Tribes and Ethnicities

On Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:59:16 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Statistically it is 99.99% certain that any  British-descended  person
is descended from royalty of one sort or another.

On 1/15/25 5:47 PM, rbowman wrote:

I'm descended from a long line of pirates, horse thieves, and general
ne'er-do-wells.  There's reasons we-uns ain't in Europe no more.

On 2025-01-16, 186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:

   I'm sure my line derived from Nordic marauders and
   civil engineers.
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   All hail Woden One-Eye !
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   Anyway, 'England' is at least half Nord genes by now.
   The nearest thing to "Original England" is Wales, and
   to a lesser extent Cornwall.
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   But even they weren't "original". England may win the
   prize for "most invaded" landmass ever. Lots and lots
   of little groups stretching back into the Ice Age, then
   the Beaker People, then ... it's COMPLICATED.
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   There are other places that were "crossroads" that are
   equally complicated - genetically/culturally. England
   was kind of the dead-end dest, where every wandering
   tribe kinda wound up.
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   Hmmmm ... some say 'gods' only live so long as they
   are remembered - did I just extend the lifetime of
   Woden ?  :-)

Givin the historical success of the English on the world stage,
I think you just made an excellent case for the long-term economic
benefits of ethnic/cultural diversity.