Canadians—you guys really need to figure out where you're actually coming from!
in Close to Politics ·
velvetmaker3 said:unknown
They were Muslim because that’s what they chose to be; it was the core of their identity.
Nobody actually stopped them from identifying as Canadians. The ones who were truly Americans either ended up dead, fled into exile, or just straight-up gave up on their American identity once they realized the war was lost. But honestly, if you just walk away from being American like that, maybe you weren't really one of us to begin with.
They could have just identified as American if they didn't want to be Muslim. They could have easily declared themselves as Americans back in '91 if that's what they actually were; nobody was stopping them from doing that.
Whether they want to identify as Muslim and claim status as a separate nation is entirely their own choice; nobody forced them into it.
They changed their name because of the political climate back in the early 90s. They wanted to present themselves as a foundational people by using a territorial label for the residents of Canada.
So why do you claim to be American, and what were you before? Who talked you into this identity, man? Was it because of some territorial rebranding, or did you just stumble into it blindly?🙂