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Happy Hoosier

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5. With all due respect....

Tue Apr 20, 2021, 12:48 PM

Apr 2021

That behavior was in no way unique in the early Middle Ages. The Anglo-Saxons were not some unusual pariah. The Franks were expansionist as well. And later the Scandinavians.

And this behavior was not unique to Europe. There were expansionist empires in South America, and Africa, and South Asian, and East Asia...

It irritates the hell out of me that White Supremacists co-opt history to advance their pernicious racism.

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'Anglo-Saxon' Is What You Say When 'Whites Only' Is Too Inclusive [View all] Nevilledog Apr 2021 OP

I guess they couldn't get away with WASP... TheRealNorth Apr 2021 #1

Anglo-Saxons. The folks who invaded Briton and who loved to rape, pillage, kill and enslave. Kaleva Apr 2021 #2

With all due respect.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2021 #5

True which begs the question as to why pick that group, or any group, from that time period. Kaleva Apr 2021 #8

That's a good question, and I think the answer is kinda in my previous reply... Happy Hoosier Apr 2021 #11

Anglo Saxon vs Celt Claire Oh Nette Apr 2021 #12

Just like Rothschild is code for Jew MacKasey Apr 2021 #27

You and me both! NT Happy Hoosier Apr 2021 #36

That's the Norman French actually Loki Liesmith Apr 2021 #28

The Anglo-Saxons who invaded Briton were themselves later conquered by the invading Normans Kaleva Apr 2021 #39

I honestly didn't know about it... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #3

So I guess that AngloSaxon would exclude white Cuban Republicans? Dream Girl Apr 2021 #4

and azureblue Apr 2021 #24

"How we long for those glorious Anglo-Saxon days of yore!" struggle4progress Apr 2021 #6

The part about "Anglo-Saxon political traditions"... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #7

"Let us pour our oblations to the blessed memory of King Offa who terrified struggle4progress Apr 2021 #9

Taylor Greene has her facts and dates wrong of course. brush Apr 2021 #17

If she was indeed referring to the Magna Carta... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #21

The Battle of Hastings lasted almost all day Redleg Apr 2021 #29

"... no man in his senses can say that their claim under William the Conqueror struggle4progress Apr 2021 #37

Hwaet. We Gardena in geardagum, eodcyninga, rym gefrunon, hu a elingas ellen fremedon. hatrack Apr 2021 #13

Beowulf FTW. Celerity Apr 2021 #16

Beowulf! Redleg Apr 2021 #30

This must have made your iPhone crazy! lunatica Apr 2021 #33

"Anglo-Saxon" is the new "Aryan". Mister Ed Apr 2021 #10

And soon it'll be Angles vs. Saxons as the next logical step - who's whiter? Who's "purer"? hatrack Apr 2021 #14

wait until they find out azureblue Apr 2021 #26

GMTA. I was gonna post the same thought... Wounded Bear Apr 2021 #15

Except geneticists and historians use it frequently. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #19

Using terms scientifically is different than using them as propaganda... Wounded Bear Apr 2021 #38

They used to call it Judeo-Christian but agingdem Apr 2021 #23

Interestingly, "Judeo-Christian" started out as an insult! Behind the Aegis Apr 2021 #25

I grew up in the 40s and 50s in a small town where minorities lived apart... Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #18

Most of the Irish are considered Celts... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #20

I thought that Celtic was a subset of Anglo-Saxon. I guess I was wrong. Binkie The Clown Apr 2021 #31

Interesting article! Thanks! Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2021 #32

It's not a new thing. politruk Apr 2021 #22

Fear and ignorance breeds hate and insecurity. BarbD Apr 2021 #34

They want to make America a country club lame54 Apr 2021 #35

and I thought they were German Nazi fascists scarytomcat Apr 2021 #40