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I Am Tired of America

I just read a poll. They asked people if they could travel back in time, whether they would kill Hitler as a child or not, knowing what he did as an adult. Most Spaniards answered they would not. Most Americans answered they would.
I am proud of Spain for this answer. Again I saw American oversimplicity, believing that this killing would have solved all the trouble in the world. Hitler was evil, but not the absolute evil. If he had been killed, another one worse than him could have taken his place. Things are not that simple, we must study which are the conditions that make possible that Hitlers are elected and followed by the mob, and try not to repeat them again.

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That's true about being careful to not change historical timelines, that would of course change our present. That said - you conclusion/judgment on American being oversimplified in the thinking does not follow, and your example doesn't support your statement. In fact, if you take the overall historical record, Spaniards come across as significantly more irresponsible than Americans - especially over the last 100 years or so. Significantly more. Just look at their unwillingness to step up on the war on terror, commensurate with their size as a country - and look at the horrific employment and housing policies that have wrecked the future for so many of their young people. Simply put, Spain is a great country (for sure), but not one that has been very responsible.