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At the end of the day, capitalism trumps nativism and regardless of one’s party affiliation, the almighty dollar rules.
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Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Maybe the coalition could infuse some of Trump’s old instincts (the nativism, the unending crusade against a pervasive enemy) with a new sense of purpose (more working-class cred, a turn toward economic populism).
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Elon Musk, an immigrant, has immersed himself in nativism.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024
Notably, Daisy Douglas Barr both crusaded for temperance and led the Indiana Women’s KKK as its Imperial Empress, exemplifying the ties of nativism and eugenics that bound the two organizations together.
—Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Maybe the coalition could infuse some of Trump’s old instincts (the nativism, the unending crusade against a pervasive enemy) with a new sense of purpose (more working-class cred, a turn toward economic populism).
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Elon Musk, an immigrant, has immersed himself in nativism.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2024
Notably, Daisy Douglas Barr both crusaded for temperance and led the Indiana Women’s KKK as its Imperial Empress, exemplifying the ties of nativism and eugenics that bound the two organizations together.
—Elizabeth Marshall / Made By History, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Nativism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nativism. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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