America Was Never That Great

America Was Never That Great is NOT anti-American; it calls out our mistakes to encourage change for a better future for ALL Americans.

[America Was Never That Great @usanevergreat]

#America is the only country to ever use nuclear weapons in combat. The bombs dropped on Japan resulted in over 200,000 deaths, many of which were innocent civilians. #americawasneverthatgreat #change #history #dobetter #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #nuclearweapons #atomicbomb

[America Was Never That Great @usanevergreat]

#Guatemala elected its most democratic government ever in 1954. The USA sent in mercenaries trained by the CIA and four fighter planes with #American pilots to overthrow the new government. #americawasneverthatgreat #change #history #dobetter #immigration #immigrants #caravan

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In 1953, 1.6 percent of adults in America owned over 80% of corporate stock and 90% of corporate bonds. One-tenth of 1 percent of corporations controlled about 60% of manufacturing wealth. #americawasneverthatgreat #change #america #history #dobetter #inequality #wealthinequality

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“Rags to riches” is a myth for control. Even a study done in the 1870s showed that 90% of executives in the textile, steel, and railroad industries were born into middle- or upper-class families. #americawasneverthatgreat #change #america #history #dobetter #privilege #change

[America Was Never That Great @usanevergreat]

In 1846, #American soldiers from #Louisiana and #Kentucky pillaged #Mexican villages, displaced or murdered innocent inhabitants, and raped women while fighting the Mexican-American war. #americawasneverthatgreat #change #america #history #dobetter #socialjustice #change

[America Was Never That Great @usanevergreat]

Former #president George H. W. Bush’s legacy includes 8 Sexual Harassment allegations as well as the #racist 1988 Willie Horton ad #americawasneverthatgreat #change #america #history #dobetter #GeorgeBush #GeorgeHW #WillieHorton #PresidentBush #socialjustice #change

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Mt. #Denali, “the high one,” by the Koyukon, was renamed Mt. McKinley in 1917. McKinley presided over the death of 200,000 #native Filipinos, saying they were “unfit for self-government,” mostly because of their race. #americawasneverthatgreat #change #america #history #dobetter

[America Was Never That Great @usanevergreat]

The peaceful and welcoming Native Americans, indigenous to North America, were called "merciless Indian savages" in the Declaration of Independence. #americawasneverthatgreat #change #america #declarationofindependence #equity #socialjustice #history #nativeamerian #dobetter

[America Was Never That Great @usanevergreat]

The Declaration of Independence was written by rich, white men. All other voices were left out. #americawasneverthatgreat #change #usa #america #declarationofindependence #equity #socialjustice #history #realhistory #truth #dobetter