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Do you mean the Americans who were in the German American Bund? Or the Americans who went to Britain to join the Royal Air Force? Or the American's who campaign
by colinb 6y ago
Do you mean the Americans who were in the German American Bund? Or the Americans who went to Britain to join the Royal Air Force? Or the American's who campaigned for years to stay out of the war? Or the Americans who campaigned to provide aid to Britain and Russia when the Russians were doing most of the fighting and the dying? Or the Americans who spied for the Russians? Or the Americans who island hopped across the Pacific killing and being killed? Or the Americans who treated returning black servicemen as subhuman? Or the Americans who landed in France and fought their way to Berlin?
America is a big place, with a lot of people, and a lot of opinions. Some of them are kind and generous and thoughtful. Some of them are mean-spirited and bigoted and hateful. And sometimes (and this is the bit I find most difficult to handle, though I think I'm learning) one person can be a little of any of these at different times in the same day, or different years in the same lifetime.
Put it another way. I think you applied emphasis to one part of the GPs posting without giving equal weight to their other words. Do your future self a favor. Treat the GP with the same generosity that you'd like everyone else to treat you.