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Some would - but not you, as you give no argument, or point to any. Gainsaying is not a contribution.

Manifest Destiny. Smallpox Blankets. Trail of Tears. Slavery. Going to war to defend slavery. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Vietnam. Iraq. Iraq again. The prison system. Prohibition. Segregation. War on Drugs.

I'm not even an American.

Trump is embarassing. America has done a lot worse than embarassing.

There's good evidence the British used smallpox (shards of cloth carefully sealed, not whole blankets) vs natives in N.A. Less evidence of U.S. (or Trump) involvement I believe.

I'm not a Trump guy, I just like evidence more than assertion.

Though it also doesn't contribute much, I just had to say that the laugh I got from this comment isn't properly compensated by a mere upvote.

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