Do you know anything about your ancestors beyond your parents? Pretty easy to do family history research just on your computer using findagrave or familysearch, both free. And of course contacting local historical societies once you get some names/dates. I’m one quarter Lebanese but the most interesting of my ancestors (including from a left wing perspective) have been the Germans. You might be surprised at what you find.
Going on one if them sites to see the vigorous history of Johann Gargleshitgietzballscrackermayo, the most famous of my ancestors from Bumblefük Switzerland, known for his excellent life of fish guts removal and dying of super herpaghonnasyphilaids, the black death, super cancer, and being executed by the duke for wearing his clogs wrong
That shit is made up, y’all can collectively stop being white at any time by learning about your history, making amends with the people y’all stepped on, and learning to find joy in yourself that doesn’t involve exploitation or appropriation.
Try to suppress your genocidal tendencies it’ll be ok 👍
I didn’t say all that anyway, you just need to get that prefix for your American to give yourself some humanizhumanizing context and heal that sickness y’all brought over
even if we did, you’re not part of a culture genetically, you’re part of it because you were raised in and participate in it.
If that culture is american hegemonic white supremacy and you reject it, there’s not really a replacement unless you can physically leave and assimilate somewhere.
Except those people make you who you are. I don’t consider myself “German” or “Lebanese” but seeing my ancestors who were anti-monarchists, liberal intellectuals during the time of the French Revolution, and then came to the USA and supported abolitionist causes, maybe I’m not a huge black sheep in my family. I’m sure I have a bone to pick with them in a lot of ways, but I can also see a clear line from them to me
there’s follow on effects from the people who raised the people who raised the people who raised you or whatever but it gets diluted pretty quickly and coca cola has more to do with our holidays than great grandma.
the only line for me is that they decided to be settlers and the united states still exist.
I’ve tried that. Though I need to try more on my Mother’s side. My dads family is like they popped out of no where. Even doing a broad search on the last name doesn’t really lead to any results.
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Do you know anything about your ancestors beyond your parents? Pretty easy to do family history research just on your computer using findagrave or familysearch, both free. And of course contacting local historical societies once you get some names/dates. I’m one quarter Lebanese but the most interesting of my ancestors (including from a left wing perspective) have been the Germans. You might be surprised at what you find.
Going on one if them sites to see the vigorous history of Johann Gargleshitgietzballscrackermayo, the most famous of my ancestors from Bumblefük Switzerland, known for his excellent life of fish guts removal and dying of super herpaghonnasyphilaids, the black death, super cancer, and being executed by the duke for wearing his clogs wrong
you actually should, its pretty interesting to see how you got to where you are today.
White people are uninteresring
Then do it to calculate how much reparations your family owes.
The only reperation that would be adequate is a complete and utter destruction of the white race
That shit is made up, y’all can collectively stop being white at any time by learning about your history, making amends with the people y’all stepped on, and learning to find joy in yourself that doesn’t involve exploitation or appropriation.
It isn’t easy, but it gets better.
Claiming to be german when im a yank is worse than just calling myself a whitey, that shit usamericans do is cringe as hell
Whitoid americans should he obliterated via orbital tungsten rod drop
Try to suppress your genocidal tendencies it’ll be ok 👍
I didn’t say all that anyway, you just need to get that prefix for your American to give yourself some humanizhumanizing context and heal that sickness y’all brought over
Would you rather be related to wealthy aristocrats and capitalists?
Yeah because then i’d have generational wealth and i could see the doctor regularly
even if we did, you’re not part of a culture genetically, you’re part of it because you were raised in and participate in it.
If that culture is american hegemonic white supremacy and you reject it, there’s not really a replacement unless you can physically leave and assimilate somewhere.
Except those people make you who you are. I don’t consider myself “German” or “Lebanese” but seeing my ancestors who were anti-monarchists, liberal intellectuals during the time of the French Revolution, and then came to the USA and supported abolitionist causes, maybe I’m not a huge black sheep in my family. I’m sure I have a bone to pick with them in a lot of ways, but I can also see a clear line from them to me
there’s follow on effects from the people who raised the people who raised the people who raised you or whatever but it gets diluted pretty quickly and coca cola has more to do with our holidays than great grandma.
the only line for me is that they decided to be settlers and the united states still exist.
I’ve tried that. Though I need to try more on my Mother’s side. My dads family is like they popped out of no where. Even doing a broad search on the last name doesn’t really lead to any results.