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electric_blue68

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14. Yup. Know a bit of the history.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 6, 2025, 01:03 PM

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DHS agents target the Vietnamese community in New Orleans [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 6 OP

Noem is going city by city, arresting and terrorizing the US immigrant population. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #1

No zanana1 Dec 6 #2

The Irish immigrants were hated and victims of significant discrimination in 19th century US. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #3

Lots of people not considered white angryxyouth Dec 6 #12

I was 7 when JFK was elected, but some when in there I heard the excitement of him being.... electric_blue68 Dec 6 #15

I was 9 and attending Catholic School and the nuns were gaga for JFK. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #17

Well, especially attending Catholic school in Boston! 😄👍... electric_blue68 Dec 6 #20

Wow you were up close and personal with the Dem power elite campaigns. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #22

A little bit, anyway. 👍 A few more stories.... electric_blue68 Dec 6 #23

This is so cool. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #24

TY. And yours IS a very Cool one! 👍 electric_blue68 Dec 6 #25

Yes I think you should gather it up all in one place. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #27

Interesting idea. electric_blue68 Dec 6 #29

Exactly. JFK was considered tainted because of his religion. Irish_Dem Dec 6 #16

Yup. Know a bit of the history. electric_blue68 Dec 6 #14

Fact............... Lovie777 Dec 6 #26

You're talking about the 1800's. zanana1 Tuesday #32

No. Irish_Dem Tuesday #33

The Irish were the first British colonialism experiment debsy Dec 6 #4

At 12 or so I noticed (but not knowing the history) in The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night... electric_blue68 Dec 6 #18

They pulled a blonde white looking US citizen from her car and arrested her IronLionZion Dec 6 #8

they weren't considered white back then DBoon Dec 6 #11

I'm Confused RobinA Tuesday #34

yeah but Biden is Irish Nigrum Cattus Dec 6 #13

Fuck ICE Roy Rolling Dec 6 #5

We killed about 2 million Vietnamese The Wizard Dec 6 #6

Vietnamese Roy Rolling Dec 6 #7

"Operation Catahoula Crunch"? Why not call it what everything this trash... the nelm Dec 6 #9

Haven't we fucked up their lives enough? twodogsbarking Dec 6 #10

More Goons on the way! 😑😬 electric_blue68 Dec 6 #19

Historically, Vietnamese-Americans have reliably voted Republican SouthBayDem Dec 6 #21

here in new orleans rampartd Dec 6 #28

JFC!! MarineCombatEngineer Dec 6 #30

Oh nooos, dangerous roofers. Hide the children! BradBo Dec 6 #31