Subject: Re: Starmer's Sheeple Woes
LOL. Part of my family came over from Germany in the 1800's and immediately changed their names to blend in. How's that not assimilating?

My mother's ancestors came over in the late 1800s. 1poormom was born in 1933. She grew up speaking German. She was fluent until WWII. She told me that they stopped speaking German pretty much instantly when Germany declared war on us. And they never spoke it again.

Not doubting your anecdote, just commenting that it wasn't universal. My family (mostly German on my mom's side) very much wanted to blend while retaining their language and culture. Oh...and they didn't change their names.