Why Trump Supporters are Morons on Immigration, According to John F. Kennedy
It's useful to revive the writings and thoughts of some of our predecessors, mainly as a reminder that we have in our living memory some historical persons of principle, who the people could identify with, who at moments of crisis acted on behalf of Justice, instead of Narcissistc self interest.
President Kennedy wrote a book on Immigration called "A Nation of Immigrants". If you are looking for a resource to strengthen your arguments against the insanity of Trump and his base, this is a good start.
JFK, the descendant of Irish Immigrants who fled the British caused genocide during the Irish Potato Famine, was very strong on two essential concepts.
First, was that the immigration of the Mid 19th and 20th Century not only did not hurt America's Economy, but expanded and enriched it, as well as the Cultural and moral life of the Nation. He chronicles the positive contributions of America to our Economy, history and culture, and he writes it as an act of love.
Second, he rips the mask off of the Racism, stupidity, and immorality of the Nativists, also known as the "Know Nothings". They got that name because if they were arrested for lynching a Black, or Chinese, or Catholics, and then questioned, they were sworn by their secret society to say, "I know nothing". This anti-immigration movement of the 19th Century was the forerunner of the KKK. As he says in the caption under the photo, they hijacked American politics for a time, electing Governors, exerting influence, and as pictured, organizing Mob violence against immigrants and Blacks, even in Northern cities like Philadelphia, depicted below.
We've seen the re-emergence of hate driven insanity under Trump's 4 years, revived from the garbage pit of our history. The blood, sacrifice, activism and Love of many courageous people crushed this hatred in the past, and we can do it again.
President Kennedy wrote a book on Immigration called "A Nation of Immigrants". If you are looking for a resource to strengthen your arguments against the insanity of Trump and his base, this is a good start.
JFK, the descendant of Irish Immigrants who fled the British caused genocide during the Irish Potato Famine, was very strong on two essential concepts.
First, was that the immigration of the Mid 19th and 20th Century not only did not hurt America's Economy, but expanded and enriched it, as well as the Cultural and moral life of the Nation. He chronicles the positive contributions of America to our Economy, history and culture, and he writes it as an act of love.
Second, he rips the mask off of the Racism, stupidity, and immorality of the Nativists, also known as the "Know Nothings". They got that name because if they were arrested for lynching a Black, or Chinese, or Catholics, and then questioned, they were sworn by their secret society to say, "I know nothing". This anti-immigration movement of the 19th Century was the forerunner of the KKK. As he says in the caption under the photo, they hijacked American politics for a time, electing Governors, exerting influence, and as pictured, organizing Mob violence against immigrants and Blacks, even in Northern cities like Philadelphia, depicted below.
We've seen the re-emergence of hate driven insanity under Trump's 4 years, revived from the garbage pit of our history. The blood, sacrifice, activism and Love of many courageous people crushed this hatred in the past, and we can do it again.
Bobby Kennedy wrote the intro, the book is short and sweet, and flows well. And it's our martyred President who wrote it. It's very worthwhile to find and read. There are other resources out there that develop the same concepts with documentation and proof that Immigration has BUILT this Country, not hurt it, as the Know Nothings of today claim, using the "Illegals" mantra like a Red Cape in front of a Bull, to rope them into a hateful fascist political outlook.
If you want to defeat Trump, arm yourself with the ideas and history with which you can demolish the arguments and world view of his ignorant and misguided supporters, who enable and energize his mentally ill behavior..
If you want to defeat Trump, arm yourself with the ideas and history with which you can demolish the arguments and world view of his ignorant and misguided supporters, who enable and energize his mentally ill behavior..
