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    1. zartzarte on

      the AIPAC handlers really have a problem with Irish people since they don’t bend over backwards to support the chosen people™

      everyone else knows what group is responsible of majority of the crime.

    2. BariraLP on

      yes insult potential voters, good strategy you incompetent GOP fool

    3. Neuroprancers on

      >The clip, which has been circulating on X, showed Vance speaking in a Skype interview. He discussed early waves of immigration to the United States, pointing out the “rise in crime” he felt ensued as a result.

      >”You had this massive wave of Italian, Irish and German immigration,” Vance said. “That had its problems, its consequences.

      >”You had higher crime rates, you had these ethnic enclaves, you had inter-ethnic conflict in the country where you really hadn’t had that before.”

      I don’t see anything egregious. We make movies about Italian and Irish mobs. Poor people stuffed together with poor job prospects results in the relying on illegal ways to make do. Plus racist protestants and the lot of persecution.

    4. External-Chemical-71 on

      Obviously feels they can win without Irish / Italian / German American votes. Good luck with that. 😂
      What’s next JD, Kick the Jews?

    5. cardboardunderwear on

      That article is a dumpster fire of broken and irrelevant links. That normal for Irishstar?

    6. LizzyGreene1933 on

      Nationwide, about 9.5% of Americans report being of Irish descent, making it the third-most prominent ancestry in the U.S., according to estimates by the American Community Survey.

    7. GolotasDisciple on

      Meh… the title of this post is a bit misleading.

      Is it anti-Irish or anti-immigrant?

      >“You had this massive wave of Italian, Irish, and German immigration,” Vance said. “That had its problems, its consequences. You had higher crime rates, you had these ethnic enclaves, you had inter-ethnic conflict in the country where you really hadn’t had that before.”

      I mean, he’s not worth anyone’s time in Europe, and I doubt any European cares about what he says… but I don’t see any explicitly offensive anti-Irish comments.

      The article and post are kind of disappointing.

      I was hoping for some xenophobic references or childish name-calling like ‘Mick’ or ‘Paddy’… It’s a shame, as US politics is usually quite the entertaining circus.

      Also not really relevant for r/Europe

    8. bogdan801 on

      Lol what?
      He hates Irish people? Whyy?
      I mean I know he’s a moron and he hates us Ukrainians and licks putin’s ass but why would anyone hate on Irish people? I don’t get it

    9. Douglesfield_ on

      >”You had higher crime rates, you had these ethnic enclaves, you had inter-ethnic conflict in the country where you really hadn’t had that before.”

      I’m sorry but how many Irish-Americans would wholeheartedly agree with this statement if it was directed at another group like Mexicans or Haitians without a lick of irony?

    10. Appealing to 19th century voters is certainly an interesting strategy

    11. Robin_Gr on

      So what is his argument? We had problems with the last immigrant waves but it just took time and attitudes to change and everything worked out? Isn’t he conservative?

    12. MaisJeNePeuxPas on

      His base remains white Protestants with little to no education. This is perfectly on brand for him.

    13. OtherManner7569 on

      All Americans are immigrants, other than the native ones. Every single American who is not a native American is from elsewhere in the world, be it Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe, Africa, Asia, or the Middle East.

      The only American who has any right to criticise the destructive effects of imagination are those native Americans colonised into oblivion by white Americans, something so many Americans are in denial about.

      As far as I’m aware Irish immigration has been overwhelmingly positive to the United States, and has had a significant cultural impact on the US. The Irish are some of the loveliest people you will ever meet and as far as I’m aware have never had any destructive affect on anywhere they have ever settled. Just shows what nut jobs the gop has.

    14. KairraAlpha on

      So when do we start seeing the ‘No blacks, Irish or dogs’ signs again?

    15. lamp_man87 on

      As an Irish person, while it is strange to potentially alienate voter bases like this, he’s not wrong to say massive immigration causes short term problems. 

      Oh sorry he’s republican we’re supposed to tear apart everything he says.

    16. castion5862 on

      The Irish have always been emigrants and hard working. Just look at all the Irish names across the US political class. They hold positions of power everywhere. Todays Irish youth travel the world as some of the best educated people working hard wherever their adventure takes them. Stand up and be proud Irish people carry yourselves with pride into the world.

    17. BleuRaider on

      American conservatives were racists, misogynists and xenophobes then and they’re racist, misogynists and xenophobes now. They’re falling all over themselves to justify their bigotry be used even to their consciences it has gotten out of hand.

    18. 50Prestige on

      Why focus only on the Irish when he blamed Italians and Germans as well?

    19. AdventueDoggo on

      I hate Vance as much as a next guy, but this article is ridiculous. What he said is pretty mild and moreover, it is factually correct.

      In the 19th century Irish and other immigrants had higher rate of violent crimes than regular Americans. Legitimate sociologists and historians wrote about this topic and their conclusion was that this was caused mainly by higher poverty rate among immigrants. This gap disappeared within few decades.

      James F. Short Jr. – Poverty, Ethnicity, And Violent Crime

      Eric H. Monkkonen – Murder in New York City

      Ted Robert Gurr – Violence in America, vol. 1, The History of Crime

      Howard Bodenhorn, Carolyn M. Moehling and Anne Piehl – Immigration: America’s Nineteenth-Century “Law and Order Problem?”

    20. Sirpunchdirt on

      As an Irish American I find it extremely insulting. Irish, Italians, and German immigrants built America and fought for it in multiple wars. If you look at the history of America, you’ll find anti Irish sentiment echoing the same vitriol JD throws around against Haitians. I really think it’s disrespectful to be an Irish American especially and be okay with this man’s policies, because our ancestors went through so damned much because of people just like him. The racists never change. It’s all the same, just with new victims.

    21. Chester_roaster on

      As an Irish person I am shocked!

       Nah I don’t give a damn, we probably aren’t sending our best but they’re his problem now. 

    22. Mr_Kurns101 on

      Fuck me do I hope the Republicans get shit canned and the orange turd finally gets flushed

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