... I'm just not going far enough to throw out everything that the administration of Washington & Jefferson accomplished because of it. Unless your intention was to spite Josie for mentioning Washington, thinking that she thought there was nothing of question under him.
And, what were some of George Washington's Major Accomplishments:
- 1754, Washington, loses a battle against the French, at Fort Duquesne.
- 1754, Washington, becomes a folk hero to the people of Monongahela.
- 1774, Washington, Chairs the meeting of the Fairfax Resolves document.
- 1775 through 1783, Washington scores a victory against Great Britain.
- 1789, Washington, becomes first President of the United States of America.
- 1793, Washington, issues a Neutrality Proclamation, where he takes the moral high-ground on non-interference in foreign nations.
- 1795, Washington, signs Jay Treaty with Great Britain.
So, there you have it. Seven (7) major accomplishments from 1754 to 1795. In all, Washing loses a fight, wins a much bigger fight, becomes a folk hero, chairs an important meeting, becomes the first President, proclaims the need for not getting involved in the affairs of foreign countries and signs a peace accord with the Red Coats.
All this morality playing out in the life of George Washington, and not once did he consider the utter hypocrisy of his ownership of other Human Beings - Human Beings who were actual Americans, just like himself and the rest of his family.
And, you don't see the glaring hypocrisy embedded in all of that drama? I am NOT an apologist for immoral and disgraceful behavior. Maybe you have no problem excusing it, but I cannot in good faith and good conscious, lower my integrity into the gutter, just so that I can
feel good about an American Patriarch and
hold on to my absolute need for
nostalgia, in spite of the fact that my internal moral compass tells me that something was VERY WRONG with the period and the people, who lived, benefited and thrived on the backs of the life blood (literally) of other decent Human Beings.
So, let's just agree to completely disagree about the true nature and value of Mr. George Washington.
As for Jefferson? He was far worse. He actually had his Slaves working for him in the White House, and never once brought himself to read the Declaration of Independence, in light of his own selected lifestyle. These men did not have to own Slaves. The could have done what Nancy Reagan, did and just "Said No." But, they said, Yes. Yes, to being a total hypocrite. Yes, to being a total walking and talking contradiction. Yes, to sticking their finger up in the air, not just at the Africans they were killing and demoralizing with their Institution of Slavery, but to the political winds that blew - instead of holding fast the
great moral ideals that they themselves helped to etch into the documents that were intended to set our country apart from the oppressive tyranny of the Kings and Queens of England!
The hypocrisy of this nation, was NEVER stronger than during the life and times of both Washington and Jefferson.
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Why do I have the feeling I am going down an all too familiar path with you once you mentioned Northwoods and "Pearl Harbor" PNAC references?
Maybe you should read your own post, as much of what you wrote was extremely vague and wide open for a number of different interpretations.