GP's Version of United State's History

[MrFun]

We never attacked any Amerindian tribes. However, they always attacked us on the offensive --- never in the defensive.


We suppressed rebellions in Phillipines and Cuba in early 20th century because our "little brown brothers" were not capable of ruling themselves.


United States had to force innocent American civilians into relocation camps during World War II, not because of racism, but because it was a necessary security measure.


We never used concentration camps in the Vietnam War --- they were called "village camps" or "relocation camps."


Overall, the United States never did anything destructive, it never did anything wrong, and it never harbored a racist society.



GP's history of the United States --- is um, well --- let's just put it in nicer terms --- "interesting."

[SlowwHand]

By comparison to most of the Real World, the U.S. has been pretty damned decent.

Sorry dude.

[MikeH]

It's been about the same. Done some good stuff, some bad stuff. The whole slave thing was pretty bad.

Not as bad as England though!

[atawa]

All depending on who you call the real world Sloww

[SlowwHand]

Leave.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
By comparison to most of the Real World, the U.S. has been pretty damned decent.

Sorry dude.

ethnic genocide against Amerindians

slavery based on racism

forced relocation of innocent citizens because of their race during World War II

imposition of American imperialism on Phillipines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Hawaii

economic colonialism and exploitation of Latin American nations

quasi-legal lynching of blacks until the 1940's

segregation, Jim Crow laws, and racial disfranchisement

violating the treaty that ended Mexican War, in which United States broke its promise to give Mexicans in SW conquered territories their promised citizenship rights


I'm sorry, Slowwhand, what do you mean by your statement??

[SlowwHand]

The slave thing was bad, and practiced by the vast FEW.

As far as the Real World, I mean to say the one that doesn't just exist in the ideals of the mind.

What do they do to different people in Africa?
South America?
Mideast?
The, uh, Real World.

[chequita guevara]

Leaving, Slowhand, is the cowards way out. Staying and fighting to make America a better place is what a real man (or woman) does.

[SlowwHand]

What do I mean by "Leave" ?
Sheeit. No wonder there's a communication breakdown around here all the time.



(Saved your ass with the parenthesis, didn't you Che? )

[loinburger]

I thought you said that you never trolled, MrFun.

[atawa]

I agree in most parts of the world the gouverments kick the **** out of their own people BUT:

How many of those regimes received and still receive american military and economical aid?

[MrFun]

Originally posted by loinburger
I thought you said that you never trolled, MrFun.

Oh, I get into a troll spurt every now and then --- it's not a routine habit like most Apolytoners.

Ok, so in this instance, I lied.

[Rex Little]

Where, exactly, did GP say any of the stuff you've attributed to him?

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Rex Little
Where, exactly, did GP say any of the stuff you've attributed to him?

When people make trolls, they are usually permitted to use straw man arguments.

Anyway, we will wait and see what GP really thinks.

[Adam Smith]

Originally posted by MrFun


When people make trolls, they are usually permitted to use straw man arguments.

Anyway, we will wait and see what GP really thinks.

Pretty poor form, Mr. Fun