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A Look at Thomas Jefferson's Egregious Hypocrisy
Scientific American ^
| 7/1
| John Horgan
Posted on 07/01/2016 8:18:53 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
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To: Yaelle
Sorry; my above reply should have been to your comment 54:
"So did he allow his own progeny to stay slaves as well? What an unpleasant man."I hope you noticed how I slipped that Trump reference in there.... LOL!
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posted on
07/01/2016 4:22:48 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(We will no longer surrender this country to the false song of globalism. --Donald Trump)
To: Bull Snipe
Yours is a better comparison and basically what I meant. Nobody on the thread had said it in the terms I put it so mpy underlying point stands, I hope. Slaves were an investment to maintain, not fodder to abuse.
To: rlmorel
Yes, Both Washington an Jefferson where both great men. But we all should know. No one is perfect.
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posted on
07/01/2016 4:46:10 PM PDT
by
Steve Van Doorn
(*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
To: slumber1
“Once again we must correct this piece of mis-information”
This juvenocracy’s inherent incompetence...
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posted on
07/01/2016 5:06:01 PM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: Steve Van Doorn
That is true. I try to keep that in mind. Starting with myself!
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posted on
07/01/2016 5:30:25 PM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
To: NonValueAdded
Jefferson was a thinker/dreamer. Management appears not to have been his strong point. He had the vision for our country and thankfully others were able to carry it forward. However his role was necessary and invaluable. I am thankful!
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posted on
07/01/2016 6:50:33 PM PDT
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kalee
To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
"I simply mean that not all slaves were so abused as portrayed by modern movies and the NSM. Many older movies show a bonding between some owners and slaves, and that generation had grandfathers who were slave owners. They would know."
I am one who knows from my ancestors. My great grandmother's family 'owned' a slave, who after the war lived in the house with the family as a beloved friend. I grew up on stories about Rosa, from my grandmother.
There were some terrible slave owners; and there were those like Jefferson, who tried to deal responsibly with the exigencies of his time.
I don't believe for a moment that he fathered any slave's child; though there were some in his family and genetic line who might have done.
-JT
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posted on
07/01/2016 7:00:46 PM PDT
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
To: jeffersondem
A Look at Thomas Jefferson's Egregious Hypocrisy Egregious hypocrisy? Mr. Horgan is oblivious to how he is repudiated by his own words. This article is a baby-step toward taking down the monuments to Jefferson, Washington, and yes, Lincoln.It's been common throughout history for the conquering power to efface/discredit/erase the monuments, images, writings, language, and culture of the now vanquished populace.
The defeated shall be made to know by the victors that the captors intend to rule with impunity.
To: Jamestown1630
Very interesting. Thanks.
To: TangledUpInBlue
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07/02/2016 10:37:55 AM PDT
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AllAmericanGirl44
(If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.)
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