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Originally posted by centurion1211
Excellent research and post.
S & F.
As a student of history myself, I have to agree with your summary that who are the europeans to criticize us, with all the skeletons they have in their collective closets?
Originally posted by centurion1211
reply to post by poedxsoldiervet
Right, you didn't even mention the inquisition, plus conflicts such as the 30 years war and the hundred years war. How many people must have been slaughtered or displaced by such long wars? And, of course, world wars I and II were both started by the europeans, with all the dead still uncounted from the last one.
But no, the europeans want to criticize the U.S. - who BTW has also given more foreign aid to the victims of european colonialism than all of the countries that were the colonial powers combined.
Europe criticizing the U.S. on anything - clearly a case of the tail wagging the dog.
[edit on 10/20/2009 by centurion1211]
After ww2, usa and russia became the two main superpowers and china a strong third. Russia conquered eastern europe and many regions in western and central asia who did not get freedom till only about a decade or so ago. Suprisingly, usa hasn't been overly brutal in their quest for world domination but I guess they don't really have to because they got everything else going for them.
tHE LIKES OF YOU WITH YOUR VERY BLINKERED VIEWS.
Originally posted by dooper
reply to post by mpbdsnu
I fought in Vietnam, and I HAVE talked to many, many Vietnamese. VERY EASY TO SAY.
There's no animosity. REALLY? It was war. ACTUALLY, i DON'T THINK IT WAS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE REASONING BEHIND IT!
What part are you having trouble with?
Originally posted by LestatG
What a laugh of a thread, America is making its history now. Instead of pointing the finger and blaming Europeans you should be LEARNING from History and not making the mistakes we made before your country even existed!
Originally posted by nenothtu
Probably the reason this thread got started in the first place, an answer to name calling.
Funny, that.