There is absolutely nothing in her tweet that I disagree with (although I think the word atonement is a bit strong). I suspect we may disagree on the solutions, but the problems exist. Period.
3/ America didn’t “cause” this war but we definitely contributed to conditions that produced it. We owe it to ourselves to participate in a collective atonement for the many ways in which we haven’t been wise, haven’t been humble & haven’t been the country we like to think we are
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Ha! The word “atonement” is the one that matters most:)
Mar 5, 2022 · 7:27 PM UTC
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