The ‘Know-Nothing’ Party

Yep, I went there, and it is a pretty valid assertion. Back in the late 1840’s and early 1850’s there was a political party that had that moniker. They were also called the Native American, and American Party.

Now there are those who will say that the “Know-Nothing” Party was more associated with right-wing than leftist but that is not my premise. The moniker “Know-Nothing” explicitly fits today’s Democrat [Socialist] mob who have no policy platform other than forcing compliance by way of thr...