Re: Creek Indians and Scalping
I'd like to address a couple of points you made.
1. Glibly is a good choice for describing how Nazi and Hitler comparisons are frequently made. It is a subject that requires the utmost care and sadly is not always treated that way.
2. The manner that an historical event/figure is treated often changes either over time or from different factions. One of my favorites is Nigel Hamilton's treatment of Monty. American authors treat Monty quite differently. The truth, I assume, lies somewhere in between.
On a side note, last night PBS in New York had a show on the sixties. I was wondering if the Bush speech writers used some of Johnson's speeches as a basis to explain how the war is progressing.
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