TDS Time Machine | St. Patrick's Day
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What are the origins of St. Patrick's Day celebrations?
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Monday was St. Patrick's Day, when Irish Americans honor their heritage with careful readings of the writings of James Joyce, group performances of traditional Irish music, and a somber reflection of the beauty of the Celtic language. But how do you celebrate being Irish in the Donald Trump era? Michael Kosta hit the streets to find out. One of Trump's top priorities is getting rid of DEI. DEI would have ruined our country, and now it's dead.
Identity Month are dead. Some of the months that they're targeting, Black History Month, Pride Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month,
But even though he hates celebrating these minority groups, for some reason, there's one group he loves to celebrate, the Irish. Oh, I think the Irish love Trump. We won the Irish with a tremendous amount of votes. Great people. And they voted for me in heavy numbers, so I like them even more. So I stopped by New York's St. Paddy's Day parade to see how Irish Trump supporters were celebrating their new status as Trump's BFFs.
All right, what brings you here today? I come here to be with my friends and to show Trump that I support him. Yeah, I guess I'm confused. Is this a Trump rally or is this an Irish parade?
It's an Irish Trump rally. Men in skirts? Trump is not going to like that. Do you stand for DEI? No, but we're here celebrating the minorities that are the Irish. Well, look. I'm very confused.
Back in the 1800s, the Irish were minorities. They were coming overseas when they came across the ocean.
I mean, they were discriminated against. They signed up and fought for the Union in the Civil War.
You can connect with how difficult it must have been for people to come over to the United States, be discriminated against, not be favored nations. You can connect with that. Well, what about other people that are doing that now?
They need to wait in line.
How do Trump supporters celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
Look, I had, in a former life, I had a foreign-born spouse. Bye!
Kiss me, I'm Irish. That shirt's DEI. Kisses should be merit-based. Hey, look, I think celebrating Black History Month is good. I think celebrating MLK, who fought for our civil rights, is incredible. I went up against the mandates in New York City. I fought for my civil rights because I was being discriminated against for not getting vaccinated. Right.
This guy was just like MLK, except he didn't take a shot from the government. These Trump supporters also had a lot of other important observations. When I went to school, we had welding, we had shop. The kids don't have nothing anymore. They don't have that.
Nothing.
My father taught me how to put wires in, plumbing, all that stuff. These kids don't have it. You don't think dads are teaching kids how to put wires in anymore? No. There you have it. As long as Trump teaches kids how to put wires back in, he and the Irish are building a friendship that will last a lifetime. Well, that was quick. Pink hearts, yellow moons, green clovers, two black eyes, and a nasty hangover. Today is St. Paddy's Day, and all over the country, thousands of Angela's asses hit the streets to celebrate, making it a great day for the Irish, but just an okay day if you were looking for a quiet tavern to talk, read, or have a white wine spritzer. Here in New York, parade goers showed their true colors.
Back to the day is our heritage. We gotta be here to see this parade and respect the other people that are Irish. You know what I'm saying?
Some people just command respect for their people, don't they? But not everyone celebrates the same way. Meet Lucy McLaughlin, an Irish woman living in New Zealand. Lucy's stupid. For her St. Patty celebration, this plucky Irish lass had someone paint her plucky Irish ass, and then she jumped off a bridge. Lucy came up with the idea after her mother got upset with her for partying with friends one night and said to her, and if your friends painted themselves green and jumped off a bridge naked, would you do that too? Lucy... Lucy, you've got some splaining to do.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the origins of St. Patrick's Day celebrations?
0:01–2:15
2
How do Trump supporters celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
2:15–7:01
3
What controversies surround the St. Patrick's Day parade?
7:01–10:27
4
How does the St. Patrick's Day parade reflect cultural identity?
10:27–13:59
5
What unique St. Patrick's Day traditions are highlighted?
13:59–16:05
6
How do different communities celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
16:05–19:15
7
What humorous incidents occur during St. Patrick's Day celebrations?
19:15–21:33
8
What is the significance of St. Patrick's Day in modern America?
21:33–23:32
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