alt Hacker NewsA bunch of farmers that go shooting drunk. /s
Seriously though, everyone back in the 1700s realized that all Americans were American. I'm not sure that's true any more.
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akho • 01/16/2026
I think the most you can say is that they recognized that many male propertied white protestant Americans are American. Maybe some more qualifiers are necessary.
> Seriously though, everyone back in the 1700s realized that all Americans were American. I'm not sure that's true any more.
What was an American in the 1700s? A person born in America?