Wed Jan 29 16:03:19 2025
(*4297a328*):: Depends on how you define americans and if you think there are ethnic subgroups
(*54b3f3ac*):: Arnt we just american if we are from here regardless of race? Even euro migrants that settled here would be immigrants at first until a generation or two, or no?
(*4297a328*):: Americans are a distinct ethnographic group, with specific characteristics that make them a distinct ethnos.
(*4297a328*):: Until 1965 everyone knew who the americans were
(*4297a328*):: Then we became a propositional people
(*4297a328*):: And no, we are not immigrants
(*4297a328*):: The anglo-euros that came to america were immigrants, but ethnogenesis occurred to create “Americans” as a distinct ethnos
(*4297a328*):: And even so, i wouldnt say “taming a wilderness, creating a nation” are not what immigrants do
(*4297a328*):: There’s a difference between building a nation, and showing up for free gibs
(*4e3d9761*):: Americans aren’t immigrants to their own Nation. That would be impossible. ‘A Nation of Immigrants’ is a non-sensical notion. Nation’s aren’t composed of immigrants, by definition.
(*097dfbf6*):: +public!
(*4297a328*):: The anglo-euros that came to america could be qualified as immigrants, but ethnogenesis occurred to create “Americans” as a distinct ethnos