Hollyer Than Thou

themetropoliskid:

whatsajuthika:

kinda iffy about the word stupid but yes

this is not true! indigenous populations were not immigrants! slaves forcibly brought over against their own will are not immigrants! we are not a nation of immigrants

We are like 85% a nation of willing immigrants. And I think that the gist is almost every single person here was once an outsider. Pilgrims were, and thousands of years ago, “native” tribes were too. 

Human life didn’t begin in North America. Everyone had to get here and adapt (whether by force or gumption) from somewhere else. Most everything we have comes from the traditions and practices of places far, far away.

(Source: beautifulqalb)