Originally posted by Kokopellian:With that said. It's wild to me is that we Americans are so quick to judge and point fingers at other countries histories (The Holocaust), but we conveniently "forget" our own stink.
That's the thing ain't it. It's HISTORY. As in, 'in the past'. I think it is not only right, but our duty to do what we can to point out abuses that are happening NOW. Yes, we've had our transgressions, but that does not mean we should turn a blind eye when such things continue to happen elsewhere in the world.
Forget your history, forget your past, forget where you come from..... You won't know where you're going.
Focus on the future here and now, sure.... however, history is what defines us. We learn from our mistakes, transgressions, and accomplishments all the same. Our history is the main reason race relations are what they are today.
