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NutmegYankee

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30. Most Americans identify based on their ancestry.

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Reply #29)

Sat Jun 13, 2015, 01:57 PM

Jun 2015

The USA is such a new country that most inhabitants still identify with the ethnic group of their ancestors. In the future, we my just identify as "Americans" without distinctions. One of the things I love about this country is the mishmash of cultures and traditions that we continue to blend.

My family actually had first generation sons fight in the Continental Army, and yet even today we practice some distinctly German traditions on holidays.

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Shall we go to war over Transnistria? [View all] Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 OP

Why on Earth does Russia have troops there in the first place? KamaAina Jun 2015 #1

Russia refers to them as "peacekeepers". Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #2

Uh-huh. And if you believe that, I've got a bridge I'd like to show you. KamaAina Jun 2015 #3

Piece keepers. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #4

It's complicated. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #10

It's complicated. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #11

Holy crap. I thought I knew geography...I thought this was a 1984 thread. JanMichael Jun 2015 #5

Moldove is not Russia-centric. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #6

Moldova, no. But Transnistria ... Yah. Igel Jun 2015 #7

What's the difference between ethnicity and culture? Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #19

One can be a member of an ethnicity and not brought up in its respective culture. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #21

For example - I'm ethnically German, but my culture is distinctly American. NutmegYankee Jun 2015 #28

So ethnicity is the culture of your ancestors? Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #29

Most Americans identify based on their ancestry. NutmegYankee Jun 2015 #30

USA going there would be like Russia sending troops to defend Honduras from US backed coup Cheese Sandwich Jun 2015 #8

If we adopt that attitude, we might run out of enemies. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #18

Transnistria is a clusterfuck, and is very different from the Georgia and Ukraine situations. Xithras Jun 2015 #9

PLACES THAT DON'T EXIST: TRANSDNIESTRIA KG Jun 2015 #12

Obviously the place exists, Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #13

Fascinating video. hunter Jun 2015 #31

We have always been at war with Transnistria Recursion Jun 2015 #14

Huh? Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #17

Doing nothing would be the best option for now jakeXT Jun 2015 #15

I agree. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #16

Ukraine is Russia's back yard? snooper2 Jun 2015 #20

You seem to be confused. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #22

"Back yard" is just a metaphor. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #27

Ukraine is an independent country, not a "backyard" davidn3600 Jun 2015 #24

the same way the New World is our back yard. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #26

So in your reach to defend Russia, you are defending the Monroe Doctrine? You don't see the problem stevenleser Jun 2015 #32

I'm not defending Russia. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2015 #33

Hells no. Unless they join NATO, which won't happen. LeftinOH Jun 2015 #23

The headline is misleading. Snobblevitch Jun 2015 #25