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Ironic given that Donald Trumps grandfather was an immigrant - and German immigrants where subject to discrimination.
by C1sc0cat 6y ago
Ironic given that Donald Trumps grandfather was an immigrant - and German immigrants where subject to discrimination.
- lolcastevspres 6y agoIt's only ironic if you think castes are somehow equivalent to allowing the grandson of an immigrant to run a country. It's not ironic. It's not even relevant. This site sometimes and its weird desire to turn every discussion into one that is critical of the US or Trump. Yeah keep pressing the downvote button and I'll keep using carrier grade NAT to make new accounts. Fuck you anti American assholes.
- Eldt 6y agoI hope you get the help that you need.
- fetbaffe 6y agoHow is that ironic?
- C1sc0cat 6y agoNativists campaigned against incomers from Europe
- fetbaffe 6y agoSo basically you never become a native regardless how many generations you stay in a country, thus nationalism is valid point of view.
- C1sc0cat 6y agoI didn't say that :-) I was commenting on the use of nativism by a politician whose grandfather was an immigrant. Though over time some groups formerly seen as undesirables become honoury whites Irish German Catholics etc. It wasn't that long ago that having a catholic president Kennedy was seen as problematic
- pvaldes 6y agoRich immigrants and poor immigrants are seen often as totally different categories.
- C1sc0cat 6y agoDon't think Initially Donald's granddad was that rich. And to follow up German immigrants where not liked as the liked their beer and some where gasp Catholic