st pats day thought- will those making a fuss today

[dembotoz]

wearing green and waving irish flags--be on the front lines spewing hate come cinco de mayo saying
that it is time for those folks to act like americans.


not a member of either group
just curious.

[SoxFan]

1. No

Polling and sociological research has shown that Irish-Americans are generally the most progressive white gentile demographic. We vote Dem in higher numbers, too.

On immigration, part of the equation is the fact that there have been several waves of Irish immigration, with the most recent one in the 1990s. Coming from the old country is less of a hypothetical matter than it is with some other groups.

Also, listen closely the next time you see an international relief organization on the news. Odds are you'll hear an irish brogue. The Irish are very involved in international relief and peacekeeping work. Since Ireland was essentially a shat-upon 3rd world colony less than a hundred years ago, they have more cred with the developing world than most European nations.

[CreekDog]

2. I've never even seen anything like that

The St. Patrick's Day parade is a big deal in San Francisco, a city with more Irish heritage than most.

But the Cinco De Mayo parade is also a big deal and can't ever think of people acting that way.

[BeachBaby]

4. Check this out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_large_Irish_American_populations

This doesn't surprise me at all, since I've always said I live in a mish-mosh of Little Ireland and Little Italy. :P

[TZ]

5. Wow--interesting list..

I didn't know that both Cleveland and Cincinnati had such high concentrations of Irish. Huh.

[Dr. Strange]

6. It's not Cinco De Mayo.

It's the Canada Day celebrations, which result in certain DUers (who shall go unnamed) casting asparagus at St. Geddy of Toronto.

[Debi]

7. Cannot believe the mods haven't deleted this post

declaring war on St. Geddy should be a banning offense.

[Dr. Strange]

10. That's why MrCoffee was banned.

That and his mockery of Chick tracts.

[AsahinaKimi]

11. People in this city SF don't

stomp on anyone else's culture. The only people who do crap like that, are visitors from out of town. People in this city appreciate the diversity that is here. This town would be boring, if it were all one group of people living here.

[dembotoz]

3. not referring to actually real live irish

its the damn everybody is irish on st pattys day and there is never any backlash
while for other ethnic groups (non white) the backlash is quite and open
at least around here.

[two gun sid]

8. Not me. Irish on my Dad's side, Mexican on my Mother's...

I get the best of both worlds.

[Tailormyst]

9. Why would you assume that?

I come from a hugely Irish part of the country and have never heard anything like that. If anything, it's another excuse for a celebration.......

[WildEyedLiberal]

12. I wonder as well

I always wonder about people who try to foment ethnic tension out of thin air, actually.