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Originally Posted by pov

"Diverse country with no unique identity unlike European, African and Eastern Nations"

Are you saying that there aren't any European nations that are diverse?

no......i meant in general most nations have their own identity......even though there are nations with diversity, they are still identified with their root identity (or race if you want to call it like that)......

muslim population in india and russia are quite significant......but still both the countries are identified by their biggest religion respectively and unique identity......

similarly it would be interesting to know what people believe is the root identity of USA......

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Originally Posted by Ashi

Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Red+Indian

Our NCERT syllabus is not that bad.

yes i remember studying it as well......the last time i checked, red indians were present in america even before columbus started his journey towards america......

and what's racist about it? it's a non-offensive term coined by historians to represent a sect of native american people......we are just using it for everyone's clarity......

[Londoner]

How about 'people'?

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actually, using the term "native american" would be offensive to other ethnicities......they have every right to believe they are native to their land as well......

[KournikovaFan91]

Originally Posted by Start da Game

actually, using the term "native american" would be offensive to other ethnicities......they have every right to believe they are native to their land as well......

No not when they didn't originate there, if you're Irish American or Italian American you are not ethnically native to the USA. If you're anything other than Native American you aren't indigenous to the USA even if your forefathers got off the Mayflower.

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Originally Posted by Londoner

How about 'people'?

i don't think so......if we use something like "these" before people, then probably that's offensive......

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Originally Posted by KournikovaFan91

No not when they didn't originate there, if you're Irish American or Italian American you are not ethnically native to the USA. If you're anything other than Native American you aren't indigenous to the USA even if your forefathers got off the Mayflower.

oh i see......then the official belief must be that the country originally belonged to the "native americans"?

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Originally Posted by Number19

I'm assuming "red indians" means the aboriginal peoples here before the Europeans. The land may have the aboriginal peoples but the country of USA built upon it had no involvement from them. And nowadays they seem almost non-existent in the USA - a footnote.

I believe much of formation of the country of the USA was based on the Scottish Enlightenment.

Jews have since had an impact.

Whose country it is now? Those individuals known as corporations. Even if they did have a slight setback in the most recent election.

nice and informative post.....

[LoveFifteen]

Stupid, horrible poll from a stupid, horrible poster. SHOCKING!

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[wild.river]

Originally Posted by Start da Game

oh i see......then the official belief must be that the country originally belonged to the "native americans"?

yes.

this topic is one of the most striking differences between the US and canada. americans speaking of history almost always talk about the founding fathers, pioneers, civil war, prohibitionists, etc. canadians talk about native americans. native groups also routinely demand things from the canadian government. if you followed the vancouver olympics, you might've noticed how much we sucked up to them.

[Mary Cherry.]

America is the land of the free and the home of the brave, that is all you need to know.

[KournikovaFan91]

Currently going to be doing a dissertation on Indigenous Political participation in Andean states any tips from anyone???

Lol thought I'd throw it out there considering this topic.

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[delicatecutter]

Where is the Hispanic option? They are taking this country over!