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Re: There are ruling classes
epotter (epotter@mail.utexas.edu)
Wed, 22 Jan 1997 22:53:42 -0600
In article <itsd1-0901972244160001@ip-pdx15-31.teleport.com>,
itsd1@teleport.com (Thomas L. Billings) wrote:
> Um, actually Toby, while the FORMAL political structures are less affected
> by the german heritage here, the informal stuff gets a big shove. Even at
> the level of public schools, the basic models were set by copying many
> aspects of the prussian school system. IIRC german-americans became the
> largest single ethnic group in america by about 1890. They still are,
> IIRC.
You are spot on! Texas is very German, no doubt that is why it is such
an unsavoury place.
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