"Perhaps, like fear, stress, and salt, a national sense of guilt would, in moderation, be healthy."

Jon Santiago from the Huffington Post recently visited El Mozote, a small town in the Morazan department of El Salvador, where he learned about the infamous massacre of nearly 1,000 people by the Salvadoran military in 1981. After describing in brutal detail the events that transpired, the writer criticized the US government's involvement with the Salvadoran civil war. He points out that both El Salvador and the United States have new, left-leaning governments and asks, "Hopes are high right now, why not drive them even higher? Why not internalize, and fully recognize, all of our past mistakes rather than bury them amidst generalizations that serve only to excuse?"

The writer noted that the story of El Mozote should not be forgotten and should be passed down to future generations to avoid such horrendous mistakes. He ruminates, "Perhaps, like fear, stress, and salt, a national sense of guilt would, in moderation, be healthy."

To read the full article in the Huffington Post, click here.

- Sara Skinner, US Grassroots Coordinator