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sadsongsandwaltzes · 8 months ago

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This does bring forth a question about the worth of remaining connected to the mother country or land of origin, as we understand it.

Does it matter to care about the country (as a nation) your ancestors came from when you have no stake in the game? And really, does a specific chunk of land and the governing forces on that land really matter, considering throughout history borders have shifted, governments have changed, people have migrated?

Do you believe you can uphold the legacy and culture of your ancestors regardless of the piece of land on which you stand?

#no really this is fascinating #and it seems we hold whatever ‘home land’ to be whatever the placement happened to be at the time of departure #and cling to it when you reach immigrant/displaces status #for example 6/8 great grandparents are Scandinavian #one is English one is German #the German grandmother we still debate if she should be considered German or Austrian #because… land changes.#land is land and belongs to the current conqueror #of course land does play a big part in culture #cuz many tenants come about by the land (what resources you have in any given place)#it also makes sense why I am the way I am #my ancestors lived in a northern country and were whiter than snow #I am not made for sun! I am made for cold!#I have a fair complexion.#idk us humans have a need to know who we are #where we came from #why we are how we are #but I think part of me thinks we don’t really know and can’t ever know #like. am I to assume my Scandinavian ancestors were Scandinavian from the beginning of time until they came to America?#I mean I make the assumption cuz we have to make conclusions on the little info we got #but when you consider the whole of human history and much migration has happened #… idk #I think we’d all be shocked if we really knew from the beginning of time until now

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