On Jul 16, 2010, at 8:12 PM, Michael Pollak wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jul 2010, Doug Henwood wrote:
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>> Michael Lind, who is also one from Texas, has some very harsh stuff about the Scotch-Irish in his book on his home state. Describes them as a conniving bunch who'd rather steal than do anything inventive.
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> That's the stereotypical line of all lowland southerners about the hill country folk. That's like interviewing a Long Island grandma about the inner city. The fact that they're both New Yorkers makes it less trustworthy, not more.
I just emailed Michael Lind to get him on the radio, which is something I've been meaning to do for a long while, and asked him a btw if he was Scots-Irish. His answer: yes, half, and the other, colder half is Swedish.
Doug