Hard to believe that the little scum has you guys digging through American history like a bunch of leftist freaks from DU tearing down our founders and ancestors, because some little twirp renounced America, and tossed our citizenship back at us.
George Washington, and Eduardo? jeesh.
RE: George Washington, and Eduardo? jeesh.
Outrage is not reasoning. That only tells us about your way of approaching arguments.
You still have not answered the question — WHY IS SAVERIN SCUM?
In fact, it can be argues that what Washington did was even more drastic that Saverin’s."
Exactly. We all love GW now because he won and his side got to write the history and the laws we live under. Ask a brit how they feel about George he is not some mythical superhero to them, he is and always will be a traitor to the English people. Saverin is just some guy who happens to be rich leaving get over it, we need to work on making our nation one that brings people IN not makes it so erroneous that they are fleeing us.
Washington is a hero to us because he stood up to the crown and had to kill to do it which is the most extreme form of rebellion but in all rebellion those who fight for it are by definition traitorous to the standing government. I personally prefer Franklin as a guide to individual liberty and freedom he knew all to well the dangers of not limiting government. Arguably our government has left us and is now actively at war with the American people.
You're the one calling those that give up their citizenship for more freedom "scumbags". According to your definition Washington was a "scumbag". I think no one is a scumbag for their choice. Those who choose to stay and have their freedoms eroded are not scumbags, they just don't mind being controlled. Those who choose to move are not scumbags, they just want more freedom. Washington was not a scumbag, he fought for the principles in the Constitution.