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Thread: Why are they called Americans?
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06-04-2008, 01:03 AM #8
Nothing personal but this is one of the most rediculous posts we've had here.
When you really think about it what's in a name anyway. If you look back in history especially in Europe how many countries have changed hands and territories. What do all those people call themselves. The new name or the old name. And their ancestors what about them. My people were from the Austro Hungarian Empire so what would that be now?. And all those countries in Africa that have changes and moved over the past 40 -50 years or so?
There's probably more people in the world in that situation than people who clearly know what they are and who they are. Remember all the Native American's. What are they? The tribes are considered legally to be sovereign nations. What about the old Soviet Union before it broke up, what are they? Ukranians or Russians or what?
We could go on and on with this forever. And what the heck is the difference between England and the United Kingdom anyway? are they English or United Kingians (sounds like a soccer team eh)No matter how many men you kill you can't kill your successor-Emperor Nero