David Brooks actually wrote that, starting in 1776, your country of origin didn't matter: you'd have equal opportunities. What??
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"Black teens refuse to participate in contradictory national anthem. Who should write about it?" NYT: "A misinformed old white man."
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RE: David Brooks: Let me back up a bit; my mentions help me remember that we have flawed ideas about the way the Americas were settled.
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Brooks references "when Europeans first settled this continent." Objectively, "this continent" means North America. That includes Mexico.
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Stop thinking Pilgrims. The first Europeans who settled this continent were the Spaniards. They started their conquest of Mexico in 1519.
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If we want to suspend reality and say that "this continent" only means what is now the US, it was also Spaniards that settled here first.
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The Spanish first settled St. Augustine (Florida, yes, a Spanish language name) in 1565. Way before Jamestown. Way before Pilgrims.
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Spanish conquistadores ran up and down the whole East Coast: not just Florida, but Georgia, the Carolinas, and a lot more.
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"Jamestown was the first European settlement in 1607!" Umm, no. Spaniards were in Chesapeake Bay in 1570.
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And if we're talking continent, the first French settlement in was 1534 (in the Gaspé Peninsula, now Canada) +
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As I already explained, if we're talking continent, first settlement is Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City) in 1519. @ShaulaEvans @NoTotally
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Yes, I read the whole thread. I wasn't disagreeing with you.
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