America Ruling the World

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The author of this paper claims that American history is fraught with events and wars that were fought on the false belief of white men's superiority. The author asserts that Americans have always suffered from the false assumption that it is their "divine mission" to rule the world and this has lead to their wars and their unwanted interference in world affairs. The author looks at the Manifest Destiny campaign, when Americans seized, stole and occupied property while going westward. The author maintains that Americans have come to believe that they are superior and the rest of the world is composed of subhuman species that require America's guidance.

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"History is witness to the fact that when America has desired something, no matter how unlawful or unethical its desire was, it has always found a way to justify it. In most cases, this justification is based on the belief that white man is burdened with the job of removing "evil" from the world and usually included some mention of God. It was as if God had ordered white man to remove the others from the planet. As completely unethical, absurd, and faulty these notions might sound; Americans have complacently accepted them and even acted on them. Americans have always suffered from the false assumption that its their "divine mission" to rule the world and thus the wars and unwanted interference in world affairs."

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