Zzeus,
I wouldn't like to keep discussing this. May I just say that I agree with Fernando and Nicole: you only need to be a human being to understand the suffering of another; race and nationality don't matter.

Also, I never set out to blame present Americans for anything, I was trying to reply to someone's argument in this thread according to which problems in the Basque country would be due to the intolerant nature of the Spanish nation (or state), as opposed to the ever tolerant United States. As I said in my original post, I think both our countries (and indeed, as you point out, most European countries) have a lot to be ashamed of in that respect.

Finally, I'm not quite sure whether your bit about "biased propaganda" was intended for me, but if you read carefully the message that prompted your reply, you will realise it contains facts, nothing else.