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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The Enduring Solidarity of Whiteness

Sorry but the way the meaning of the word "White" has expanded argues just the opposite.

Around three hundred years ago, "white" was English and low German ancestry.

Two hundred years ago it had expanded to include the Dutch and all German ancestry.

One hundred years ago it meant most of European ancestry with the exception of the Italians and Irish.

Now it means all of European ancestry, the Slavic areas of Asia, part of India, most of Central and South America. It has become cultural to the point that really dark skinned people are included.

I figure in another hundred the concept will have lost all real meaning.

34 posted on 02/08/2016 4:56:07 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Many Asians are marking White on their census forms.


37 posted on 02/08/2016 5:08:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ 2016)
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