What was the biggest screw-up in American history?

[Chiefmon]

In today's society, there have been many screw-ups in our government. But what do you think was the biggest and most idiotic move made in our government. Please voice your opinions.

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

I'm gonna go with the cold war.
It basically amounts to a GIANT pissing contest.

 

[This-is-Hip-Hop]

Wow, there is quite a few, ranging from blatant racisim, Teddy's "White Fleet" to Grant's "Gold Bust". But the biggest presidental screw up in history has got to go to FDR's decison to allow the supreme court to force Japanese American's into Interment Camps. Probably one of the biggest mistakes America has ever made. All of those innocent people, no matter which generation they were, the goverment uprooted them and put them in camps, in order to stop the "Possibility" of Anarchy.

-This-is-Hip-Hop

 

[Gooble]

Preaching freedom, liberty and justice on every possible occasion, yet practicing corruption, racism, sexism, torture, illegal wars, greed, a class system etc. etc. etc. right across the country.

Also being so terribly afraid of socialism, despite the fact that if it were properly put into practice it would reflect the aforementioned virtues of freedom, liberty, justice etc.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

I'm gonna go with the cold war.
It basically amounts to a GIANT pissing contest.

agreed. it just cuased a whole bunch of crazy shit. i wont even call it a war since there were no actual battles. not to mention more people got put in jail becuase they were thought to have been a communist.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

Breaking away from the British empire of course

Together we could have ruled the galaxy as father and son...

 

[caz105]

Breaking away from the British empire of course

This.

Also renouncing the 'U' which I have never understood. Why America? What did it do to deserve to be shunned.

 

[DarkLordofDevon]

Breaking away from the British empire of course

Together we could have ruled the galaxy as father and son...

I concur!

 

[Dorian]

I hate to be the guy to do this, but I seriously believe it.

Electing George W. Bush into office.

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

I hate to be the guy to do this, but I seriously believe it.

Electing George W. Bush into office.

It certainly didn't help...

 

[maddawg IAJI]

When they disconnected from the British Empire, duh. We could've all lived in the same giant country now... Imagine that =p

Well, the whole anti-communist craziness before Cold War was pretty bad. And Cold War itself too.

you do realize that if america never seperated from britian it wouldnt have the louisana territory. since the french had control of the territory by the 1800s.

you know whats worse then electing george w. bush. reelecting him in 2004.

 

[Adfest]

Prohibition

 

[NewGeekPhilosopher]

I have to say the worst mistake they made was letting Walt Disney rat out his fellow animators to the House of Un-American Activities. Do you have any idea what it could have been like to have animator jobs for those people so America wouldn't just have Disney as the top dog of animation?

 

[gupy77]

I hate to be the guy to do this, but I seriously believe it.

Electing George W. Bush into office.

Close but the worst was doing it again.

 

[BubbleGumSnareDrum]

Institution of the Federal Reserve and the World Bank.

Hands down.

 

[The Gardener]

Removal of the Gold Standard.