Where the Founding Fathers Would Stand Today
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https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/01/where-the-founding-fathers-would-stand-today/#slide-1
Interesting take on Jefferson.
Jefferson’s principles were malleable, adapting to circumstance. As much as Jefferson’s ideals have been influential in shaping America, a picture of Jefferson transplanted to the 21st century would place greater weight on his personality.
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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
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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.
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@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.
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@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.
