Sad that you don't understand context. Example; how can we understand the actions of Israel if we don't understand both the Holocaust and the past Islamic hatred of Jews?
Likewise, how can we understand the US actions in Korea and Vietnam without understanding the Cold War?
Reinhold Niebuhr knew something about context. He's most famous for the Serenity Prayer; often shortened to "
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." In this instance, his understanding of historical context led to this comment: "
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."
Martin Niemöller also understood something about historical context, and it's tied directly to your Holocaust comment since he, as an anti-Nazi Christian Pastor, spent time in a Nazi Concentration camp:
"
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me."
Lastly, one of my favorite shows on television was
James Burke's "Connections" (followed by "Connections 2" and "3") Burke would start the show in a specific place such as the DOE's Oak Ridge, TN nuclear facility then leap back into history a few hundred years. Over the next 50 minutes he'd connect historical events until he ended up where he started. Context. I loved it.
You attack the United States and sling out accusations of atrocities because you think the United States is evil. First, many of those comments are hyperbole, but history shows, yes, the US did some of those things just like other nations. That doesn't make it right, but it certainly puts the actions in
context. You don't like context. Your posts are just to slam the US and no others. Why?
