[sodpoodle]

Seems to me the Europeans' history of blood spilling was BECAUSE THEY STARTED THE BLOODLETTING!!!!!!!!!!!

You cannot have a history of generosity of spirit and humane behavior if YOU DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!

The USA has a short history of decency and sacrifice, probably learned from the decadence and inhumanity in earlier societies ( I shall not call them civilizations).
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[Romish_Papist]

Decency and sacrifice yes. But, and I spent 8 years in the military so don't try to slag my patriotism, we have not always been perfect. Yes, better than damned near everyone else, in fact better than EVERYONE else, but we have our sins as well.

What the hell is with some of you people? Are you so damned caught up in nationalistic fervor that if someone even suggests that we may have once or twice done some pretty shady things (slavery ring a bell?) that you have to deny it until you're blue in the face?

I love my country, enough to have signed up (TWICE) to die for her if necessary, but I will NOT turn a blind eye to the darker chapters of our short history.

As far as starting the bloodletting, the Civil War wasn't exactly started by external influences.

We are the best nation on the planet, but we are not perfect. Deal with it.