Well, yes, good point. But I was referring to the point of view of Nativists who claim to be "true Americans," vis-a-vis their fellow immigrants. The idea that it's "those others" that endager "us" rather than the point of view of true Native Americans (to whom all whites were a threat) which is what you describe. Nativism is, paridoxically, a construct that doesn't apply to them since it describes only those who tout a dubious claim of originality.
-Brendan --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it has been. Once the Europeans came here, > Eden became endangered > ... > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Brendan MacRae > > > The idea that America is an "endangered > > Eden." It isn't, of course. It never has been. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
