Originally Posted By: Pariah
 Originally Posted By: Wonder Boy
Maybe what you mean is you hate aspects of Irish culture ?


Yes.

Aside from disliking their culture aesthetically, they proved themselves useless as immigrants. When they first got here, their contributions consisted of little more than gang-violence and thievery. Instead of them actually bringing anything of value into the country, the government actually had to educate them--Which totally defeats the purpose of the Boiling Pot.

They were just as bad as the Mexicans are now except they weren't as so hell bent on separatism.

Guess what my Irish great great grandparents contributed to American culture after they showed up here....That's right: A brewery. That's really useful.

They may have assimilated, but that doesn't mean that actually added anything to America's overall strength.

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I think the Irish are hardworking and very family-oriented, and have many other positive aspects


That's what people keep trying to tell me about the Mexican illegals who're destroying California's economy!


The difference between Irish immigrants and the Mexican immigrants, is that back then there was pressure for the Irish to assimilate, to the point that they became productive Americans in the generations that followed.

Whereas pressure for Mexicans to assimilate is branded as "racism".

Plus there are far more Mexican immigrants (both legal and illegal) than there ever were of the Irish. Or for that matter, of Irish, Italian, German, Polish, Russians and Jewish immigrants combined.



I have nothing against Mexicans who fully embrace our culture, assimilate, and become productive Americans. Only with those who advocate or are sympathetic to breaking our laws, and have a first loyalty to Mexico or hispanic subculture rather than the United States. In which case, they belong in Mexico.