> it's disingenuous to act like the US has ever done anything like tiananmen square to it's own people in the modern era How are you defining modern? Because t

> it's disingenuous to act like the US has ever done anything like tiananmen square to it's own people in the modern era How are you defining modern? Because the late modern period starts in the mid-18th century, which means Manifest Destiny has still yet to happen. The USA might not have a Tiananmen Square incident where they crush thousands all at once, but they definitely have crushed populations over time, in greater numbers.