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I'm pretty sure the lesson remains unlearned.

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Given we have made the same mistake going back to the intervention in a local war by the Jamestown settlers who had no idea what they were doing, similar to the intervention in a local way by the Mayflower Morons, and it is how we have dealt with every non-white opponent, yeah, you're likely right.

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the first anti-colonial war of national liberation: perfect phrase. The first thing I thought of is what you say here--look at our record in central and South America, Africa etc etc. never for liberation.

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The Northeasgter/Mid-Atlantic American ruling class - the multi-generations-on-top bunch - always saw themselves as the logical successors to the British Empire.

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