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rampartd

(4,537 posts)

28. here in new orleans

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Dec 6, 2025, 04:38 PM

Dec 2025

the vietnamese have been here since that war ended. they are mostly citizens and without them we are short of doctors, nurses, teachers, and engineers.

my primary care guy is palestinian
my podiatrist is Vietnamese
my infectious disease specialist is nigerian

how do you replace skills like that?

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DHS agents target the Vietnamese community in New Orleans [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 2025 OP

Noem is going city by city, arresting and terrorizing the US immigrant population. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #1

No zanana1 Dec 2025 #2

The Irish immigrants were hated and victims of significant discrimination in 19th century US. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #3

Lots of people not considered white angryxyouth Dec 2025 #12

I was 7 when JFK was elected, but some when in there I heard the excitement of him being.... electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #15

I was 9 and attending Catholic School and the nuns were gaga for JFK. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #17

Well, especially attending Catholic school in Boston! 😄👍... electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #20

Wow you were up close and personal with the Dem power elite campaigns. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #22

A little bit, anyway. 👍 A few more stories.... electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #23

This is so cool. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #24

TY. And yours IS a very Cool one! 👍 electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #25

Yes I think you should gather it up all in one place. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #27

Interesting idea. electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #29

Exactly. JFK was considered tainted because of his religion. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #16

Yup. Know a bit of the history. electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #14

Fact............... Lovie777 Dec 2025 #26

You're talking about the 1800's. zanana1 Dec 2025 #32

No. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #33

The Irish were the first British colonialism experiment debsy Dec 2025 #4

At 12 or so I noticed (but not knowing the history) in The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night... electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #18

They pulled a blonde white looking US citizen from her car and arrested her IronLionZion Dec 2025 #8

they weren't considered white back then DBoon Dec 2025 #11

I'm Confused RobinA Dec 2025 #34

yeah but Biden is Irish Nigrum Cattus Dec 2025 #13

Fuck ICE Roy Rolling Dec 2025 #5

We killed about 2 million Vietnamese The Wizard Dec 2025 #6

Vietnamese Roy Rolling Dec 2025 #7

"Operation Catahoula Crunch"? Why not call it what everything this trash... the nelm Dec 2025 #9

Haven't we fucked up their lives enough? twodogsbarking Dec 2025 #10

More Goons on the way! 😑😬 electric_blue68 Dec 2025 #19

Historically, Vietnamese-Americans have reliably voted Republican SouthBayDem Dec 2025 #21

here in new orleans rampartd Dec 2025 #28

JFC!! MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2025 #30

Oh nooos, dangerous roofers. Hide the children! BradBo Dec 2025 #31