> nor is it committing genocide to an ethnic minority within its own borders. America's treatment of Native Americans in general was extremely dehumanizing and

> nor is it committing genocide to an ethnic minority within its own borders. America's treatment of Native Americans in general was extremely dehumanizing and brutal, but it was especially so under the command of Andrew Jackson, who enacted the Trail of Tears. (NB: And then we put his damn face on the twenty dollar bill... smh) Could you say the Natives of today are of the same health and status they were 300-400 years ago? We made that happen, as part of building up America. Most reservations now have high alcoholism, poverty, and some rely on fringe businesses like casinos or firework stands, etc. Those conditions aren't natural or endemic to their cultures. Our country is squarely responsible for the downfall of Native cultures. That's not even touching what we did with African slave trade. One could also argue that the concentration camps America had during the World War eras were only a few steps away from genocide. There was no legitimate reason to round people up the way they did. There are also other events where American interests have disrupted activities, like in Panama, Haiti, Cuba, etc. Meddling with other countries trying to influence their leadership isn't just a Russian thing. America has thrown its weight around in many places it had no business in. Maybe we could tweak our discourse into a more concrete direction? Pointing out some American propaganda might be a good start for us. My go-to for this stuff is the way bills are named in Congress. There's bullshit like the CARES Act, EARN It Act, No Child Left Behind, Patriot Act, I'm sure there's more obvious ones I'm missing, but it's deliberately named to pre-load bias on the legislation, and to use as petty political weapons ("Wow, you voted against CARES? Why don't you care?"). The Patriot Act might be the most relevant, in the modern age. It gave so much to the government and nothing to the people. Our rights were gravely injured when that was passed and I resent our government for manipulating language in such a way to push it through.