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  • KiaKaha [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Hamilton, who wrote most of them, was pretty good. Read Radical Hamilton published by verso (or listen to the Radio War Nerd interview with the author).

      • gammison [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah my interpretation of Hamilton is an aristocratic republican, who was utterly disdainful of direct democracy.

        • KiaKaha [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          But boy oh boy could he centralisé state power for national development.

          And many of the folks on the Jeffersonian buzz wanted direct democracy so they could do slavery.

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Hamilton was a proto Fascist who's centralisation of the economy destroyed any radical democratic base the American revolution might have had. He deserves the wall for the Whiskey Rebellion alone.

    • Dimmer06 [he/him,comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      I dislike moralism so I try to avoid good/bad when looking at things critically, but as far as 18th century political projects went, the Federalists were pretty good. Idk much about Hamilton specifically (I haven't seen the musical), but as their leader I'd be inclined to say he was good. I also wish we still had a national bank.