black and white thinking is a thinking error

i recently finished reading howard zinn's A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present and i have to say that it changed my entire frame of thinking in terms of american history. this is not to say that i was unaware that america has always been and still is about colonialism, imperialism and predatory capitalism (is that an oxymoron?) i know, but i didn't get it exactly. i finished the book a few days ago, it took me over a year to read it mostly because it's just so depressing. but it certainly got under my skin. just this morning i was driving to work thinking, this may sound contrite, but really this country went through a reformation in the 20th century that virtually shifted politics, trade, and social reform largely due to labor unions. it's impressive actually. on a somewhat related note, i sat down tonight to watch oliver stone's, South of the Border. it was essentially watching history repeat itself.

i'm glad he made this film.
i was a bit taken by evo morales of bolivia, especially when he said:
"i feel more like a union leader than a president." that just sort of summed it all up for me.