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Why do people look down on Andrew Jackson, but praise FDR?
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:17 am
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:17 am
Jackson stopped the British advance into NOLA and formed the modern Democratic Party, but he is portrayed as evil because of the Trail of Tears.
FDR was our president during WWII and created the New Deal, but he also interned several Japanese Americans in internment camps. Where's the uproar on that? Why are they moving Jackson off the front of the 20 dollar bill, but Roosevelt keeps his face on the dime?
FDR was our president during WWII and created the New Deal, but he also interned several Japanese Americans in internment camps. Where's the uproar on that? Why are they moving Jackson off the front of the 20 dollar bill, but Roosevelt keeps his face on the dime?
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Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:18 am to willymeaux
Because people are fricking idiots.
This post was edited on 9/26/16 at 11:19 am
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:19 am to willymeaux
People don't look at him as a man of his time, instead they are worried about the fact he owned slaves.
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:19 am to willymeaux
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but he is portrayed as evil because of the Trail of Tears.
Pretty much every civilization that survived throughout history was evil by the same logic.
History of the World:
Civ A conquers Civ B and Civ B must now do what Civ A says
This post was edited on 9/26/16 at 11:20 am
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:20 am to willymeaux
Sheep
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:25 am to willymeaux
Japs dont count as an oppressed minority
Only blacks, hispanics, muslims and Injuns count.
But really only blacks count
Only blacks, hispanics, muslims and Injuns count.
But really only blacks count
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:27 am to willymeaux
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FDR was our president during WWII and created the New Deal, but he also interned several Japanese Americans in internment camps.
Just several?
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:27 am to willymeaux
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This post was edited on 9/26/16 at 11:29 am
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:31 am to willymeaux
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Jackson stopped the British advance into NOLA and formed the modern Democratic Party, but he is portrayed as evil because of the Trail of Tears.
FDR was our president during WWII and created the New Deal, but he also interned several Japanese Americans in internment camps. Where's the uproar on that? Why are they moving Jackson off the front of the 20 dollar bill, but Roosevelt keeps his face on the dime?
Those were two completely different situations, with completely different outcomes. One had a tremendous loss of life and culture, while the other didn't.
BUT, to your point, our dealings with native Americans in the 1800s was a shite show, and was a very sticky situation. Did we handle it badly? Yes. Did many of the the tribes across the nation make it extremely difficult to deal with the "right way?" Yes.
This post was edited on 9/26/16 at 11:32 am
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:36 am to willymeaux
FDR was lame
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:36 am to willymeaux
Andrew Jackson hated paper money and would have never agreed to having his image on any bill.
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:50 am to willymeaux
According to my extensive watching of the history channel, the Japanese are soulless. That's why.
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:57 am to willymeaux
Why aren't they mad at Lincoln?
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:02 pm to willymeaux
Simply, biased history (it's all biased, I know). American history taught us how great fdr was and how everything he did was wonderful, especially the new deal, and how it was all the republicans and greedy capitalists' fault that the crash happened. They also taught that Jackson was known for the trail of tears and he fought in both wars against Britain. Also that he was so horrible because he didn't support the great FED.
Luckily, I went to private school in Louisiana. In La history I learned about Jackson, and how much of a hero he was to New Orleans, the war of 1812, and how he influenced our relations with Britain and the rest of the world. It was because I had a non-liberal teacher in American history, that added reality to the textbooks.
Lastly, when I was young info was not so easily obtained, and all you had were the biased sources. It is so easy to get disparaging opinions now, but you have to go looking, and most would rather not, or are too lazy.
Luckily, I went to private school in Louisiana. In La history I learned about Jackson, and how much of a hero he was to New Orleans, the war of 1812, and how he influenced our relations with Britain and the rest of the world. It was because I had a non-liberal teacher in American history, that added reality to the textbooks.
Lastly, when I was young info was not so easily obtained, and all you had were the biased sources. It is so easy to get disparaging opinions now, but you have to go looking, and most would rather not, or are too lazy.
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