I find it curious that in her appeal to diversity levelheadedness, she finds it necessary to throw in this broad jab: "...That is certainly true, especially in cities where Irish and Italian immigrants climbed into the middle class through patronage jobs, including slots in city police and fire departments. Their descendents came to believe those jobs rightfully belonged to them."
Every Irish copper I've met felt the job was a calling or an obligation, not a birthright.
Benchmark or outlier?
ReplyDeleteI find it curious that in her appeal to diversity levelheadedness, she finds it necessary to throw in this broad jab: "...That is certainly true, especially in cities where Irish and Italian immigrants climbed into the middle class through patronage jobs, including slots in city police and fire departments. Their descendents came to believe those jobs rightfully belonged to them."
ReplyDeleteEvery Irish copper I've met felt the job was a calling or an obligation, not a birthright.