• adultswim_antifa [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The Dollop episodes on Aaron Burr go into a lot of detail on Hamilton and what a horrible piece of shit he was and how the liberal love for the musical is exasperating. In the 40s, Hamilton was considered by everyone vaguely on the left to be a proto fascist.

    • Cromalin [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      one of maybe two politicians in the play that have any sort of record of even gesturing at opposing slavery with their public office.

      wasn't adams also among that number? making the presentation of him as uniquely racist to the point where jefferson is taken aback incredibly shitty?

        • Orannis62 [ze/hir]
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          2 years ago

          It's funny because Burr not having real beliefs was the real-life Hamilton's propaganda about Burr. So like, it's totally fair to have Hamilton the character think and say that- but the show just treats that as the gospel truth

        • Cromalin [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          iirc he did write some anti slavery stuff, but i just googled it and i was thinking of his son, who obviously was also unsuccessful but seems to have been genuinely committed to opposing slavery from my 1 minute of skimming

    • KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      This really makes me want a "Well There's Your Problem" about Hamilton. Give me 3 hours of this!