Yes, that is correct. We either purchased the land or found ourselves the owners in mysterious ways after special military operations. /s
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There are a whole lot of dead Native Americans who sure as hell thought we were at war with them.
This is the woke mob trying to repaint history. The settlers arrived and invited the native Americans to dinner and the native Americans taught the settlers about "maize" (which means corn) and then the settlers asked they would move to the very cool reservations where they could have the casinos and the native Americans were like "yeah bruh."
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).
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No, I'm IDontHavePantsOn.
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.
They even gave them super warm and soft blankets!
Land's cursed. Almost as if America was built on top of an ancient Native American burial ground or something.
I think we acquired much of the south after a war with the south
We already owned that land and they tried to steal it.
However, war is literally how we founded the country.
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Of all the wars we fought, you picked the one that wasn't about conquering land, and was started by the Confederacy btw
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don't write him off as stupid. this isn't a person trying to be correct and failing. this is a person trying very hard to establish a world in which the truth is irrelevant, and instead from moment to moment the truth is whatever they need it to be in order to justify their positions and actions.
Ah yes, Steven Colbert's "truthiness" still holds true in 2023.
Mexico: "Say whaaaaaaaaaa!?!"
The Mexican-American disagreement.
A special military operation
If only he or his constituents cared about facts or competence.
Lol what a great title. These chumps need more of it.
Puerto Ricans: "Why the fuck do you think we speak Spanish, pendejo?"
I'd love to see Puerto Rico to become a state, just because I think it'd be cool, but I wouldn't blame them one bit for looking at the asshats on the mainland and wanting to get away. Either way, their current status shouldn't continue.
I think a successful completion of a deep national and international history course together hard exams should become a prerequisite for any political office in the US.
I'd be happy if they had to pass the same test they make immigrants pass.
Embarrassment upon embarrassment upon embarrassment upon...
The United States didn't buy The Philippines or Puerto Rico. It did buy the Western States.
The US bought the Philippines from Spain for $14 million. Then fought a war with the Filipinos.
Well, Spain didn't ask them.
Spain was loosing influence in the Philippines at that time so to cut their loses they offered the Philippines to the US. They even fought a mock battle where Spain "lost".
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