Ah yes, I guess only Mayflower descendants can call themselves Americans. Or maybe only natives (er, which ones). Or something. Your comment is really insulting to Americans like me who are Euro/Native mutts.
No, absolutely not! Almost exactly the opposite meaning was intended, and I didn't think for a second that it could be interpreted as you say there. I wrote the comment quickly, thinking the sarcasm was obvious, I apologise for not being more explicit.
The comment I responded to (which has now been removed, I think?) referred to how proud the commenter was that Musk is "American". I found this to be totally preposterous, as his cultural background is so immediately and obviously mixed.
Claiming him as "American" is a strange thing to do, is what I was thinking. Anyway, again, I sincerely apologise, and shouldn't have thrown out the comment when I was in a rush.
Why wouldn’t he be considered an American? He is a naturalized United States citizen. The only thing he can’t do per the Constitution is run for president because he was naturalized.
I would think that NOT claiming him as an American is an even stranger thing to do.
The fact that "Dutch English Canadian American" isn't used as a demonym by anyone anywhere is the reason I thought the joke was "obvious" (this isn't meant as a justification for the comment, just to elaborate in the hope of making it more clear).
Oh and last point - Dang is one person, not an army of people. The Trump thread is very very busy, so I presume he is busy. It's unreasonable to expect real-time or even "quick" addressing of every issue you perceive.
