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Didn't prove so easy for the Native Americans.
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No, I guess not.... The same could no doubt be said for the Anglo-Saxons when the Normans took over, or, if we go even further back, the inhabitants of Mari when the Assyrians sacked their kingdom around 1800 BC. Neither, however, has overly much to do with what happens today.
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do you think, as many seem to, that both 'nationalist' and 'patriot' are synonymous with 'jingoist'?
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Not necessarily, but all too often they are synonymous.
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and if "retaining a heritage" means allowing your customs and ways to be outlawed and stamped out, relegated to museums and reenactments, by foreigners who disapprove of them.
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Not sure how that could possibly be construed from what I wrote.
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By the way: what the heck forum section did I stumble into here? I'm quite sure I never opted into the P&R!
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You ought to know though, since yours was the first post designed for the P&R section.
