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BlueTsunami2018

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4. We had the perception of being the "good guys."

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2026, 03:57 PM

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A carefully crafted image that was sold to the world and especially to the people who live here.

But it was never true.

It’s hard to pinpoint in time where we actually were.

A nation born of slavery and genocide that quickly moved on to imperialism and colonialism and continues that to this very day are not the good guys.

All Piss did was tear the mask off.

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