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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Ah yes all those white people with German names in south america, their grand parents definitely moved there for the scenery.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Some of them are descended from Germans who emigrated in the 19th century, often seeking religious freedom (the same phenomenon gave the US the Amish/Mennonites). There were some weird, purely German cult enclaves in South America by the time Nazi war criminals started looking for boltholes.

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