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by Morley Evans
Many people believe, and have believed, a "special relationship" exists between The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. Churchill believed it and Churchill's followers believe it to this day. Going back, not too far, we see that Cecil Rhodes believed it. British Prime Ministers believe it, especially Conservatives. Mitt Romney believes it too.
The Atlantic, which publishes articles with which I usually disagree, published an excellent article correcting this idea. Here's a link. They write:
Sorry, Romney: Neither America nor the United Kingdom is an 'Anglo-Saxon' country. The term is a long-abused misnomer for England, and fewer than 9 per cent of Americans identify English ancestry anyway.
As a matter of fact, the Normans displaced the Anglo-Saxons in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings on the Southern coast of England. The Normans came from Normandy but they weren't French — they were Vikings! The French king had invited some Vikings to settle in Normandy to stop the Viking raiders. After they were settled, they took over half of France. After the Normans took over England, they were constantly at war with the French who wanted their country back.
Haven't you seen "Robin Hood" starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland? Tsk, tsk.
For almost a thousand years France was at war with England. That's why. The British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, traces her throne directly to William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy. So there. England hasn't been an Anglo-Saxon country for a thousand years.
The Thirteen Colonies that became the United States of America were started by the English. Today, the descendants of English people in the United States (9%) are a smaller minority than black people (15%). Thomas Sowell thinks that is amusing. So do I.
I've noticed that people usually don't know what they are talking about! English Americans are outnumbered by German Americans, Latin Americans, and Irish Americans too.
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