US ambassador killed over a film

[Jester]

Again, you're not getting it at all. If you walk up to someone and ask them the origin country of the hamburger, how many people do you think will tell you the US instead of Germany? Yet if you ask the same person the origin of Lasanga, you'll likely hear Italy.

You keep saying this as if it means something. Why does this matter? If you asked people what nation Christopher Columbus was from, I'm sure at least 95% of people would botch it. Does that mean Italian culture is suppressed? Or if you asked them where Fajitas are from, and they guessed Mexico, does that mean Texan culture is suppresed? People can't tell you Tomatoes come from Mexico, or Potatoes from Peru, or that General Tso's Chicken is from almost anywhere but China. This is a silly argument. Just because people are ignorant doesn't mean there is some dark force behind their ignorance.

Also, if you look around, outside of a couple minor instances, do you ever hear of a "German Pride" in the US, no you don't. On the other hand, you hear all kinds of mentions of things like Italian Pride, Latino Pride, Irish Pride. How often do you see German actually taught in schools where as you see Spanish, French, Italian, and even things like Japanese and Chinese taught in some locals.

At least according to the wiki, German is the third most spoken and taught second language in the US, ahead of Italian, Japanese and Chinese, and behind only French and Spanish, which blows all its competitors out of the water.

Oktoberfest seems pretty popular, dead Germans still utterly dominate classical music performance and education, people still drink an awful lot of Beck's, and I've never met a single German who wasn't at least vaguely proud of their culture. Yes, you can't talk comfortably about WWII, but then, talking to Americans about slavery (or the Native Americans) is no picnic either.

Why is it you also think that a lot of names that were German in origin have been Anglicanized in the US, even today?

Why have any names been Anglicized? Because the US is an English speaking country. Nevertheless, obviously German last names are still very common.

You also have to realize that the majority of posters on this board are also smarter and more knowledgeable than your typical American.

The argument "German culture is marginalized" is a different argument from "most people are too ignorant to tell Germany from Antarctica."

-Jester