Innocence is just a polite, fluffy word for optimism and wishful thinking that exists only because of profound ignorance of the reality of the world.
Lots of Americans are still in that state of mind. Anyone who parrots the line about The Greatest Country in the World is innocent. Anyone who believes that the USA is a shining city on a hill and especially beloved by God is innocent. Anyone who believes that America has always been on the side of truth and justice when it has imposed its will on the rest of the world is innocent. Anyone who believes that American capitalism in its present form is the best possible system to ensure the well-being and happiness of the maximum possible number of people is innocent.
When did America really lose it's innocence?
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Innocence is just a polite, fluffy word for optimism and wishful thinking that exists only because of profound ignorance of the reality of the world.
Lots of Americans are still in that state of mind. Anyone who parrots the line about The Greatest Country in the World is innocent. Anyone who believes that the USA is a shining city on a hill and especially beloved by God is innocent. Anyone who believes that America has always been on the side of truth and justice when it has imposed its will on the rest of the world is innocent. Anyone who believes that American capitalism in its present form is the best possible system to ensure the well-being and happiness of the maximum possible number of people is innocent.