To: Don W
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The Founders were writing about their contemporary politics in a direct and literal manner. They were having direct discussions about things in the here and now."
I don't understand how that could be the conclusion.
I mean, I know what you are saying but that's not at all the take I get from the Founders when I read their work. The divergence in reception is quite amazing to me.
23 posted on
05/04/2021 7:45:19 PM PDT by
ProgressingAmerica
(Public meetings are superior to newspapers)
To: ProgressingAmerica
Check this out. It was a fun little series of threads a few years ago. Granted it’s not exactly what we were discussing, but you might like it. The series and accompanying discussions had an effect on how I looked at the Founders.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2433293/posts
24 posted on
05/04/2021 9:23:49 PM PDT by
Don W
(When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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