Aral BalkanMar 14

Dear USA,

Donald Trump is exactly who you are.

Donald Trump is simply the #noFilter USA the rest of the world was forced to become intimately familiar with long ago; one dropped bomb and one lost family member at a time. The same USA Native Americans and African Americans have always known.

Until you fully grasp that and start learning about, accepting responsibility for, and atoning for how your country came to be and for your crimes throughout history both at home and abroad, this is what you will remain.

“This is not who we are.”

Bullshit.

This is exactly who you are and who you’ve always been.

You want to change?

Start by accepting that.

Show threadColeen WalterMar 14
@aral I understand your point and share your outrage and frustration. I do feel some of your comments include the fallacy of division. There are many, at great personal and financial cost, fighting book bans, protesting, investigative journalism, standing up for themselves and other vulnerable people. I don’t know whether we are a plutocracy or an oligarchy but individuals are trying to act like sea wall to push back against relentless money and power.
Show threadAral BalkanMar 14
@coleenwalter And none of those listed people will take offence at what I wrote because it doesn’t pertain to them but rather to those they are struggling against.
Show threadColeen Walter
@aral I really appreciate that. Except for one slightly rebellious teacher in Highschool, I was taught a more sanitized version of history. I’ve had to play catch up over the decades with my own reading. From The Capital Order to Cobalt Red and other writings, I’m trying to put together a clearer picture of our history, economic theories and the consequences to others in the wider world. It’s hard to push back against things we don’t understand.
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Show threadAral BalkanMar 14
@coleenwalter 💕
Show threadxaxatMar 14
@coleenwalter @aral A book that could curl your hair. The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Half_Has_Never_Been_Told:_Slavery_and_the_Making_of_American_Capitalism
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism - Wikipedia

Show threadColeen WalterMar 14
@xaxat @aral I think I’ll look for that one. Thank you for the recommendation
Show threadOyu F'kaMar 14

@coleenwalter @aral Same here in the uk - the white washed image of britain's 'adventures abroad', taught to us in the 50's and 60's, was pretty much a complete reversal of the truth.

It's been an on-going re-education for me, and at 73 I'm still finding shocking facts about my country's ruling class and their use and abuse of all people, at home *and* away.

Not so 'great' britain in reality 😔.

Show threadAral BalkanMar 14
@Oyu_Fka @coleenwalter 💕