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Spider Jerusalem

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4. There has never been a singular American culture all the way back to before there was a USA

Reply to Progressive Jones (Original post)

Tue Jul 28, 2020, 02:12 AM

Jul 2020

the various colonies were largely settled by very different people; New England Puritans were different from Pennsylvania Quakers who were different from Maryland Catholics etc.

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The Right Wing likes to whine about the "Loss of American Culture". [View all] Progressive Jones Jul 2020 OP

The right wing has undermined the culture marybourg Jul 2020 #1

Hey, I'm a New Yorker. Little Italy, Chinatown, Yorkville... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #2

What they mean is loss of "White domiantion" JI7 Jul 2020 #3

Absolutely. nt Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #5

+1 betsuni Jul 2020 #8

There has never been a singular American culture all the way back to before there was a USA Spider Jerusalem Jul 2020 #4

I am sixty...in that time our society has become an ethical cesspool. pecosbob Jul 2020 #6

American culture-- Indian lunch, Vietnamese dinner dawg day Jul 2020 #7

Very good point.....I think the midwest attracts Maxheader Jul 2020 #11

What they *mean* by "American culture" is white cis hetero nominally-xian patriarchy RockRaven Jul 2020 #9

The right wing are the ones against culture treestar Jul 2020 #10