Of course this generalisation about America, like other historical things, is subject to all sorts of cross[Pg 14] divisions and exceptions, to be considered in their place. The negroes are a special problem, because of what white men in the past did to them. The Japanese are a special problem, because of what men fear that they in the future may do to white men. The Jews are a special problem, because of what they and the Gentiles, in the past, present, and future, seem to have the habit of doing to each other.
The author is stating that everything they do with different cultures they have to be care. They are trying to prevent retaliation. England did so much harm to these cultures they don't know which directions to go and which way to handle them.
I choose this insert because it just states that a lot of cultures did things to benefit them and their society. They did not care how much harm it would do to other culture and societies. Looking at today society the Negroes as called are looking to move forward with life they don't dwell to much on the past and some do but its a feel and they are entitle to feel. The Japanese are taking over the technology world like they were concern about with the future of the white men. They still isolate their culture from other cultures. The Jews have move passed the Hitler days and they are their own community and society were ever they go. The focus on the upbringing and uplifting of their family and culture and looking for better understanding of who they are.
I think that if we just remember that we are all human and treat each other respect things will get better. We need to stop teaching in our cultures and this day and age that we are better than the next one. We are all the same just some have more wisdom, knowledge and money. They don't have the power unless we give it to them.
I think this was an interesting quote to pick because one thing we touched on this week is how America is the only nation founded on a set of beliefs, at least at the time this was written. In order for one culture to exploit another culture, or even violate the basic human rights of another culture for the sake of overly caution safety, (Japanese prison camps, and black slavery) The mainstream Anglo-Saxon community had feel it had some God given right to do so. You could say that the main reason an entire nation mobilized to do these horrible things is because they were convinced to believe in an idea that mainstream American culture had some divine purpose and that it was necessary to do these horrible things in order to preserve it.
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