Re:America’s Shameful Human Rights Record (2012)
by danmaz74 on Monday June 24, 2013 @02:27PM
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Yes, and you shouldn't blame a nation where no one from the time period when that was acceptable is still alive and no on alive still condones that behavior.
On the other hand, lots of people from that nation say that whatever that nation does today is good - and the proof is that it has always been the "good guy" throughout history. That's not true, and demystifying this myth of the US exceptionalism is fundamental if we want to have a rational discussion about current issues.
Just one example: I remember someone saying here on HN that even in the war of 1812 the USA wasn't the aggressor...
On the other hand, lots of people from that nation say that whatever that nation does today is good - and the proof is that it has always been the "good guy" throughout history. That's not true, and demystifying this myth of the US exceptionalism is fundamental if we want to have a rational discussion about current issues.
Just one example: I remember someone saying here on HN that even in the war of 1812 the USA wasn't the aggressor...