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Old 03-26-2015, 03:12 PM
 
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yeah, there are actually some good books about the dutch influence on nyc. Look up "island at the center of the world" by Russel Shorto.
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Old 03-26-2015, 05:29 PM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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I'd say Netherlands = New York, which was founded as New Amsterdam.
New England states are mostly Irish, English and Italian ancestry, hardly resemble Netherlands in any way.
I wasn't talking about ancestry but politics.
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Old 03-26-2015, 06:10 PM
 
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I wasn't talking about ancestry but politics.
Politics is dictated from the White House, states in reality have little to no voice in that since Uncle Sam mostly serves interests of big money rather than actual voters.
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Old 03-26-2015, 08:13 PM
 
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I must correct myself and vote for Germany: at least Germany has such brilliant satirists which offer such intelligent and funny view on world events:


Volker Pispers history of USA and terrorism 1 of 5 - YouTube
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