Crackhappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAmericans, if you put yourself in the shoes of Washington, Jefferson, Adams and their ilk at the founding of this country, what questions do you think they would have for the leaders of today?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down19
arrow-up157arrow-down1message-squareAmericans, if you put yourself in the shoes of Washington, Jefferson, Adams and their ilk at the founding of this country, what questions do you think they would have for the leaders of today?Crackhappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down8·2 months agoPersonal power, leadership abilities, integrity and morals were much stronger with these people, and in their times in general. So I think they would ask: How do you think you can lead a country when you are such a bunch of corrupted whimps?
minus-squareCrackhappy@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoInteresting take. I presume you’ve never actually read any of the founding father’s treatises.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·2 months agoNo, of course not, since I do not live in their corrupted country. And you should not judge people only according to what they write.
Personal power, leadership abilities, integrity and morals were much stronger with these people, and in their times in general.
So I think they would ask:
How do you think you can lead a country when you are such a bunch of corrupted whimps?
Interesting take. I presume you’ve never actually read any of the founding father’s treatises.
No, of course not, since I do not live in their corrupted country.
And you should not judge people only according to what they write.