This is a tough thought for Americans to consider ... from the get-go, America has been driven by a superiority attitude (we're better than England and all those "other countries," and we can do no wrong, even as we're eradicating Native Americans and their buffalo), a sense that we're a godly nation (and anyone who opposes us opposes god), all of which blinds us to the more complex nature of our story, a story like that of any other nation - driven by self-interest and an adolescent desire to be innocent, blaming our ills on others, and hungry for oil.
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overheard: Thousands died on September 11, 2001. As a result of the US response, hundreds of thousands have died. Who will stand up for them in the midst of all the patriotic posturing this weekend? - Jason Barr
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