Some people only want to talk about what America has done right, and have no patience with any deep and penetrating analysis of our mistakes. Some people only want to talk about what America has done wrong... 1/2
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and have no listening for any of the things America has done right. In fact we're both/and. America has gotten it right at times & wrong at other times, right in some ways & wrong in other ways. We can reckon with our mistakes and also be proud of where we get it right. 2/2

Sep 1, 2022 路 5:13 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Yes ... Very well said!
Replying to @marwilliamson
"We can reckon with our mistakes", but those killed by them and their intents, can't. The thing to do with a mistake, is to "CORRECT" it, while apologizing for, and repairing the damage of, it. American "mistakes" tend to be tremendously lethal, and recognized as "excuses"! #ADOS
Replying to @marwilliamson
Gee, your honor, after breakfast, all day long I鈥檝e done only good things. Doesn鈥檛 that count too? Why you gotta focus on just a few murders? Its not like I kill ALL the time.
Replying to @marwilliamson
I would submit that politics should be about solving problems rather than making ourselves feel good. We already get plenty of indoctrination about how great America is when we're growing up- why should I have patience for more of that?
Replying to @marwilliamson
We should all be so nuanced.