Whenever did the US suffer a holocaust that was... all within the space of one century?
First off, I am well aware of the atrocities of the Russian imperial government before the revolution. Secondly, the US has suffered quite a bit in her short history. Though nothing compared to Europe's tragic blood fetish, but we have indeed experienced horrible moments in a century.
1st) What I personally deem as the origional Holocaust...or as everone else calls: The Plains Wars. What started off as European imperialism in the 1400s, was carried on by their American counterparts against the Native Americans in the 1800s, and ended in near genocide. Do the Trail of Tears ring a bell? Or is that not atrocious enough for your taste?
2nd) Though the number of wars fought on our territory is limited (American Revolution, 1812, Mexican-US war, Civil War, WW2, and now the war on Terrorism (nothing compared to Israel today)) From 1918-1990, the Cold War era, which all the while held the 2nd World War within its time, American blood has been spilled in Europe. For what cause? To help our allies against the Axis. Why? Because the allies decided to pit entire blame on a heavily militaristic Germany at Versilles, and therefore, ignited the internal flame that became the Nazi party. The same goes for the cause against the USSR.
3rd) Believe it or not. At the beginning of our history, there was constant debate on the governing body of the United States. And if I remember correctly, we were several votes away from having an unstable government off the bat.
4th) Carrying on from the 3rd topic, the Cold War holds what you state as the periods of 'Iron Curtain', 'Total Control', etc. Two people come to mind. J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI, and Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin. This was known as the 2nd Red Scare. It became a decade of paranoia amongst the American populace. Hoover would tap phone lines and mail addresses on people who (by informant) were said to be communists. This had led to multiple arrests and would open distrust towards an American government that had become used to abusing its power in the post-1945 world. How about HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee)? It stems back to the 1930s with a history in Hollywood (The Famous 10), the US government. And has had several important members and supporters like Richard M. Nixon, and obviously, Joe McCarthy. I could go on...but you're probably asleep.
5th) Think about the combinations? Alright. I suppose that explains why I myself am a pacifist at heart. Peace and no war. Love and not hate. But I suppose coming from you, I'm a mere child with no mental stability to my credit whatsoever. The human psyche? Is there such a thing anymore? With what has happened in the past 100 years, I'm surprised humans have free will anymore at all! But those who were innocent, are nothing short of saints for what they had to endure.
My previous post obviously has come off as un-emotional and impatient. Well, I am sorry about that, 'twas not my intention at all! I can respect your opinion on leaving the AP alone. Then I suppose that it would be alright to leave up other places of such torture and horrid recollections to human history? I am not even going to list them, I've run my mouth enough.
