The Know-Nothing Party, the 1920s KKK, and elements of the Tea Party: historical parallels?

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1. Thanks for the education!

I agree with your point of view, and of course history does repeat itself!

It does certainly seem rooted in the idealogy that it's "their" country. As if they just have the short sighted memory that conveniently forgets that most of them were immigrants themselves first, and that they forcefully took this country by means of genocide and war.

I just attribute it all to the fact that there will always be a mass of human beings that are primitive in thought. This primitive mindset has a very "tribal" grasp on everything, which leads to xenophobia, racism and basically a members only mentality all around. That exclusivity does not unite people as a whole, but they don't really see outside of themselves. Outsiders aren't deserving of those rights.

It's all a primitive mindset.

Speaking of comparisons to history, I'm interested in the parallels in Hitler's rise to power by harnessing the frustrated masses willingness to blame anything for their shamble of an economy and directing that hatred at a minority (jews) to Trump's current campaign in which he appears to be doing the same thing. He's harnessing peoples current frustration with our economy by blaming a minority (mexicans).