“The public release of secret documents related directly or indirectly to the Ukraine war was a Russian operation. Having obtained access to the documents they decided to use them not for Intelligence purposes but for propaganda, aimed at demoralizing the Ukrainians.”
In Germany, teaching the Holocaust is mandatory.
It includes visits to concentration camp, museums, etc. They don't shy away from their own ugly history. Yet the kids aren't damaged; they're strengthened, matured, humbled. The U.S. needs to do same with slavery.
Not that complicated.
“i harp about "leadership" a lot, and how so many of our critical functions lack it in this country, and this is what that looks like, a bunch of stupid, vain and malicious assholes kicking each other in the balls while the press reports on the velocity of their shoes”