Where the Founding Fathers Would Stand Today

[Mik]

Interesting piece, without being partisan.

[taiwan_girl]

That was interesting. But as he said, it is so difficult to try and imagine how living in a different era would have changed things for them.

"Washington - .....and strict adherence to the original, written Constitution — served him well in most instances"

But the Constitution was a pretty much new document at that point.

"Jefferson - ...who believed in an agrarian nation. "

Farmers were probably 90+% of the population at that time.

Anyways, a good thinking exercise

[xenon]

Yeah - the interesting part is that the founding fathers were literally revolutionaries. Progressives of their day.

[Jolly]

No, more like classic liberals.

[Klaus]

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[Larry]

@jolly said in Where the Founding Fathers Would Stand Today:

No, more like classic liberals.

Yes. Not a single one of the founding fathers could even remotely be said to be a progressive. Not one.

[Doctor Phibes]

If the founding fathers were alive today, one thing I do know is they'd be fucking old.

I rather suspect they'd be a bit out of touch.

[Larry]

Anyone with any sense at all is out of touch with the current state of society.

[Doctor Phibes]

@larry said in Where the Founding Fathers Would Stand Today:

Anyone with any sense at all is out of touch with the current state of society.

Some bits are dreadful, some bits are good. Just like back then.

[89th]

If James Madison were alive today, you know Trump would call him "Little Jimmy" on twitter

[Doctor Phibes]

@89th said in Where the Founding Fathers Would Stand Today:

If James Madison were alive today, you know Trump would call him "Little Jimmy" on twitter

Trump would also be relegated to only having the third most unconvincing hairdo in Washington.