Not to preach to the choir, but...this eye-opening excerpt wiki offering yesterday from our esteemed guide hit a nerve. I wondered if I should post it in a next thread...just, because:
"... During the 1840s and 1850s, journalists had published sensational accounts, directed at the white working class, dramatizing the "evils" of interracial socializing, relationships, and marriages. Reformers joined the effort"
"...The Democratic Party Tammany Hall political machine had been working to enroll immigrants as U.S. citizens so they could vote in local elections and had strongly recruited Irish, most of whom already spoke English..."
"... but the election of Abraham Lincoln as president had demonstrated the rise in Republican political power nationally. Newly elected New York City Republican Mayor George Opdyke was mired in profiteering scandals in the months leading up to the riots..." Etc.
>And, with these few nuggets, we get a little glimpse into a political machine that is not at all new in aspect...just much more keenly honed for our modern means of social engineering.Although 'slightly off subject', after reviewing yesterday's Venezuela thread, I thought the re-addition of this particular wiki for our consideration might be worthy of a revisit. As I said, more than a bit of an eye-opener.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_draft_riotshttps://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/259190877/#259195098___________________________
Considering all the rioting being purposely ignited across the land, I think it might help wake a few people up. Hmm.
Gotta get ready for work today.
