Quote: Originally Posted by rayboyusmc  Quote: Kids are taught of the evils of Columbus, and the plight of the Indians at the hands of the terrible White Man, and the evils of slavery at the hands of the terrible White Man, etc.
The great history behind the ongoing experiment called America is being lost to those whose purpose should be to carry it forward... This is bull crap. We did fuck over the Indians, we did enslave blacks. But then to say the shit about the great experiment is being lost is total baloney. I don't know where you live, but the kids here still love this country.
We can admit we made mistakes based on the attitudes and values that existed then. As long as we aren't doing that shit today.......
My country right or wrong  Glad you posted this. It's obvious you are not as clueless as this post intimates. Indeed, it's quite clear you recognize the cluelessness of the original colonists, as well as the deliberateness of the later folks. The majority of Natives done in by 'European diseases' were unintententional.The intentional were small in number and late in the game.
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