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EngineerUSAyesterday at 7:13 PM4 repliesview on HN

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sailayesterday at 7:37 PM

I'd suggest you dig a little deeper into American history. For example, "America First" isn't a new slogan. It's been used in its current sense for at least a century. Murdoch via Roger Ailes poured oil on the fire, but that was only possible because the sentiment already existed here and always has.

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gzreadyesterday at 8:09 PM

Those hundred million people who voted for all this, however, are Americans and show us what American values are.

spaghetdefectsyesterday at 8:04 PM

The entire history of the US is founded on white supremacy. From the genocide of Indigenous people, to slavery, to Hiroshima, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine...

Only Titanic and Avatar earned more money (inflation adjusted) than this film:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_a_Nation

oblioyesterday at 7:47 PM

LOL

American values?

Manifest destiny? Trail of tears? Japanese internment camps? Madison Square Garden Nazi rallies in the 1930s?

I'd argue that at least 30% of Americans throughout history have been white supremacists. Heck, the country was founded by rebelling against the British, that amongst other measures (many to do with taxes) wanted to limit Western expansion against non White peoples.

Shouldn't like, half of Oklahoma - LEGALLY - belong to Native Americans? Based on treaties the US has signed.