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Originally Posted by Darzog All countries wash their history books to prop up those that are considered heroes and downplay the accomplishments of those considered the bad guys. For you to imply that America is the only one to do this, or even that we do it more than other countries is prejudicial. Yes we are screwed up, but we don't hold a monopoly in it. Everyone (except maybe Belgium  ) has dirty laundry that they cover up.
If what you say about Jackson is true then I would agree that he has no place on our currency. What you are describing goes beyond Washington having slaves (since that was a normal practice at the time I don't fault him for it) or the like because his actions were not just maintaining the status quo but were an escalation of these negative ideals. |
I never implied it was only America. The fact is I've only spent maybe 3 days of my life outside this country, and I am not qualified to truly judge how another country works on such a level because of that, so I comment on my own country.
Yeah, it's true. The man ordered his soldiers to commit genocide because he wanted the land those people were on and thought they were worthless heathens. Which...is essentially the basis of the founding of America.