I just re-read post 18.
You're right.
I can't see how anyone would be offended by what you wrote and the assumptions you made.
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"so therefore slavery was fine."
"because you prefer nationalist mythology to history and its messiness, but cant really defend the position (how would you?) it follows that you would find a way to posit "your history" (of "white people"------do you really believe this?) as some kind of victim (of what?)"
"is this how you think about genocide in general--everything is ok if enough people go along with it?"
"wait--the question involves self-loathing--genocide is carried out by other people--when the americans do it, it is manifest destiny--which is ordained by god--so therefore the repeated massacres of native americans from the 18th century through wounded knee--all ok."
etc.