CthulhusIntern [he/him] to askchapo • 3 years agoWhich US founding father was the worst, and which was the least bad?message-squaremessage-square25 fedilinkarrow-up120
arrow-up120message-squareWhich US founding father was the worst, and which was the least bad?CthulhusIntern [he/him] to askchapo • 3 years agomessage-square25 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareCthulhusIntern [he/him]hexagonhexbear57·3 years ago"Patriots": You can't just judge the Founding Fathers by the standards of today! Thomas Paine: Judges the Founding Fathers by the standards of his day, agrees with the people today. link
minus-squareFlorn [they/them]hexbear36·3 years agoWhat they really mean is "You can't just judge me by the standards of tomorrow!" link
minus-squaresteve5487 [none/use name]hexbear12·3 years agoyeah the UK banned slavery like 20 years after the American revolution abolition was very much a hot issue back then link
"Patriots": You can't just judge the Founding Fathers by the standards of today!
Thomas Paine: Judges the Founding Fathers by the standards of his day, agrees with the people today.
What they really mean is "You can't just judge me by the standards of tomorrow!"
yeah the UK banned slavery like 20 years after the American revolution abolition was very much a hot issue back then