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Why Americans of Polish orgin do not exist in the USA politics?


Juche  9 | 292  
18 Sep 2009 /  #31
Why in American politic they failed to do some impact, and I'm not talking about one or two Congressmen or Senators.

here is your answer, cut out from a similair tthread:

In early 20th century, some ethnic slurs were popularized to describe Polish people in the U.S., such as "Polacks" or the term "white *******" - used by the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs) due to the fact that Polish-American men were marrying African-American women regardless of their race,[54] but most notably, it was the spread of Polack (or Polish) jokes.

The WASPS are still in charge. Don't let the election of Obama fool you.
Nickidewbear  23 | 609  
18 Sep 2009 /  #32
The WASPs really aren't in charge any more. Now, it's the anti-WASP crowd in charge, and there hasn't been a balance struck yet. One doesn't have to be pro WASP or ant WASP, but you're either an Ann Coulter (or even self-hating, Michelle Malkin) Republican or a Nancy Pelosi or other type of racist, anti-Semitic Democrat if you're on one or the other extreme.
plk123  8 | 4119  
18 Sep 2009 /  #33
The WASPs really aren't in charge any more.

yes they are. juche's right.
Nickidewbear  23 | 609  
18 Sep 2009 /  #34
Maybe you need to look around you more.

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