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The Germans call themselves “Deutsch” (German version of Dutch) and their country is “Deutschland” (Dutchland), so wouldn’t it make sense to call themselves Dutch? Then we can call the people from the Netherlands Netherlandic, the Nether people or Netherlanders (which is what they call themselves already). It’d make more sense for the people from the Netherlands to be called something similar to their homeland.

To summarize:
• Germany should be called Dutchland
• Germans should be called Dutch
• The Netherlands will stay the same
• The people from the Netherlands should be called Netherlandic, Nether people or Netherlanders

What do you guys think?

I’m confused why God said that people would live no longer than 120 years because “we are flesh” and His spirit could not remain in us forever. Did our lifespans get shortened because we were falling deeper into sin and corruption after the fall?

Hello fellow history buffs,

I’m currently researching America’s extraneous territories like American Samoa, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, etc. and how we obtained them. I watched a video about how Hawaii became a state and learned that they used to have a monarchy that was overthrown by the US government. I don’t remember much else, but I think we installed a democratic government after. Many politicians and previous presidents claimed that America isn’t an empire (which is what I thought as well before learning about this), but wasn’t our annexation of Hawaii via military coup a form of imperialism?

I’d like to know more about how America’s history of obtaining territories and if we truly were/are an empire like the British once were.

On an semi-related note, I read a book called “Myth America: Historians Take On The Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past” by Kevin M. Kruse and learned that Oklahoma, and learned that in 1940 the US’s overseas territories held about 19 million people. Most of these territories weren’t considered parts of the country nor eligible for statehood because they had too many “savages” and “alien races” that couldn’t mix with the mostly white population in the mainland. I suppose that makes sense for the time period, but why don’t we make our current territories like Puerto Rico into states?

Anyway, I’m rambling, but I’d like to hear your thoughts on these questions.

TLDR:
• Was the annexation of Hawaii through military coup imperialism?
• Did the US have an empire and does it have one to this day?
• Why don’t we make our current territories into states?
• Did we acquire our territories peacefully or by force?
• Does the Constitution prohibit imperialism in any way?

Hello Greek speakers,

I want to learn how to write my name in cursive Greek to use as a signature. I’m tired of writing my name in cursive English, so I want to mix it up and make it harder to replicate in case someone tries to impersonate me. Leave a comment and I’ll DM you my name. Thank you 🙏