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https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090728193450AASQ5Aq

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German as a language was flourishing in the United States prior to WWI, however, with the coming of the War and anti-German feelings, the use of the language began to decline. With the advent of WWI, German-Americans almost immediately became the poster children for evil. With the coming of WWI, they were paired with Japanese Americans as the nation's poster children for evil. Somebody has to be blamed for all the crap, right?

GERMAN LANGUAGE IN THE UNITED STATES - German Language in the Us German Immigration to the United States The German Language in English German Demographics in United States The in German Germans in the USA English Only in United States German Populat

France's non-support for the invasion of Iraq in 2003, reignited prior Anti-French sentiment in the United States. If you are not with us, then you are against us.
W.A.R. (We Are Right) which means everyone else is WRONG.

quote from the following link:

Freedom fries - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Freedom fries is a political euphemism for French fries in the United States. The term came to prominence in 2003 when the then Republican Chairman of the Committee on House Administration, Bob Ney, renamed the menu item in three Congressional cafeterias in response to France's opposition to the proposed invasion of Iraq. Although originally supported with several restaurants changing their menus as well, following declining support for the Iraq War, the term fell out of use. Following Ney's resignation as Chairman, it was quietly reverted."

Today's whipping post appears to be Muslim males from various middle eastern countries, Afghanistan and Iraq. I'm trying to figure out what race or nationality will be tomorrow's poster child or whipping post for evil. Anyone care to place a bet?