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25. It has always been...

It's time to stop kidding ourselves. We are responsible for some terrible things that have happened in history since our Declaration of Independence.

The numerous Wars we've waged on nations sovereignty. Look at Iraq for a recent example. Latin America, the Middle East, Grenada, Panama..... our genocide of the Native Americans and our indifference to their suffering even to this day... the internment of the Japanese Americans or Americans of Japanese ancestry... just to name a few that stick in my craw.

The financial manipulation of the masses. The union busting, not to mention slavery and the Jim Crow slavery part 2. Our continued oppression of minorities. We are far from some glorious nation of Honor.

We have done some honorable things as well. You can put World War on that list, but then again it was a matter of time before Japan and Germany turn their attention to the United States. So that wasn't totally and honorable unselfish Act.

I have no Illusions about my country any longer. We suppress and ignore history that we don't want to think about. I used to accuse the Soviet Union of that, and now I see we are not too much different... except for our quasi Free Press.

This is our nation. Our actions are a reflection of the people who have lived in it. We have elected our representative to government, and you need only look at McConnell, Graham, cornyn and all the other Congress men and women who we repeatedly send to Washington to represent us. Our nation is at best imperfect.... but we strive to be better.