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American soldiers committed the Mỹ Lai Massacre. American soldiers trained their weapons on those Americans to halt the killing. America has always contained
by ForHackernews 4mo ago
American soldiers committed the Mỹ Lai Massacre.
American soldiers trained their weapons on those Americans to halt the killing.
America has always contained multitudes, but chose to see the best in itself and the world saw it reflected in that light.
One of the most shocking things to me was visiting Vietnam and going to the Museum of American War Crimes in Ho Chi Minh City and almost the first thing you see walking in is the words of the US Declaration of Independence in enormous letters, printed across an entire wall: "We hold these truths to be self-evident..."
They are throwing America's own principles back in its face, castigating America for behaving in a way that is un-American. The world believed in what America claims it believes.
- SidewaysView 4mo agoThe constitution is a piece of paper written by dead white men. Principles have never been about that. The world has never been about that. It's never been something anyone who wasn't "that kind of nerd" could believe in. Not even up for debate.
- ForHackernews 4mo agoYou say that, but pieces of paper written by dead white men have remade the world for good and for ill. All of 20th century history stands in the shadow of Das Kapital.
- AnthonyMouse 4mo agoIt seems like a specific thing has changed. It used to be that when the US did something bad, people would point to the constitution and the American ideals and say "this isn't living up to our promise". Now instead when people point to the constitution and American ideals people say "those were written by dead white men" as if to justify cynically discarding them in favor of something heinous.
- SidewaysView 4mo agoThe promise of slavers and slavery? The promise of whiteness and empire? The propaganda of the dying and dead so-called enlightenment? What other promises have you ever had? What did you think justice meant? You losers talking of WW2 and Rome. Now sit back down.
- AnthonyMouse 4mo agoSlavery has been abolished in the US for over 150 years, which is more time than it was between the founding of the US and when it was abolished. There hasn't been a slave owner or slave in generations. Meanwhile abandoning freedom of speech or due process because of the skin color of the persons who penned the original documents can only be described as some kind of wackadoodle nonsense and evokes suspicions of arguing in bad faith.
- SidewaysView 4mo agoSlavery is practiced today in this country. Every generation is born in whiteness and will never be free of the stain. Fuck your "freeze peach." Fuck what you think you're due. Sit! Back! DOWN!
- AnthonyMouse 4mo agoSaying things like "will never be free of the stain" is an invitation to do nothing because there is no point in attempting something you've already declared is impossible.
- SidewaysView 4mo agoOh, we know you won't do anything. Y'all better learn how to listen before it's time you heard.
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