09-13-2011, 12:32 AM
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Location: Los Angeles
Age: 52
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Re: US Infects Guatemalans With Syphilis During 1940s Experiments
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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin
Sure, as a society, the US has plenty of black marks in its history - slavery, our treatment of the native Americans, our colonization of the Philipines, our treatment of Japanese-Americans during WWII, etc. We also have much on the other side of the ledger - a civil war to end slavery, the civil rights movement, our opposition of tyrany in various forms throughout history, etc. They are all part of the US's "body of work".
Again, in history, admitting that we are seriously flawed in our practice, I challenge you to find any other country that has done more to promote, provide and protect individual human rights and the rule of law than the US.
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This is such a great way to describe our country.
The only way.
Thanks.
Last edited by wilsowilso; 09-13-2011 at 12:34 AM.
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