@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social "English-Scottish-Irish culture" *Dutch settling New Amsterdam long before the English arrived**New Orleans**Irish immigrants getting abused and even lynched**African people being forcibly "immigrated" to America**All of the hundreds (and previously thousands) of diverse and sophisticated indigenous cultures that continue through into essential American culture primarily through appropriation*Elon being stupid is like saying the sky is blue, but it's a struggle sometimes to truly appreciate how *profoundly* stupid he is.