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> and a huge pool of primarily Western European Protestant immigrants in the 1600, 1700s, 1800s, with a strong culture for independence and a continuous search
by avgcorrection 3y ago
> and a huge pool of primarily Western European Protestant immigrants in the 1600, 1700s, 1800s, with a strong culture for independence and a continuous search for prosperity,
That's a long-winded way to say Settler Colonialism.
- oblio 3y agoBrazil, Argentina, etc also had settler colonialism. Distinctions are useful.
- avgcorrection 3y agoWhat's the distinction? That the settlers were inferior catholics? (Of course other Europeans at later stages like in Argentina.) In any case you can cherry-pick any variable you want when talking about such disparate nations.
- oblio 3y agoI expanded in another comment: > "ambitious, motivated, solid work ethic, respect for education and legitimate entreprise". Spanish and Portuguese settlers, for reasons that are beyond me, didn't manage to create societies where these values are at their core.