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Originally posted by Spooty:
Because American's speak English

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Originally posted by MarginalRevolution:
If it does physically exist, it would have been utilized by now. the fact that it's become "myth" must indicate the fact it was somehow "destroyed." Although I don't know what sort of tehcnology the Alliance could possess to kill a planet (seeing htey don't even have FTL travel).

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Originally posted by MarginalRevolution:
Hi, I'm new to Firefly.... so I have a quick question. If the United States was the other superpower, why is their capital planet called "Londonium" and why is the alliance referred to as the "Anglo-Sino" alliance? Shouldn't their planet be called something like "New Washington" and the alliance be called "American-Sino" alliance?

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Aother point of continuity i'd like to ask. If the Alliance had the ability to terraform a planet, certainly they would have done so with Earth. therefore, the debate that seems to exist on whether or not the planet physically still exsists must be moot o this point. If it does physically exist, it would have been utilized by now. the fact that it's become "myth" must indicate the fact it was somehow "destroyed." Although I don't know what sort of tehcnology the Alliance could possess to kill a planet (seeing htey don't even have FTL travel).

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Originally posted by Khyron:
However, from Dictionary.com:

An English-speaking person, especially a white North American who is not of Hispanic or French descent.

Usage Note: In contemporary American usage, Anglo is used primarily in direct contrast to Hispanic or Latino. In this context it is not limited to persons of English or even British descent, but can be generally applied to any non-Hispanic white person. Thus in parts of the United States with large Hispanic populations, an American of Polish, Irish, or German heritage might be termed an Anglo just as readily as a person of English descent. However, in parts of the country where the Hispanic community is smaller or nonexistent, or in areas where ethnic distinctions among European groups remain strong, Anglo has little currency as a catch-all term for non-Hispanic whites. ·Anglo is also used in non-Hispanic contexts. In Canada, where its usage dates at least to 1800, the distinction is between persons of English and French descent. And in American historical contexts Anglo is apt to be used more strictly to refer to persons of English heritage, as in this passage describing the politics of nation-building in pre-Revolutionary America: “The ‘unity’ of the American people derived... from the ability and willingness of an Anglo elite to stamp its image on other peoples coming to this country“ (Benjamin Schwarz).

So it seems like 'Anglo' refers to white non-Hispanics, therefore, if America is represented by the 'Anglo' part in the alliance (which it is), then apparently there aren't any non-whites or Hispanics left in America, at least that many... so there's only white non-Hispanics and Chinese people represented by the alliance... does that seem a bit racist to you?

I was okay with the name of the alliance before (thinking it referred to culture and language), but if that's the contemporary definition of Anglo (based on ethnicity), then I do think the Anglo-Sino alliance is misnamed.

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Aother point of continuity i'd like to ask. If the Alliance had the ability to terraform a planet, certainly they would have done so with Earth. therefore, the debate that seems to exist on whether or not the planet physically still exsists must be moot o this point. If it does physically exist, it would have been utilized by now. the fact that it's become "myth" must indicate the fact it was somehow "destroyed." Although I don't know what sort of tehcnology the Alliance could possess to kill a planet (seeing htey don't even have FTL travel).

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Originally posted by citizen:
I believe it harks back to Churchill's use of the term Anglo-Sphere to describe English speaking nations. Anglo is often used to describe English speaking nations today, including the USA.

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