Agit8r
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While most of the founding fathers were relatively tolerant of immigrants from Europe, Benjamin Franklin was one who had certain prejudices. For instance, he referred to the immigrants from the Rhineland thus:
"Why should Pennsylvania, founded by the English, become a Colony of Aliens, who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us instead of our Anglifying them, and will never adopt our Language or Customs, any more than they can acquire our Complexion."
It is really sad, not only that a man of science held such bigoted opinions, but also that back then, even men of science didn't understand the process by which those common genetic traits are the most likely to be selected out when different ethnicities procreate together. But I digress.
And he made his opinions of the Scottish immigrants known as well. Referring to one such settlement as
"the Neighbourhood of the Christians white Savages of Peckstang and Donegall."
And now we have a race-baiting president who is 50% Rhenish and 50% Scottish, so now it has come full circle.
"Why should Pennsylvania, founded by the English, become a Colony of Aliens, who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us instead of our Anglifying them, and will never adopt our Language or Customs, any more than they can acquire our Complexion."
It is really sad, not only that a man of science held such bigoted opinions, but also that back then, even men of science didn't understand the process by which those common genetic traits are the most likely to be selected out when different ethnicities procreate together. But I digress.
And he made his opinions of the Scottish immigrants known as well. Referring to one such settlement as
"the Neighbourhood of the Christians white Savages of Peckstang and Donegall."
And now we have a race-baiting president who is 50% Rhenish and 50% Scottish, so now it has come full circle.
