The “Know Nothing” party vs today – John Batchelor has been making a lot of comparisons between the 1850s and today. From about 1800 to 1820, the two dominant parties were the Federalists (led by Hamilton) who wanted a strong federal government, and the Democratic-Republican Party. In 1824, the Democratic-Republican party broke into two – the current Democratic party and the Whig party. In the 1850s, the Whigs started to unravel. The “Know Nothing” movement was created by Whigs (and some Democrats) who were alarmed by the influx of Catholic immigrants from Europe, and wanted to limit immigration. The Whig party ultimately broke apart, with the anti-slavery forces forming the current Republican Party.
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I listen to John Batchelor’s podcasts fairly regularly, and I didn’t catch this, but the timing is very interesting. William Strauss and Neil Howe have done some interesting work on generational issues and the history that drives them (I read “The Fourth Turning), and one of the things that popped out to me was that in 1781 the American Revolution was ending, in 1861 the Civil War was starting, in 1941 the US became involved in World War II. No one knows what is going to be going on in 2021, but it is likely to be “interesting.” Following this 80-year cycle, we are now in the beginning a decade that corresponds to the 1850’s and the 1930’s.