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First off, let's start with the bits of revisionist history:
The US was merely a supporting actor in the defeat of Nazi Germany. The bulk of the German army was on the eastern front, where they had more than twice as many troops as they had in the west. You might say that being ruled by Stalin's Soviet Union is not much of an upgrade over Hitler, but the fact remains.
As to the "ancestors who said fuck you," you mean other than the Natives (as already pointed out), the Africans, and the Mexicans who used to own about half the land that is now the US, right?
This isn't to deny the great things the US has done. But it has also done some pretty shitty things which also must not be forgotten.
In any case, the reform was passed through all the institutions set up by the founding fathers and so on. You can't at the same time preach about the exceptionalism and perfection of the form of government set up originally and then decry the outcome of those same form of government. This health care reform isn't an imposition from abroad, but a home grown product.
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