These threads have a way of going round and round. No one ever convinces anyone else of anything, and just about everyone is incapable of ever saying "You know... you might have a point".

Miles, keep on living in your fantasy land. Words are words. Look up the meaning of "genocide" in the dictionary... and you can very well apply it to the killing of American Indians during the colonization of America. But you can also use it to describe just about any war, or violent conflict where masses of people of a specific race or ethnic group die. Words are words.

Bottom line is this: Nazi Germans lined up Jews (yes... and other unfortunate souls who were born inferior according to Hitler) by the millions, and herded them single file into gas chambers. Four million... one million... whatever. There were a BUNCH of senseless deaths. If lowering the number down to one million makes you feel better, knock yourself out. These human beings were not in battle... they were not armed. They were so many men, women and children who were summarily exterminated.

By contrast, the American Indians, as has been explained to you half a dozen times at least, died over the course of many, many years. Many died in battle... many died of disease. To compare one event with the other is beyond stupidity. And whether you admit it or not, all your arguments carry this tired, old agenda you've been pushing since Day One, about the U.S. being this evil empire and whatnot. I have tried to use reason with you, admitting that the U.S.'s international policies are not always correct... and they tend to intervene where they don't belong. I've even agreed that the use of drones does more harm than good (when you put things in their proper perspective). But to no avail. To you, anyone who doesn't believe in this "evil empire" shit like you do, is not worth arguing with.

So carry on.