i agree with this 100% actually. what we did to the native american indians was barbaric and disgusting. but it still doesnt change the ideals that the founders attempted to implement. yes, americans have been disgusting throughout history with intolerance, but the basic ideal still stands. slavery, the witch trials, women's rights, etc., yeah a lot of people screwed up. and i don't support that. however, "every man (woman) is created equal" is what this country was -supposed- to have been founded on.
Dave Chappelle said it best in one of his sketches...
*impersonating Thomas Jefferson writing the Constitution*
"...Every man is created equal and let there be liberty and justice for all."
*pause*
"HURRY UP AND FINISH MY SANDWICH my pals OR I'LL KILL YOU"
I applauded it.