rootingforroots

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   by rootingforroots 1y ago

   Left me shivering.
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   by rootingforroots 1y ago

   > they are proper italians. The unification of Italy happened in the 1860s, the concept of "proper italian" is quite new, as well the concept of a single language for the Italian land. > Just because your grandparents came f
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   by rootingforroots 1y ago

   >I also understand that it describes a new culture, but by using the "old" names it puts a claim on something it just can't. Italians from 2025 have as little to do with their Italian great grandparents from 1800 as Italia