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everyone here needs to take a really good look at this political cartoon from 1903 and realize that the minorities depicted are ITALIAN. They’re ITALIAN. Don’t they look a LOT like how modern conservative cartoonists draw mexicans? Interesting…
175 upvotes, 31 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in US Politics. "everyone here needs to take a really good look at this political cartoon from 1903 and realize that the minorities depicted are ITALIAN.

They’re ITALIAN. 

Don’t they look a LOT like how modern conservative cartoonists draw mexicans?

Interesting…"
Friendly reminder that if your family is of Irish or Italian heritage, your ancestors were probably seen as “lesser than white” and “uncivilized.” Hate has always been manufactured for the benefit of the dominant social group. Don’t fall for it now
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Anonymous 6d

conservativism really is just “brown people scary” and always has been

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Anonymous 6d

McKinley is also mentioned here because he was assassinated by a Polish-American

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Anonymous 6d

Those are Sicilians not Italians

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Anonymous 6d

They came here legally and actually wanted to assimilate and learned English. They loved this country still do

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

Are you 100% sure

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

Which country is Sicily part of?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 6d

wait till #1 realizes that “choosing the darkest skin racial group from a certain country and using it to represent the Whole country” is a VERY common rhetorical strategy used by racists

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

“they came here legally” yes. … anything else you want to add to that? important context, perhaps?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

Sure they came from another Christan country. They didn’t veil their women to keep them suppressed. They actually gave more to the nation than they’ve taken.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

… lemme be more specific. any LEGAL context you want to add? wasn’t asking for you to be MORE racist

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

Excuse me ? Have I said anything about race once?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

Answer my question. Any LEGAL context you need to add?

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

Yeah and I gave you an answer dofus. How bout you answer my question???

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 6d

sicilians are italians.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

The question at hand is “any LEGAL context you want to add?” You did not add legal context. My question goes unanswered. And in case it’s not clear - you aren’t deflecting me away from this. Answer. Or perhaps… the legal context undermines your point?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

you do know that back in the day coming here legally was just getting on a boat and being european right?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6d

(shush, #4. no spoilers. i want HIM to say it)

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

oops!

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6d

s’okie bestie

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

Oh so you mean they came and worked with us immigration and entered the country legally? Hmmm it’s crazy what happens when you abide by the law 🤔

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

Oh and btw why are you trying to make this about race. You never answered my question. Its almost like anything you slightly dislike is racist, crazy

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

“Worked with US Immigration” …. in the 1880s? Are you SURE about that?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

“why are you trying to make immigration about race?” the completely serious individual asks

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

Again you are the only person implying anything racial. It’s weird and you need to reflect on that. And if you think you got a gothcha with saying there was no federal agency managing immigration in 1880 the you’re wrong. It was state by state and we DOCUMENTED every one entering the country. Crazy I know 🤯

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

Always has been and always will be

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

yall always think you're so goddamn clever by veiling your disdain for minorities. it's blatantly obvious that you have a hatred for muslim people and immigrants who don't speak english and that reflects on you poorly.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

it didn't take years and thousands of dollars to become a citizen, which is something you're deliberately sidestepping in your attempt at an argument

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 6d

You know concerts are getting really expensive now a days. They should just let me sneak in and not kick me out.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

Who cares if it’s another Christian country? It’s a catholic one, and this country was majority Protestant back then

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 6d

just say you think you're better than immigrants and muslims man

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 6d

I was kidding, but I liked how you zoomed in on one that says mafia when the mafia was from Sicily lmao

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