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Anyway, Americans typically see evil as that which is racial. \u00a0So we are keenly aware of the Holocaust, but not overly knowledgeable about the slaughter of Ukrainians under Stalin. \u00a0We know all about African slavery, but sometimes are shocked to find out that Africans practiced slavery themselves. \u00a0When Bill Clinton said we had to go in and stop the ethnic slaughter of Bosnian Muslims by Serbian Christians, he got the world, and America, to support him. \u00a0When George Bush said we had to stop Saddam Hussein from terrorizing and slaughtering his own people, not so much. <\/p>\n

We know of our decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan, and many assume it\u2019s because of our racist hatred of those slant eyed types. \u00a0We also lament the rounding up of Japanese citizens in WWII. \u00a0Less well known is the xenophobic genocide visited upon the Asian peoples by Japan, and even less than that, the fact that we rounded up German and Italian citizens as well. \u00a0Forget the fact that while most Americans are aware that Americans rushed in and razed more than one Indian village, but are usually ignorant of, or don\u2019t care about, the fact that Indians did the same to American settlements with women and children just the same.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t even bother with mass butchery and killing over political, social or national ideology. \u00a0So again, we all know what those Nazis did in the Holocaust. \u00a0But that tens of millions have been killed or butchered under the Communist ideology elicits everything from denial to casual dismissal. \u00a0We are keenly aware of the atrocities committed by religious fanaticism, but usually only if that was done by Christians against people of other faiths. \u00a0If other faiths did it to Christians, or others, we assume it was particular or unique, or we just don\u2019t mention it. <\/p>\n

With the exception of Christian atrocities visited on other people, for Americans, the only real sin is racial. \u00a0And that usually means White, Europeans oppressing non-White, non-Europeans. \u00a0Christians always get bonus points in the evil category if they\u2019re part of the mischief which, by default, they usually were. <\/p>\n

So I\u2019ll bet your average American would be shocked to find out that Scotland has an anti-Catholic problem. \u00a0Really. \u00a0A newspaper from Scotland calls out the crisis here<\/a>. \u00a0Think about that. America has a race problem we\u2019re told. \u00a0 Deep in our culture there is still a racial injustice problem. Possibly. \u00a0But apparently, Scotland has a similar type of anti-Catholic problem. \u00a0Imagine that. \u00a0It\u2019s almost like all the evil in the world doesn\u2019t necessarily stop at America\u2019s shores. \u00a0Sometimes, other countries might be capable of things just as evil, even if they don\u2019t look like the American version. \u00a0Sometimes that might be true in America, too. \u00a0Whether Americans will ever care remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"