Hard-Right Republicans Form Caucus To Protect 'Anglo-Saxon Political Traditions' - All In - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

According to reports, a group of House Republicans including Georgia's Marjorie Taylor Green and Arizona's Paul Gosar are forming an "America First Caucus" to protect "Anglo-Saxon political traditions." Aired on 04/16/2021.

[AlRay]

1. Oh ffs...they're not even hiding it.

They are proud.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I couldn't agree more

We all come from immigrants, some of us more recent than others. In my case, it was grandparents, and they made a good life here though it was a struggle when they were young. The fact that we are "a nation of immigrants" makes us unique - and is an important part of our strength. As was said, previous generations were prejudiced against one group of immigrants or another - but this is a nasty group of legislators attempting to legitimize hate and this is as anti-American as it gets.

[Salviati]

3. That name doesn't really have much zing to it...

Might I suggest the New American Zenith Initiative?

[dem4decades]

4. I like the name AFC party? All Fucking Clowns, describes them well.

[Harker]

5. Oh. Good one! n/t

[4Q2u2]

6. Too Many

Irish and Italian in this country will forget that meant not them.
As stated we were considered lesser whites than the AS's.
Including some idiot named Greene. She is starting a club that less than 100 yrs ago would have excluded her, but we do have Originalist African American and a Woman Supreme Court Justices who would not have their jobs according to the Original Constitution.

Greene Name Meaning
Irish: translation of Gaelic Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’ (see Honan 2). variant spelling of Green as an English name or as an Americanized form of name of similar meaning in some other European language.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. I did think of that, my great grandparents came from Ireland

She came as a child with her family and he came as a young man. Their two eldest sons signed up to fight for this country during the Great War and summer before last I went to a ceremony for my great uncle who was given the Silver Star. Two separate congressional delegations brought his children flags that flew over the Capitol. And yet, at the time, his parents weren't welcome here.

[4Q2u2]

8. Yes

We were not welcomed. Us Irish fought for every inch we have now. That is how we sometimes conflate that new immigrants should fight liked we had to. Which is not what should happen. We should remember how bad it was and make a better life for all, because at the end of the day, we could still hide behind being tolerable White. Many others cannot.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. Before the 2016 election, I was standing in line at a sandwich shop

When I heard an older man saying something anti immigrant to one of the workers there and I couldn't help pointing out to him that we all came from immigrants, like me. I told him about my family and turns out he had a similar heritage, which of course he'd never considered. I changed one mind that day, but there are too many more who don't think and don't realize. We all come from immigrants or we wouldn't be here - and most of us were unwelcome at one time or another.

[4Q2u2]

10. The right loves to Quote

Santayana: "Those Who Do Not Learn History Are Doomed To Repeat It ...
Then that man whom you talked with was repeating History, just the context and players changed.
So he was falling into his own trap of repeating bad history.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Exactly

Too many of these people just fall victim to the narrative. And that is something that we really need to change - starting at the top by refusing to elect bigots and those who repeat the bigotry they hear. We have the most diverse administration and Congress ever which is a start, but it's only a start. Everyone comes from someone who was once new to this country.