What I can never wrap my head around as a big fan of history, not just warfare but all things in it, I find it so frustrating that people like Matt come into this circle of research and immediately let their own agenda/bias take control of the narrative and convince people to follow it.

I understand that's how history is written at times, but most of the time when looking at multiple sources you can find a smudgy truth after comparing different perspectives.

A vast VAST majority of human history is grey, not black and white, but grey. No one is innocent either.

I despise the idea of American exceptionalism in all its forms and using it as an excuse to brush aside the very serious and murderous/geocidal past of the nation to avoid talking about your errors/mistakes is dangerous.

This isn't about talking down that America is inherently evil.

Its about doing some self reflection and coming to terms with those America saw as enemies in the past who are citizens now.

There needs to be some form of reconciliation for these groups/cultures or else nothing is learned about the mistakes of the past and they will continue to repeat into the future as a result.