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Im no German. Why should I care about the Teutons, or ancient Germania?

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Im no German. Why should I care about the Teutons, or ancient Germania?

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The English language, and Anglo-Saxon culture, originate from the Germanic tribes of the Anglos and Saxons, who conquered Britain in the 5th century A.D. (and of course the British later brought their culture and language to America and numerous other countries). So if you are speaking English, you are speaking a Germanic language. And if you have grown up in an English-speaking country (U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia etc), your native culture is basically Germanic (in contrast to, say, the Roman-influenced culture of Spain or Latin America). Therefore it is very likely that much of your way of thinking, your mentality, your ethical convictions, your behavior etc are to some degree influenced by Germanic convictions and traditions. You would likely be a different person if your culture was not a Germanic one, but, for example, a Latin or Slavic one. Of course any culture has several origins, and Christianity, Classical Antiquity, Darwinism, Socialism, Feminism, Hollywood, mass immigr

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