Colin Powell is a lot like Bill Cosby, he was presented as a fatherly black man, very acceptable to whites, but in reality he played a big part in the the US empire’s worst crimes in recent history.
Mai massacre? What’s that?
How’d he censor people? What’s the story on that?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mỹ_Lai_massacre
(Dying to read the wiki discussion page on this entry lol)
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principled Republican
Lol. Die you bastard!
First black American war criminal? I know the evil empire has had black soldiers for longer than that.
https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/buffalo-soldiers
:amerikkka-clap: world’s :amerikkka-clap: most :amerikkka-clap: diverse :amerikkka-clap: genocide :amerikkka-clap:
Cringing from when I unironically thought they were cool. Imagine engaging in genocide and clearing the way for settlers who see you as little better than the “savages”.
Then again, black veterans have often been on the frontlines of Civil Rights and anti-war movements. Though that’s little consolation to the victims.
