Kevin McCarthy Unlocks New Level of Embarrassment With Claim That America Never Acquired Land Via War

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Kevin McCarthy Unlocks New Level of Embarrassment With Claim That America Never Acquired Land Via War
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It is not new. Many countries do not teach the full extent of their dangerous past(cough Britain cough). A very specific example I remember is when a group of white folks overthrew the local government(a party called Fusionists) in the town of Wilmington, North Carolina. For a very long time, information about it was kept under wraps and to this day, people on the wrong side of history have had places named after them in their honor.

Other than a few small skirmishes, what have the British done? I mean it's one small island, how many countries could it oppress? 10?

Are you joking?

I would assume so. Because Brits, in all seriousness, are possibly responsible for more border conflicts than any(looks at the Flashpoint that is India Pakistan border).

America teaches it, stupid people just don't pay attention.

No, there are very many places that actually don't. I grew up in GA, native American history wasn't taught past the pilgrims meeting and inventing Thanksgiving, nothing about the Mexican-American war, maybe a cursory mention of Japanese internment.

But it was mostly the revolutionary war, WWI and WWII from the perspective that the US became and is the benevolent world force it claims to be.