02-21-2021, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2020
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak
Yeah, "That doesn't happen here.", "We would never do that.", "We're the best at everything.", "America has never lost a war.", "We make the best darn _____ on earth.",.................I've heard them all and they were and continue to be feel good lies that lead to tragedy, complacency and failure.
I love my country but, I believe a little more honesty with ourselves might have avoided a lot of problems.
Celebrate our successes? Absolutely and we do have a lot of those to celebrate. Crushing Fascism, pioneering in space travel, etc., etc.......
But we should never turn our backs on horrors of slavery and racism, forced native relocation, Banana Wars and all that entailed............
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We as a country have many many many successes so I think recognizing the failures would only make us stronger by learning from them rather than ignoring them.
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The first casualty of war is the truth.
[ Greek dramatist Aeschylus ]
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