American History By scootaway (Read 488 times)

[scootaway]

Hi all, as I will be immigrating to the US in about 2 and half years I took it upon myself to learn about your countries history. So I duly ordered a book called America by George Tindall and David Shi. It is a university text book, rather thick and I am enjoying reading it. Names like Pittsburgh (William Pitt) and Pennsylvania (from William Penn) now makes more sense. Your country truly has an amazing history.

[bobf]

A lot of us really do like the way our country has operated and offered freedom, liberty, responsibility, to all of us. Our country is filled with many variations of landscapes and waterways. Lots to see and lots to do. From where ever you are coming I hope you have a good experience with your proposed change.
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[mauiboy]

Aye but yours has much better wildlife! And you play rugby which makes it infinitely better. If you have any questions about moving to the US feel free to ask.

[terrilee]

Just remember
the Winners of the wars, occupations, etc.
write the books.
Not the losers.

Please make sure u read books, etc,
from the Original People of this land.

The stories will be GREATLY different.

1000's of broken treaties,
the us govt. practiced GENOCIDE on the aboriginal people.
etc, etc etc,

Now i dont wanna type the N word { do u know what i mean?)

the slang term that has been used for black people.?

Well this is a often overlooked fact and not printed in many places.

How many US presidents are quoted as saying?
"the only good 'N-word' is a dead 'n-word' ?

the answer is zero

How many US presidents are quoted as saying?
"The only good indian is a dead indian ?"

the correct answer is 3

all i'm saying is dont believe everything u read
and the truth is NOT always printed

[bobf]

OK terrilee, here is some reading from the Natives of the US. Look through these links and see what they are saying these days. This is for the Navajo Nation and it's people. Two links, one for the government and one for the people sharing their nation with others. I have lived near and among the natives for many years now. If these are interesting to you I have links for more native groups. Navajo is the largest and likely the most wealthy of all other groups.

.navajo-nsn.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.navajo-nsn.gov/

.discovernavajo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">.discovernavajo.com/
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[scootaway]

Mauiboy the rugby and wildlife is great but the current ANC government is running this place down hill. Soon SA will look just like the rest of Africa, already corruption is eating at the GDP and our president does not even have a grade 10 qualification. Besides the US also plays rugby.

[mauiboy]

Out here in the pacific they do play It is a little rarer on the mainland but its heartening to see it gaining popularity. Sorry to hear SA is going downhill. It is an amazing country with amazing people.