Woodrow Wilson, self described imperialist

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[ProgressingAmerica]

On February 23rd, 1903, Woodrow Wilson said:

I am of the class of men who are described as imperialists, and yet I have had such an intense sympathy with the men on the other side who are getting sat upon that I could almost have wished that my opinions were different that I might join their ranks.

From The Papers of Woodrow Wilson, Volume 14, Page 367. Also, here.

See also: Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and modern American imperialism

Progressives don't want you to know, and many of them don't even know, that when they lament and bemoan "imperialism" they are more often than not indicting themselves and their own ideology.

[ProgressingAmerica]

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Progressives do not want to discuss their own history. I want to discuss their history.

Summary: "Imperialism" is often a charge leveled outwardly, yet the evidence points inward for progressives.

[BuffaloJack]

Wilson had a stroke and was too sick to be president for nearly half his term.
His wife, Edith, took over and ran the country during this period. Back then there were no provision for temporary power transfer if the president was incapacitated. The VP could only assume power if the president died, so Edith was the first female president.

[gaijin]

"...almost have wished that my opinions were different that I might join their ranks.

ALMOST...! That's KEY. Poor people are a QUAINT CONCEPTS to elites.

They loudly laud po' folks to signal their own virtue, that way they can be rich AND better, not just rich.

Thus, Zuckerberg buys all surrounding houses of THOSE STINKY PEOPLE, builds a wall but then showers 3rd World Dreamers with extravagant plaudits.

[Pelham]

That was Edith, his second wife, whom Wilson met and married in 1915. Edith had a distinguished genealogy, being a descendant of Pocohantas and related to Thomas Jefferson and Martha Washington.

Wilson had the stroke in October 1919 and she effectively was President until March of 1921.

My 4th grade teacher knew Edith Wilson and arranged to have her come speak to us, but she became ill and wasn’t able to follow through. She died later that year.