History repeats itself again – Their members refused to talk about what the secret society had accomplished, and were instructed by leaders to respond to questions with “I know nothing.” You get one guess what it was next called. This is how the political birth canals and swamps dropped the baby Know Nothings in a White Christian country.
Who’d a Thunk It? The Reincarnation and Resurrection of a Third Political Party! In 1853, a secret American society known as the Order of the Star Spangled Banner…
Yep – nationalists in disguise, they were a party opposed to the holding of public office by immigrants or Roman Catholics. The Know-Nothings, also known as “nativists,” insisted that only true, “native” Americans should serve in the government. The party was quite successful in the 1850s but split over the slavery question. Its official name was the American party. It picked up the “Know-Nothing” tag because its members, maintaining secrecy about the party’s activities, customarily answered questions with, “I know nothing.”
Republicans are the 21st-century Know-Nothing Party
I assume you mean the political party right? – interesting, the main aim of the Know-Nothing movement was to combat foreign influences and to uphold and promote traditional American ways. Traditional as in Native.
How the 19th-Century Know Nothing Party Reshaped American Politics
In the UK between 1945 and 1970, 66% of the middle class voted Conservative and 62% of the working class voted Labour. This is no longer so for a variety of reasons. This article explains why.
When House Democrats introduced what they call the Heroes Act this month, they described it as “a bold and comprehensive coronavirus response bill that will meet the challenge this pandemic poses to our nation.” Among its provisions: restoring the full deductibility of state and local taxes,... Read more
Interesting idea, but how do you do that? According to Leonard Beeghley “Many politicians, heirs to fortunes, top business executives such as CEOs, successful venture capitalists, and celebrities are considered members of the upper class. Some prominent and high-rung professionals may also be included if they attain great influence and wealth. The main distinguishing feature of this class is their source of income. While the vast majority of people and households derive their income from salaries, those in the upper class derive their income primarily from investments and capital gains.”
The Class Structure in the U.S. | Boundless Sociology
“Andrew Fisher is facing calls for his expulsion after a tweet emerged in which he appeared to back the Class War general election candidate over Labour in Croydon South.”
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Eat the rich is an abbreviation of a saying attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau: “When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they’ll eat the rich”. ‘Eating the rich’ happens, literally, when the Masters or the Landlords are very stingy, grumpy, and inhumane to their servants.
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Eat the Rich is an abbreviation of a saying attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau: “When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich”. So if you have no job, possibly because robots have advanced so far that they have taken all the good jobs, and now you are either a sports s... Read more
“Over the last few decades we have seen an unrelenting class struggle ‘from above’, with neoliberal transformation generating staggering levels of inequality and marginalisation. These processes have been backed by authoritarian states and the widespread deployment of violence.”
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Here we go again “if ya don’t like merikkka, git the heck out!”
History repeats itself again – Their members refused to talk about what the secret society had accomplished, and were instructed by leaders to respond to questions with “I know nothing.” You get one guess what it was next called. This is how the political birth canals and swamps dropped the baby Know Nothings in a White Christian country.
Yep – nationalists in disguise, they were a party opposed to the holding of public office by immigrants or Roman Catholics. The Know-Nothings, also known as “nativists,” insisted that only true, “native” Americans should serve in the government. The party was quite successful in the 1850s but split over the slavery question. Its official name was the American party. It picked up the “Know-Nothing” tag because its members, maintaining secrecy about the party’s activities, customarily answered questions with, “I know nothing.”
I assume you mean the political party right? – interesting, the main aim of the Know-Nothing movement was to combat foreign influences and to uphold and promote traditional American ways. Traditional as in Native.
careful now…
In the UK between 1945 and 1970, 66% of the middle class voted Conservative and 62% of the working class voted Labour. This is no longer so for a variety of reasons. This article explains why.
Is class, still a thing. or are we talking about wealth?
Democrats are attracting more affluent voters. Maybe because many of their representatives are from well-off families.
Interesting idea, but how do you do that? According to Leonard Beeghley “Many politicians, heirs to fortunes, top business executives such as CEOs, successful venture capitalists, and celebrities are considered members of the upper class. Some prominent and high-rung professionals may also be included if they attain great influence and wealth. The main distinguishing feature of this class is their source of income. While the vast majority of people and households derive their income from salaries, those in the upper class derive their income primarily from investments and capital gains.”
Class struggle and Class war unite!
“Andrew Fisher is facing calls for his expulsion after a tweet emerged in which he appeared to back the Class War general election candidate over Labour in Croydon South.”
Nothing wrong with being rich – as long as we feed the poor in the world.
Rich Boy Check is a meme – Eat the Rich is back 200 years later as a “digital war cry” apparently.
Class war of olde….
Eat the rich is an abbreviation of a saying attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau: “When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they’ll eat the rich”. ‘Eating the rich’ happens, literally, when the Masters or the Landlords are very stingy, grumpy, and inhumane to their servants.
“Over the last few decades we have seen an unrelenting class struggle ‘from above’, with neoliberal transformation generating staggering levels of inequality and marginalisation. These processes have been backed by authoritarian states and the widespread deployment of violence.”