identity does not change ethnicity
Who said it does?
Don't confuse either of those with DNA. A Spaniard, whose ancestors had been something else is still a Spaniard.
How can the surname Drzewiecki be both Jewish and Catholic?
Who said it does?
Don't confuse either of those with DNA. A Spaniard, whose ancestors had been something else is still a Spaniard.
Why, then, are there, e.g., DNA markers? Ethnicity can't be that theoretical.
It has no meaning after a certain time. A first generation immigrant is aware of his/her ethnicity, a 10th generation Australian of British descent not so much.
RUR
24 Jan 2015 / #33
I'm sure you'll enjoy the the text below : polishforums.com/usa-canada-28/think-live-48993/6/
( see the last post)
Harry is more diligent than you , theOther, Harry went to great pains to discuss the subject over and over again
( see the last post)
Paper does not make anyone anything you are Polish at heart no matter if you have citizenships or entitlements to the benefits of other country's services. We Polish are scattered all around the world and some want to diminish our numbers so we are weakened and in times of trouble and unrest we will not have support from overseas Polonia. We are all Polish if we feel Polish, that's all the rest to it, some are just jelaous of our solidarity and want to break us up, let's not give in.
Harry is more diligent than you , theOther, Harry went to great pains to discuss the subject over and over again
Only Americans make such a big fuss over their heritage (I'm not talking about genealogy here!), and they believe that the rest of the world does the same. Don't know, but sometimes it seems these self-proclaimed "Polish nationalists" want to turn Poland into a second Israel - paranoid with obscure ideas of race and homeland, and constantly whinging about the past and present. No, thanks.
R.U.R.
28 Apr 2015 / #35
So pleased to get an answer from a self-proclaimed "Polish internationalist" of German origin and
living somewhere in the back country in Australia at that .
Unfortunately, it is evident that too many ordinary and prominent Polish personalities (historians, for example) see Poland with national minorities constituting only 3% as something positive or valuable if you like ( evident you don't like it ). I could provide the links for you but unfortunately you do not know the language, as it happened. Christianity is not a racist religion , for example we do not have such notion as goy ( Goy means cattle, and is the disparaging term for a non-Jew ), but of course you know better.
Australia seems to be a bit far from Poland but never mind, mind your own business.
So sorry for my late reply, friend.
living somewhere in the back country in Australia at that .
Unfortunately, it is evident that too many ordinary and prominent Polish personalities (historians, for example) see Poland with national minorities constituting only 3% as something positive or valuable if you like ( evident you don't like it ). I could provide the links for you but unfortunately you do not know the language, as it happened. Christianity is not a racist religion , for example we do not have such notion as goy ( Goy means cattle, and is the disparaging term for a non-Jew ), but of course you know better.
Australia seems to be a bit far from Poland but never mind, mind your own business.
So sorry for my late reply, friend.
"Polish internationalist" of German origin...
That's your biggest concern, isn't it? LOL! Try again, or maybe you read post #28?
Australia seems to be a bit far from Poland
Much like the USA where you and I live... :)
Kurzer5
28 Apr 2015 / #37
To R.U.R goy is the Hebrew word for nation plural goyim means nations as in nations of the world it is however used in Yiddish as an offensive word for a non-Jew. It does not mean cattle. Israelis are 25% non-Jewish with sizeable Christian and Muslim, Druze and Samaritan and other groups there are non-Jewish members of parliament, high court judges, officers in the army (my commander was a Druze) miss Israel beauty pageant winners, every walk of society in Israel has non Jewish people be it doctors lawyers, soldiers policemen whatever. Israel does have a 75% Jewish majority. The word Israeli doesn't mean Jewish. Just to give you a comparison in the neighbouring country selling land to a Jew is punishable by death. In Israel a non Jew can do whatever he wants!