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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5234929" data-attributes="member: 24302">Well let&#039;s see.&nbsp; We think of China as Chinese.&nbsp; But 92% are the biggest ethnic group, the Han.&nbsp; 8% doesn&#039;t sound like a lot left but in China that 8% represents some ethnicities that are 10,000,000 or more.&nbsp; We&#039;ve all heard of the Uyghurs, the Muslim minority being oppressed in China.&nbsp; They aren&#039;t even the largest minority by a long shot.&nbsp; In many countries there are different ethnic groups that have shared histories and often similar physical traits.The Ukrainians and Russians are Slavs or Slavic peoples.&nbsp; They have shared characteristics as do many other people throughout that region.&nbsp; Serbs are Slavs for example as well as Poles.&nbsp; Would you argue that the Polish are the same as Russians?&nbsp; The Ukrainians have a separate language from the Russians.&nbsp; Just because they were dominated by Russians for centuries doesn&#039;t mean they are Russian. What is the biggest ethnic group in the world without their own country?&nbsp; The Kurds.&nbsp; Are the Kurds in Turkey Turkish?&nbsp; In Syria Syrian?&nbsp; Only by nationality.&nbsp; But they are a separate ethnicity.&nbsp; Russians in Ukraine are Ukrainian nationals.&nbsp; But they are ethnic Russians and ethnic Ukrainians are a separate ethnic group with their own language.&nbsp; Would you classify all groups in Scandinavia as Scandinavian?&nbsp; Of course.&nbsp; But would you also break them down into Norwegians, Swedes, Danish?&nbsp; Of course.&nbsp; In Belgium there&#039;s the Flemish (Dutch dialect) and the Walloons(French speaking).&nbsp; Two very different ethnic groups united as Belgians.&nbsp; The English, Welsh, Scottish, and Northern Irish are all citizens of the United Kingdom but are different ethnic groups who still to some extent speak their original languages but are united by the language of their conqueror England.&nbsp; Could go on but I think(hope) you get the picture.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5234929, member: 24302"] Well let's see. We think of China as Chinese. But 92% are the biggest ethnic group, the Han. 8% doesn't sound like a lot left but in China that 8% represents some ethnicities that are 10,000,000 or more. We've all heard of the Uyghurs, the Muslim minority being oppressed in China. They aren't even the largest minority by a long shot. In many countries there are different ethnic groups that have shared histories and often similar physical traits. The Ukrainians and Russians are Slavs or Slavic peoples. They have shared characteristics as do many other people throughout that region. Serbs are Slavs for example as well as Poles. Would you argue that the Polish are the same as Russians? The Ukrainians have a separate language from the Russians. Just because they were dominated by Russians for centuries doesn't mean they are Russian. What is the biggest ethnic group in the world without their own country? The Kurds. Are the Kurds in Turkey Turkish? In Syria Syrian? Only by nationality. But they are a separate ethnicity. Russians in Ukraine are Ukrainian nationals. But they are ethnic Russians and ethnic Ukrainians are a separate ethnic group with their own language. Would you classify all groups in Scandinavia as Scandinavian? Of course. But would you also break them down into Norwegians, Swedes, Danish? Of course. In Belgium there's the Flemish (Dutch dialect) and the Walloons(French speaking). Two very different ethnic groups united as Belgians. The English, Welsh, Scottish, and Northern Irish are all citizens of the United Kingdom but are different ethnic groups who still to some extent speak their original languages but are united by the language of their conqueror England. Could go on but I think(hope) you get the picture. [/QUOTE]

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