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You make some good points about how Andrew Jackson killed only in defense of his own people. Reminds me of this book written by Andolfo Hütlie.
You might be interested in checking it out if you want to understand more about the necessity of the Trail of Tears in the development of America's big beautiful strip malls and suburbs.
Andrew Jackson committed genocidal conquest, not sure where you got the defense thing, don't think I ever used that word.
America bad, if that helps you clock out faster. Mao, Jackson, ghengis Khan, all the same rung of hell.
That's not what you implied though. Saying "Mao is worse because he did it to his own people" is tantamount to running defense for Andrew fucking Jackson. Backpedaling to a "anti-authoritarian" (lol right) both sides suck stance is coward shit.
Also "whataboutism" is just a thought terminating cliché designed to stop liberals like you from experiencing cognitive dissonance and forming some semblance of a coherent worldview. It's not a "trick" to point out double standards and historical context.