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Offline Donzo

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« Reply #15 on: August 09, 2006, 08:17:22 PM »
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Thanks for the replys!  Unfortunately I have come to the conclusion that this poll has been flawed from the start...

What I was polling for was to see if there was any major indeferences, or if a members alligned to a particular political party were inherintly more likely to respond with "American", opposed to "Italian, German, French ect..."

The first flaw is that all results were there to see for the pollee (???)  I dont think anyone that has replied thus far was persueded to say "American" opposed to what they truely felt because I believe all the reply's have said American, but the chance was there for future responders...I Should have asked for PM's...

Secondly, there was no "control" over the poll...I should have found 25, 50....people from the three groups and then interpreted the data...

Oh well, it was worth a shot


Congrats!  You have all the qualifications to be a dem exit poller.  :aok
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« Reply #16 on: August 09, 2006, 08:33:00 PM »
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Thanks for the replys!  Unfortunately I have come to the conclusion that this poll has been flawed from the start...

What I was polling for was to see if there was any major indeferences, or if a members alligned to a particular political party were inherintly more likely to respond with "American", opposed to "Italian, German, French ect..."

The first flaw is that all results were there to see for the pollee (???)  I dont think anyone that has replied thus far was persueded to say "American" opposed to what they truely felt because I believe all the reply's have said American, but the chance was there for future responders...I Should have asked for PM's...

Secondly, there was no "control" over the poll...I should have found 25, 50....people from the three groups and then interpreted the data...

Oh well, it was worth a shot


My family's mainly from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire.  I've long since given up on saying "I'm a ___ American."  Czech, Polish, Austrian...  You tell me

I have a "Polish" last name, yet that grandfather claimed descent from Russia, further complicating the matter.  And who's to say he was wrong?  Poland didn't even "exist" when my ancestors came here.

About the only part I can say for sure is I'm part Irish.  You can't really screw that up :aok
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« Reply #17 on: August 09, 2006, 09:16:36 PM »
American, California, Independent.

Nationality... White Anglo Saxon.
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« Reply #18 on: August 09, 2006, 09:20:19 PM »
Registered Libertarian, disgusted with Republicans who flee from their own rhetoric when they cast their votes or author their bills, but more afraid of limp-wristed Liberals than I am disgusted with Republican flip-flopping.
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« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2006, 10:09:07 PM »
Looking at what I think you were interested in, (ok I cheated, I saw your second post) here are my answers.

American - registered Republican although I vote as I see it and not by the "party line".

Genetic background.

One parent was of Mexican background but born in America.

Other parent also born in US but of German ancestry

I'm going to conquor the world! Manana.
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« Reply #20 on: August 09, 2006, 10:09:49 PM »
American, "Free America!"

Mac


German/Irish with a touch of Welch...inner struggle, but I'm Okay...really.

I have proof.

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« Reply #21 on: August 09, 2006, 10:25:53 PM »
American..and anyone else who was born here that says they are anything else is a *******.

Moderate Republican..leaning toward Libertarian or independent.
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« Reply #22 on: August 09, 2006, 10:34:11 PM »
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American..and anyone else who was born here that says they are anything else is a *******



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« Reply #23 on: August 09, 2006, 10:34:16 PM »
UK at the moment, not registered with any party, haven't been able to vote in years.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

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« Reply #24 on: August 09, 2006, 10:46:37 PM »
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American..and anyone else who was born here that says they are anything else is a *******.

Moderate Republican..leaning toward Libertarian or independent.


You're and American Indian ASTAC?

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« Reply #25 on: August 09, 2006, 11:00:22 PM »
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You're and American Indian ASTAC?

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Part yes......but most of the world finds in annoying that we go around saying.."I'm italian/german/lithuanian"..Most of our families have been here long enough to justify us as our own culture don't you think?...Hell even the "Native Americans" aren't native to here, they just got here before most of us
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« Reply #26 on: August 09, 2006, 11:11:56 PM »
Then if the native Americans were not here first then the Deer and the Antelope are the true Americans?

So American Natives were just Natives?

Wait America wasn't "Officially" called America until the Colonies won the Revolution.

And so then the Colonists became Americans after the British left?

Then the Natives became American Natives?

:huh

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« Reply #27 on: August 09, 2006, 11:13:29 PM »
I am a NATIVE AMERICAN with zero indian blood
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« Reply #28 on: August 09, 2006, 11:16:16 PM »
na·tion·al·i·ty    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (nsh-nl-t, nsh-nl-)
n. pl. na·tion·al·i·ties
The status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization.
A people having common origins or traditions and often constituting a nation.
Existence as a politically autonomous entity; national independence.
National character.
Nationalism.
 
 
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na·tive    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (ntv)
adj.
Existing in or belonging to one by nature; innate: native ability.
Being such by birth or origin: a native Scot.
Being one's own because of the place or circumstances of one's birth: our native land.
Originating, growing, or produced in a certain place or region; indigenous: a plant native to Asia.

Being a member of the original inhabitants of a particular place.
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of such inhabitants: native dress; the native diet of Polynesia.
Occurring in nature pure or uncombined with other substances: native copper.  
 

According to these definations found at dictionary.com, I see nothing wrong with calling my a "Native American", nor do I think I would have any legitimate claim what so ever saying I was a German or Sweed
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« Reply #29 on: August 09, 2006, 11:55:51 PM »
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... White Anglo Saxon.


wow, shocker.
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