September 13, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson

… what do false accusations of Haitian pet eating and the Wounded Knee Massacre have in common?…

Fueled on false stories of “savages” who were attacking white settlers, the inexperienced soldiers were the ones who pulled the triggers to kill more than 250 Lakotas on December 29, but the Wounded Knee Massacre started in Washington, D.C.

… politics is an amoral business… nobody should want to be a politician… anyone who does is suspect…