Misrepresenting our Founding Fathers (to include other notable free-thinkers)

[Chas]

Germany was originaly founded as "The holy Roman Empire of German Nationhood" it was founded to be the great protector of christian Europe and to have unquestionable sovereignty over all of Europe. Which created the idea that a German nation would have the unquestionable right to be the supreme ruler and power of Europe.


We see how well that worked out.


I find it really scary that people in the US point to "wisdomes" from the era of atlantic slave trade, syphilis and other crap, to back up their political views.
To me the concept of "a glorious past" is a fraud only used by people in politics who do not have good and democratic intentions.

The founders of the U.S., especially the authors of its Constitution, were gentlemen of The Enlightenment. The U.S. Constitution is a brilliant document, an architecture for government that has stood up well due to its clarity and flexibility.

Is it perfect? No. Is it mutable? Yes, and that is part of their genius.

So I suggest you be not quite so dismissive of hearkening back to their writings and ideas.


And before you all start in, I'm a Canadian.