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RE: Favorite US President
August 30, 2021 at 11:06 am
I'd like to say Thomas Jefferson. But, of course, there's some baggage there that makes me not want to select him.
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RE: Favorite US President
August 30, 2021 at 11:37 am
(August 29, 2021 at 9:50 pm)Jehanne Wrote: (August 29, 2021 at 6:49 pm)Spongebob Wrote: When did this supposedly happen?
Wikipedia -- Newburgh letter
Now, what would have Donald Trump done?
Washington was already engaged in a coup when he got the letter.
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RE: Favorite US President
August 30, 2021 at 1:19 pm
I don't think I have a favorite president. Am I supposed to have one?
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RE: Favorite US President
August 30, 2021 at 1:22 pm
Obama will always be my favorite. He defied the odds and broke a huge barrier. But second would be Lincoln and third JFK.
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RE: Favorite US President
August 30, 2021 at 2:20 pm
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(August 30, 2021 at 1:29 pm)Jehanne Wrote: (August 30, 2021 at 11:37 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Washington was already engaged in a coup when he got the letter.
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You're joking, right?
Not at all. The letter was written, sent and received before the end of the revolutionary war.
A coup is an attempt to seize power from a legitimate governing authority. By any sensible standard, a revolution is simply a successful coup.
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RE: Favorite US President
August 30, 2021 at 2:24 pm
I tend to want to give Washington the benefit of the doubt. But I see Boru's point. It wasn't an invitation for Washington to take the throne, no problem. Could be that Washington didn't want to fight another uphill battle against those who might oppose his coronation.
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RE: Favorite US President
August 30, 2021 at 2:37 pm
(August 30, 2021 at 2:24 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: I tend to want to give Washington the benefit of the doubt. But I see Boru's point. It wasn't an invitation for Washington to take the throne, no problem. Could be that Washington didn't want to fight another uphill battle against those who might oppose his coronation.
Just to be clear, I'm not judging Washington negatively at all - I'm an admirer. In fact, anyone who made life difficult for the British Empire is muh boy. But if Washington
had accepted an American throne, it wouldn't really have been a 'coup', simply a different outcome to the coup that was already underway.
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