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Mass extermination never occurred in the United States, what are you even talking about? Forced labor, in the 1930s through 1960s? No. Just no. Half of the ea
by chrisco255 3y ago
Mass extermination never occurred in the United States, what are you even talking about?
Forced labor, in the 1930s through 1960s? No. Just no.
Half of the early U.S. had slavery up til 1865 when a brutal Civil War that cost 600K plus people their lives settled the question. That was all the way back in the 1800s when Russia was still a medieval serfdom indistinguishable from a slave based economy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom_in_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom_in_Russia), which it had conducted for over 700 years.
- meiraleal 3y ago> Mass extermination never occurred in the United States, what are you even talking about? You've made me curious about how the American media describes US history. It's interesting that the mass extermination of Native Americans is referred to as the "Indian Wars". It sounds almost patriotic. > Forced labor, in the 1930s through 1960s? No. Just no. Right. Because with the Indian Citizenship Act, the US magically transformed into a different country and therefore shouldn't be held accountable for anything that happened before 1930. But Russia...
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