Folks talk a lot about the book “How the Irish Became White,” when they want to obscure the White privileged the Irish have always enjoyed in this country. Less discussed is the rift between Irish Americans and the Irish in Ireland around anti-slavery... https://twitter.com/ia_leftists/status/1341065245222170629

...Irish Americans basically forced Daniel O’Connell, Ireland’s greatest 19th century freedom fighter, to stifle his eloquent, fiery criticisms of slavery in exchange for their financial support. They wanted American Whiteness more than Irish freedom...

... Folks love to drag out “We weren’t White when we first got here,” but always ignore that 1. Becoming White is evidence of privilege because having the option is privilege. 2. Assimilation comes through acquiescence and fervent, violent support of White supremacy...

...Hard work, strong character and entrepreneurial success do not a White man make. Whiteness is a social position created by the destruction and enthusiastic subjugation of others. Put simply, the road to American Whiteness is paved in congealed blood.