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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

"Wowee, don't worry, THIS time murdering international trade will help the US economy, pinky swear!" - the US every ~40 years or so since

[–] iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Jefferson was a ridiculous president. I feel like that was a pretty hot take until Hamilton came out and really showed him to a "t" to a wider audience. I always got flak in my history classes and college courses for pointing this out, but nobody seemed to listen until they'd watched the musical lol.

Don't get me wrong, I respect his ideas and writing, but he was quite cowardly and wrong about a great many things throughout the founding and early years of the US, even by standards of the time. I would consider him an effective revolutionary, but not an effective leader or administrator. Certainly not pragmatic.

[–] Draegur@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I like what he said about the tree of liberty.

that tree's lookin mighty fuckin thirsty lately.

[–] iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 days ago

Absolutely! Prime revolutionary stuff lol he should have just stuck with his strengths!

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I like what he said about copyright and patents.

But yes, very much also the tree of liberty thing.