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xenophobia hatred or fear of foreigners or strangers or of their politics or culture Xenophobia Boxer Rebellion Chinese rising aimed at ousting foreign interlopers (1900). [Chinese Hist.: Van Doren, 334–335] the Korea; so called for 300-year closed-door policy. [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 286] conducted investigations to purge government of foreign influences. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1641] aimed at WASP control of government by depriving naturalized Americans and Roman Catholics of political rights. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 371] from U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy who acted out morbid fear of aliens, especially Communists. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 409] anti-Italian mobs lynched 11 immigrants after Sicilian murder trial (1891). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 309] (Nicola, 1891–1927) (Bartolomeo, 1888–1927) Italian anarchists convicted in controversial murder trial (1921). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 411] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Economists seem capable of reviewing the same data before informing us that immigrant masses are both a drain and a boon while usually dependable xenophobes, dazzled by the prospect of all that desperate, low-cost labor, transform into immigration cheerleaders. They correctly sense at least a little xenophobia among some Americans who criticize bilingualism, and they move decisively to remind xenophobes that America belongs to everyone, not just to whites. Continued Fitrakis and Wasserman, "Berlet describes CNP members as not only traditional conservatives, but also nativists, xenophobes, white racial supremacists, homophobes, sexists, militarists, authoritarians, reactionaries and 'in some cases outright neo-fascists. |
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