Trump said that Venezuela’s new leader, Delcy Rodríguez, would help the United States run Venezuela. She quickly said the opposite.
Trump said Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president and would act as a partner in letting the United States run the country.
“She’s essentially willing to do what we think is necessary to make Venezuela great again,” he said.
Less than two hours later, Ms. Rodríguez — who was Nicolás Maduro’s vice president — delivered a televised address to Venezuela that made clear she viewed the United States as an illegal invader that must be rejected.
I’m not trying to defend Europe. I am just pointing out that US Americans are responsible for the actions of the US, and that you should take responsibility for those actions.
Your argument is kind of like trying to blame any crimes I commit on my great great grandfather. You have agency.
You can be proud of your history, or ashamed of it. I am ashamed of my European nation for what it has done in the past. I believe that my country is a terrible place and has done terrible things. I would rejoice to see it dissolved and the rulers held accountable. I would cheer to see our entire government put on trial.
That was not my argument, that was the argument of the person I replied to when they decided the US being stolen was relevant. I literally only asked who stole it, that’s is. There were no Americans until the American revolution. Just Natives and European colonists.
The implication is obvious: Americans didn’t steal land, Europeans did! Then those Europeans became Americans so you can wash your hands of it.
It’s your ancestors. It’s your legacy. You benefitted from it.
Take accountability. I am not blaming you for it, but you are living in the consequences of it. In much the same way that the Japanese want to deny their WWII atrocities, US Americans want to deny their atrocities.