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Post by geirr on Apr 23, 2004 3:29:00 GMT -5
I agree with Geirr. Give us Americans a break huh? Let it rest and save your breath, I don't go around badmouthing your people berschneider, so I expect the same courtesy of you. As for most white Americans being of Anglo-Saxon origin, well this isn't entirely accurate but I'd say most white Americans are of Germanic or Celtic origin. I know it sounds broad and vague, but what I mean is that the greatest number of white Americans are of northwestern European origin (Britain/Ireland, Germany, Low Countries, etc.). Of course most of these nationalities have intermarried with one another, along with later arrivals from southern and eastern Europe added to the mix. But it's largely a mix of various northwestern European ethnicities. In other words, a greater number of white Americans are mix of say, Irish and German, than say, German or Irish mixed with Italian or Greek. But nevertheless, ALL European ethnic groups have intermarried at very high rates in America. Even Jewish-Americans, who tend to be a bit more traditional, have intermarriage rates as high as 50%. Hope this helped set the facts straight I should explain that I originally posted kindly asking Berschneider to stop calling Americans scum as there are a number of Americans on this forum who are not all against Berschneider's views. I deleted the post because I'd rather stay away from this sort of thing.
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