Likewise, as a European, you don't get a free pass on colonialism just because it wasn't you specifically that participated in it. But as a white american I don't get a free pass on slavery just because I can prove I and mine had nothing to do with it. In fact I've research my family history down every line back to when they came to the new world, and I know for a fact that none of my ancestors were involved in slavery. White Americans today have basically nothing to do with black slavery, yet we still have to face the consequences of what white americans did in the past. >Thirdly, those countries that did engage on colonialism no longer do and the people living there today have basically nothing to do with it. Again your are ignorantly lumping all Americans together and imply that we all feel the same way when really it's just a vocal minority in certain states. At least where I live most people have traveled extensively outside the US and don't feel superior.
There are places in the US where a lot of people feel this way, but in my experience the majority don't feel this way. >Secondly, the US has an unhealthy superiority complex and considers itself exceptional among all other nations, despite being pretty much the same as any other Empire that has existed in the past.
Alabama and Oregon are as different as France and Slovakia. Referring to Europe as one homogenous group is one reason Americans are derided, because it is ignorant.Īren't you being just as ignorant when you talk about Americans as one homogeneous group? Just because it is one country doesn't mean each state isn't as distinct as every country in the EU. >Firstly, Europe is not a country, it is a continent of countries and many did not partake in colonialism. They deride Americans because they are in fact engaging in colonial-type practices today, despite the lessons of the past. Thirdly, those countries that did engage on colonialism no longer do and the people living there today have basically nothing to do with it.
The fact that (to an outside observer) they consider themselves immune to the weakness that destroyed previous superpowers is another reason they are derided, because those weaknesses are pretty apparent to anyone who isn't a flag-waving jingoist fanatic. Secondly, the US has an unhealthy superiority complex and considers itself exceptional among all other nations, despite being pretty much the same as any other Empire that has existed in the past. Referring to Europe as one homogenous group is one reason Americans are derided, because it is ignorant. Pot calling the kettle black much?įirstly, Europe is not a country, it is a continent of countries and many did not partake in colonialism. "I guess nobody had 25 years to prepare for today,” said Rex Bradford, president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a nonprofit research organization that has digitized hundreds of thousands of documents and government reports about the Kennedy assassination.īut an NSC official who spoke on background defended the partial release “There does remain sensitive information in the records," he said.> I always get a chuckle when I see Europeans deriding the American Empire. Such documents could have the potential to expose relatively recent intelligence and law enforcement operations.įollowing the White House's rollout, researchers expressed skepticism that the CIA and FBI didn’t have enough time to fully review the files for any information that might still risk revealing intelligence sources and methods. While many of the documents released Thursday were created in the 1960s and 70s, a small number of them - mostly sourced from the CIA - are as recent as from the 1990s. It also left wiggle room, though, for the president to block the release of some documents, an option Trump partially exercised. Click to expand.The law established the Assassination Records Review Board, which has compiled the JFK collection at the National Archives.
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