George Washington "a Prophet" - Page 2

iruinedyourday · #1 04-04-2016, 04:26 PM

Of the nine presidents who were slaveholders, only George Washington freed all his own slaves upon his death. Washington gradually came to realize that slavery was immoral and contrary to the Revolutionary ideals of liberty and equality. In 1774 he endorsed a document, known as the Fairfax Resolves, which condemned the slave trade as “unnatural” and recommended that no more slaves be imported into the British colonies. Five years later, he approved a plan to grant slaves their freedom in exchange for service in the Continental Army.

AzzarTheGod · #2 04-04-2016, 04:58 PM

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Of the nine presidents who were slaveholders, only George Washington freed all his own slaves upon his death. Washington gradually came to realize that slavery was immoral and contrary to the Revolutionary ideals of liberty and equality. In 1774 he endorsed a document, known as the Fairfax Resolves, which condemned the slave trade as “unnatural” and recommended that no more slaves be imported into the British colonies. Five years later, he approved a plan to grant slaves their freedom in exchange for service in the Continental Army.

Sounds like he was working within the system to enact meaningful change. Pokesan would probably preferred a ruthless dictator's approach.

Whether he owned slaves or not is moot, I don't see any other big slave countries like Italy or Greece bashing the ancient philosophers and Emperors over their ownership and continuation of slavery.

Its a fuckass thing to do to sully the founding fathers over this.

iruinedyourday · #3 04-04-2016, 05:10 PM

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Sounds like he was working within the system to enact meaningful change. Pokesan would probably preferred a ruthless dictator's approach.

Whether he owned slaves or not is moot, I don't see any other big slave countries like Italy or Greece bashing the ancient philosophers and Emperors over their ownership and continuation of slavery.

Its a fuckass thing to do to sully the founding fathers over this.

I'm sure I would be like Hillar--*aghem*--Washingtons a Liar! If he was running today.

Pokesan · #4 04-04-2016, 04:31 PM

*venerates man who owned humans as property*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps7xmW-9LXQ

Goliathan · #5 04-04-2016, 05:03 PM

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*venerates man who owned humans as property*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps7xmW-9LXQ

It's not always about a mans failings. It's about what a man does to correct his failings trough a willingness to change and see things differently. It takes a lot for a man to stand up and say "I was wrong. What I did was wrong. I can't take it back but I can be better from now on out." Don't you think?

AzzarTheGod · #6 04-04-2016, 05:05 PM

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It's not always about a mans failings. It's about what a man does to correct his failings trough a willingness to change and see things differently. It takes a lot for a man to stand up and say "I was wrong. What I did was wrong. I can't take it back but I can be better from now on out." Don't you think?

I dare you to make drastic extreme statements and try to enact legislative changes in government. Hint: it doesn't work, this isn't a dictatorship.

Washington was working within the system.

Goliathan · #7 04-04-2016, 05:13 PM

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I dare you to make drastic extreme statements and try to enact legislative changes in government. Hint: it doesn't work, this isn't a dictatorship.

Washington was working within the system.

Certainly not. Statements like that would be suicide. The people no longer value the honesty and difficulty of being upright about ones actions. Now it's lie and spin spin spin. Granted. He said it more with his later actions and stuff but I would never expect any politician to do that.

AzzarTheGod · #8 04-04-2016, 05:18 PM

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Now it's lie and spin spin spin.

A product of usury and the Jewish debt system.

See also: Greed.

Pokesan · #9 04-04-2016, 06:19 PM

so im the only one who thinks slavery is bad??

Pokesan · #10 04-04-2016, 06:56 PM

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:/

no i said southern democrats switched to voting for the republican party because of the civil rights act. i don't care which old man yelled about it in the senate at the time, it's irrelevant.

i don't understand the rest of your post.