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bucolic_frolic

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3. Yes, well New France included Quebec and many descendants there reside in New England

Reply to Pacifist Patriot (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 04:23 PM

Jun 2025

This is known as the Quebec Diaspora. He also completely missed the German migration that began in colonial times and spread across the midwest for the next 200 years, lots of farmers there. And the Swedes in Minnesota and NJ. And NJ is more NY than it is Virginia. And the Irish are all over - Boston, NYC, TN, SC. We've missed the Scottish and there sure is no DEI mentioned in the first part of this video. His constructs barely fit the amalgamation in my opinion.

He paints with a broad brush, iow.

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Why the US is Really 20 Nations (Not 50 States) [View all] Pacifist Patriot Jun 2025 OP

👀 underpants Jun 2025 #1

THat it is lumping the entire Rocky Mountain Region together in the first map tells me it is bullshit. hlthe2b Jun 2025 #2

I would agree I have seen better divisions. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2025 #4

Yes, well New France included Quebec and many descendants there reside in New England bucolic_frolic Jun 2025 #3

I'm always fascinated when I see these, because each time (depending upon the "expert")... Pacifist Patriot Jun 2025 #5