"'Americans need to realize that it wasn't just Jackson who removed the Indians, it was the American people who did it. And not only that, we've kept on doing similar things. We "removed" Japanese Americans during World War II, and the Congress and the Supreme Court and the vast majority of Americans approved of it. And we, as a nation and as a people, continue to do morally questionable things today.'
"It's an interesting point. Maybe one reason we celebrate and vilify our presidents with such intensity is because it makes us more comfortable to think that they alone are responsible for what's going on."
Carl Byker considers Andrew Jackson in the Los Angeles Times.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment