> > Seriously, though, what is your point here? We are
> > a
> > nation of immigrants. The facts that there was
> > nothing of substance here 400 years ago and that
> > there
> > is a superpower here now indicates something
> > extraordinary to me.
>
> You know, the same could be said of England (no, not
> Britain: England), only over a longer period. And we
> used to have an empire. I'm sure there's something
> significant about that, but it escapes me.
The same could be said about Belgium (!), Ancient Greece, France, and many others.
Significance ? Hmmmmm ....
"Poor people worldwide flock to the richest and most powerful nation", perchance ?
Julian Lord
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