
#41
Can't REC this enough! Not to Mention, the "Mexican" is an Anglo substitute for Native American.
Coyotl
Feb 2013
#30
Tragically, the First Nations were not one people during the European invasions.
blackspade
Feb 2013
#46
Unfortunately irony just bounces off right wingers like bullets off Superman.
Ganja Ninja
Feb 2013
#65
I addressed the point. People have been slaughtered everywhere, is my point, which you missed.
toby jo
Feb 2013
#75
The Course In Miracles calls it Specialness (the worst mentall error of all)
Dont call me Shirley
Feb 2013
#93
Yeah, it's their fault for being conquered and doomed to a life of poverty and abuse.
Dash87
Feb 2013
#92
The irony too is that many from the Southwest who are perceived as illegal and those from
Cleita
Feb 2013
#76
I am truly sorry that my ancestors corraled and murdered your people.
Dont call me Shirley
Feb 2013
#91