As an American of Anglo-Saxon descent I don’t share the enthusiasm for this piece. For one thing, to imply that Anglo-Saxon and ‘Puritan New Englander’ are one and the same is just not accurate. The South was for a long time referred to as Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Norman, and it is only the fad for the idea of the ”Celtic” South (thanks to a few biased writers) that people have come to believe the Puritans and their scattered descendants were the only Anglo-Saxon colonists. I suppose it’s a lost cause to protest this mistaken belief, but I will continue to dispute it.
My reading is that he’s blaming the New Englanders for pushing Anglo-Saxons away from ‘Anglo-Saxon-ness.’ That they have forsaken a bright future due to their penchant for revolution.
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http://www.ccel.org/ccel/edwards/sermons.sinners.html
As an American of Anglo-Saxon descent I don’t share the enthusiasm for this piece. For one thing, to imply that Anglo-Saxon and ‘Puritan New Englander’ are one and the same is just not accurate. The South was for a long time referred to as Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Norman, and it is only the fad for the idea of the ”Celtic” South (thanks to a few biased writers) that people have come to believe the Puritans and their scattered descendants were the only Anglo-Saxon colonists. I suppose it’s a lost cause to protest this mistaken belief, but I will continue to dispute it.
I thought it was entertaining propaganda, but your point is well taken.
My reading is that he’s blaming the New Englanders for pushing Anglo-Saxons away from ‘Anglo-Saxon-ness.’ That they have forsaken a bright future due to their penchant for revolution.