By Patrick F. Cannon
I spent some time recently on Ancestry.com checking my family tree. I was gratified to see that as far back as my great grandparents on both sides, I seem to be of pure Irish descent. My father was born in Ireland, thus an immigrant to the United States when he arrived in 1908, aged two. And while the Irish were looked down upon by some, they eventually were accepted as true Americans. After all, they came from Europe, and Northern Europe at that.
This bloodline may become important if former President Donald Trump succeeds in reclaiming the office next November. As it happens, his ancestors came from Germany and Scotland, which could explain his strange hair color – a combination of Nordic blonde and Scots red. So far, he seems OK with all Europeans, even Spaniards, Italians and Greeks. The rest of the world, however, seems to be a problem.
Although he has in the past complained about Africans and Asians, he seems most obsessed with illegal (and even legal) immigrants from Latin America. As he so elegantly put it: “Nobody has any idea where these people are coming from, and we know they come from prisons. We know they come from mental institutions and insane asylums. We know they’re terrorists. Nobody has ever seen like we’re witnessing right now. I’s a very sad thing for our country. It’s poisoning the blood of our country. It’s so bad, and people are coming in with disease. People are coming in with every possible thing you could have.”
Now, some people have pointed out that this kind of rhetoric seems to resemble the kind of language Adolph Hitler used to justify his racial policies. But I see a fundamental difference between Donald and Adolph. Der Fuehrer liked to wear quasi-military uniforms (the famous brown shirts), while Trump favors blue suites and red ties. Also, Hitler sported a mustache.
In the past, Trump has characterized Mexicans and other Latin American immigrants as murderers, rapists, drug dealers and likely to vote Democratic (illegally, of course). And, of course, in the usual run of things, they certainly include their share of miscreants – as it happens, however, at no higher a percentage than we pure-blooded natives. One area where they seem to be lacking is in providing their share of serial killers. Maybe they’re too busy cooking most of the food we get in restaurants, often after working their way up from washing dishes and bussing tables. And you may have noticed that upper income folk trust them to mow their pristine lawns and trim their hedges. I would also be remiss is I didn’t mention the cheerful ladies who clean my condo every other week. And who do you think owns those businesses?
Someone also pointed out the similarity of Trump’s rally crowds to those who attended Hitler’s speeches. Not the same at all. Except for all the red MAGA regalia, Trump’s adoring crowds look like any you might find at the county fair. Hitler’s, on the other hand, are more formally dressed. The gents are wearing either one of those snazzy German uniforms, or a proper suit and tie. A few of the ladies also sport uniforms, but most are wearing modest dresses. Since the events were shot in black & white film, it’s difficult to get a sense for color, but it’s easy to see that there’s many a blonde head in evidence. And, as the camera pans the crowd, an occasional tear can be seen.
Hitler, of course, promised to Make Germany Great Again. And, you know, for awhile he succeeded. And then he didn’t.
Copyright 2023, Patrick F. Cannon
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Contrary to popular belief, people are not all the same under surface appearances of race, nationality and ethnic background. People are profoundly different in their cultures, beliefs, moral systems and personal conduct. They in fact only co-exist on superficial levels: in business transactions, sports team affiliations, bad rock music and pizza, to cite examples. Otherwise they are in competition and conflict, whether to best, control, dominate, subjugate or destroy.
Europe experimented with open borders in an apparent globalist experiment with universal statism funded by a common currency and governed by an unelected, faceless body housed in brutalist buildings in Brussels. Part of this policy saw the suppression of religion and the glossing over of ethnic differences that characterized European civilization for well over a thousand years. Now faced with an endless flood of migrants from Africa and Muslim countries, they are raising alarms.
Whatever the reason for the Biden administration’s decision to open the southern border (Potential Democrat votes? Creation of crises requiring government intervention?), the country is waking up to similar alarms.
Trump has been warning of the dangers involved in unrestricted, illegal immigration for years. The dangers are partly cultural and political, but more glaringly criminal. Cheap fentanyl from China and Mexico is openly available everywhere. Even Mayberry’s homeless population of addicts (one is found dead on the street about once a week) has probably doubled in the past three years, and the crime rate (shootings, murders, thefts) is the highest the town has ever seen.
Trump’s blood poisoning metaphor may have taken people aback (he typically likes to use ambiguous comments to draw attention) but it’s no different from Obama’s assertion that “racism is in our DNA” (“our” meaning white people’s). The Democrats like to find hidden meaning in comments that reveal, to them, evil secrets. Say “target” and you may be accused of disguised sympathy for serial killers. Blood poisoning for them thus led to an accusation of racial purity and the Hitler parallel. Complete nonsense. Just the usual static that emanates from the post-pubescent minds of leftist journalists.
It’s curious that the champions of DEI (or is it DIE?) and accusers racism and hatred should be the ones now exposed as blatant anti-Semites, thanks to the too clever words of Harvard president Claudine Gay. The context and message of Trump’s remarks should be clear.
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I’ll never be as sanguine about Trump as some are. But let’s hope the New Year brings both health and happiness, so we’re around to find out!
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A second Trump (lame duck) presidency would be a train wreck. Too much bad blood. But his chances are slim, just being hyped by those who are setting him up for a loss, and a win, not involving Biden, for the Dems. Start looking for glowing media tributes of either Hilary (who has now joined Biden’s re-election campaign) or the lovely Kamala in the spring.
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Stranger things have happened!
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The goofy cases against Trump, the latest in Colorado, seem intended to drown out with headlines the campaigns of other Republican candidates and minimize their chances of their gaining support. It’s working. As for Biden, they will prop him up until he gets through the nominating convention and possibly the election itself if they feel they can get him enough votes. Watch for who is slotted as the VP. He or more likely she will be positioned as the next president, after Biden drops out.
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I’m inclined to agree with you. Can’t imagine that Kamala will survive.
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