tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post9048524147340068457..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: What happened to the WASPs?John Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-15761634190944387432014-03-14T08:24:45.672-04:002014-03-14T08:24:45.672-04:00You've just re-illustrated the Anglo problem, ...You've just re-illustrated the Anglo problem, they create a great tribal institution like the Hells Angels and then they let an Italian take over.....;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-81685789239290422322014-03-12T21:51:02.670-04:002014-03-12T21:51:02.670-04:00G --
Are they Anglos? I never thought about it, bu...G --<br />Are they Anglos? I never thought about it, but I guess they are. <br /><br />I was surprised to learn that the Hells Angels started out as a bunch of ex-servicement after WWII, and sort of evolved from there. I don't think they encourage intra-white rivalry though. I guess Sonny Barger was Anglo,, but wasn't Chuck Zito a recent leader of theirs too? He's about as Italian as they come.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-83014738662481503982014-03-12T21:42:14.444-04:002014-03-12T21:42:14.444-04:00You forgot biker gangs - pillars of the WASP commu...You forgot biker gangs - pillars of the WASP community.<br />GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-52391393912965311692014-03-12T11:28:09.688-04:002014-03-12T11:28:09.688-04:00Jova --
Great analysis. Yes, our country becomes i...Jova --<br />Great analysis. Yes, our country becomes increasingly Balkanized. To add to the morass, blacks now resent Hispanics for the fact that they get affirmative action even though many are first generation and they never were enslaved. Amerindian hispanics resent everybody because this was originally their land. Most Hispanics resent the Cuban-Americans who came here in the 1950's because they're white and conservative….<br /><br />Basically, any group which has had contact with any other group resents them. <br /><br />But, our diversity is our strength. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-62119536152822735182014-03-12T11:06:44.427-04:002014-03-12T11:06:44.427-04:00Interesting, I knew catholics were not well repres...Interesting, I knew catholics were not well represented at Harvard, but was surprised to see Irish Catholics at 1%.<br /><br />funny that Jews were the first victims of affirmative action, when Harvard restricted their enrollment to under 10% of its students back before 1920. While they actively fought this form of affirmative action they actively supported the affirmative action policies of the 60s which increased "minority enrollment" which came at the expense of WASPs and other whites while keeping the Jewish enrollment above 20%. Today affirmative action mostly hurts Asian Americans, while jews continue to escape the modern quota system, as anytime someone notices their excess representation at Universities or Government , they will be attacked as being anti-semitic .<br /><br />So called "white" people do not have any defense, no group or organization to defend themselves. In addition, most whites in America do not identify with the WASPs and thus do not take offense when they are attacked by the mainstream media and powerful political groups. For example many Irish Americans and italian Americans are glad to see the WASPs getting demonized in the media, just as the WASPs enjoy seeing the Italians and Irish portrayed negatively, while the poor whites in the south continue to have a negative view of catholics, and the upper class East coast WASPs who were behind the civil War.<br /><br />Whites have been further divided by the new "hispanic" category. in 1950 hispanic fought to be considered white, and many today would appear to be white, but the new category offers too many advantages, thus they rush to join the hispanic category.<br /><br /> My wife is beginning to understand this. She refused to be categorized as hispanic, she immigrated to America in 1994 from Chile at age 21 and when applying for college checked the white box. She never identified as hispanic, did not understand the politics here in America. Her mother was also confused when people told her she was hispanic , she thought they assumed she was Spanish and would correct them, saying she was not hispanic but from Chile.<br /><br />When we had children, the hospital tried to label her as hispanic, and our children as hispanic, which my wife refused to do. Hispanic is a strange category, since one could be a WASP , but if born and raised in Mexico, you can be considered an hispanic. It is also strange to see the descendants of the biggest slave traders in history (the Spanish) and the descendants of the conquistadors are able to get special treatment in America because they speak Spanish. I can understand why some people supported affirmative action for Blacks, as they were discriminated against for decades, but I don't understand why immigrants from Cuba, Mexico, Columbia etc... get special quotas here in America.<br /><br />jovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255734827055994617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-38997179466134905412014-03-11T18:03:35.247-04:002014-03-11T18:03:35.247-04:00Anon --
All true. I saw an article by Pat Buchanan...Anon --<br />All true. I saw an article by Pat Buchanan once in which he pointed out that the most underrepresented group at Harvard were Irish and German Catholics, who were close to 30% of the population at the time, but only 1% of the entering class. Blacks were 12% of the population and something like 7% of the class, Hispanics were 12% and 5%, Asians 5% and 15%, Protestants were slightly underrepresented (I forget the exact numbers), and Jews were 2% of the population and something like 33% of the entering class. It was an eye-opening statistic. (Buchanan was making the point that if you want to have affirmative action, let's have it for everybody.) John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-82916042093954908682014-03-11T16:09:34.282-04:002014-03-11T16:09:34.282-04:00It is surprising how fast the anglos lost their po...It is surprising how fast the anglos lost their power in America. <br /><br />One reason, most white people were excluded from the anglo power structure. this caused some resentments which have lingered to this day. The WASPs became an easy target for leftists and populists movements. They were never a truly united people, so they never had a cohesive plan to keep their power. <br /><br />one thing that seemed to help the Jews, affirmative action in education and government. While minority enrollment went up at the top universities, it was mostly at the expense of non-wealthy WASPS. Affirmative action did not reduce the number of Jews attending the top schools, but greatly reduced the opportunities for middle class and working class whites. <br /><br />I grew up in an Irish Catholic family, our neighborhood was 60% Irish, I could never identify with WASPs or Anglos. I worked as a busboy at the exclusive Merion Golf and Cricket club in the 80s. They still had no catholic members at the cricket club, while 90% of the busboys and kitchen staff were Irish Catholics. The lifestyle and worldview of the WASPs was so foreign to me. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-17195042589392692842014-03-11T08:26:49.584-04:002014-03-11T08:26:49.584-04:00Brian --
I know "WASP" means White Anglo...Brian --<br />I know "WASP" means White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, but I was actually using the term a little more broadly, to include Catholics, even though they weren't really part of the pre-1960 power structure. (I realize that's a misuse of the term.) John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-68006207844918108072014-03-11T07:20:13.773-04:002014-03-11T07:20:13.773-04:00Hi John--Very interesting article especially since...Hi John--Very interesting article especially since it's mostly accurate, from my experience anyway. As a recovered Catholic, (not recovering) I'm neither WASP nor Jew. Maybe this explains why so many people ask me what I do all day. Maybe I'll take up fly fishing. Hey, I gotta do something:) BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com