Yeah, he was a traitor to his class, wasn't he?

ER — 5/23/2013 8:11:19 PM (archived)

I read you loud and clear, TB. Liberals who have money are hypocrites.
But wouldn't that mean conservatives who don't have any must be lazy or incompetent?

I have immense respect and admiration for Washington, he not only bet his fortune, he bet his life that he would win the Revolutionary War. And he gave up power and returned to private life as soon as he could.

But he was also fighting to protect his interests and his property. I don't blame him for that, I'm just aware of it.

As for FDR, don't you feel that it took great courage and integrity for a man of his class to adopt views and policies that were so counter to his own class interest? Do you think he did it simply because he lusted for power? Or is it impossible for a progressive to love his country and work hard to promote what's best for it?

Maybe its just happenstance, but Washington did retire and go back to Mt Vernon. But FDR knew he was a very sick man, he chose to die in the saddle.

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Perfect explanation of how we view government. - bowser - 5/22/2013 5:37:18 AM
- How some people view government, maybe. - TB - 5/22/2013 4:56:50 PM
  - And yet... - alcaray - 5/23/2013 8:51:33 PM
  - George Washington - TB - 5/23/2013 4:04:07 PM
    - George Washington, like Cincinattus before him, was a truly great man. - ER - 5/23/2013 7:11:31 PM
      - Yep. - TB - 5/23/2013 7:51:21 PM
        
        Yeah, he was a traitor to his class, wasn't he? - ER - 5/23/2013 8:11:19 PM
        
        Huh? - TB - 5/23/2013 8:42:07 PM
        
        You can't stand rich liberals. - ER - 5/23/2013 9:33:19 PM
        
        Hypocrisy - TB - 5/25/2013 4:30:15 PM
        
        I'll be brief. - ER - 5/25/2013 7:53:04 PM
    - I'm no politician but Hell, I would jump at it... - FrankC - 5/23/2013 5:05:00 PM
      - A majority of people preferred the America FDR left behind... - ER - 5/23/2013 6:37:44 PM
      - FDR was 63 when he died in 1945. - TB - 5/23/2013 6:22:23 PM
      - It's no secret why someone would want to be king. - TB - 5/23/2013 5:14:14 PM
        
        I’m still working out why so many people think they can be boss. n/t - ER - 5/23/2013 6:25:17 PM
        
        Didn't I just say that? - TB - 5/23/2013 6:30:18 PM
        
        Yes, but you weren't listening. - ER - 5/23/2013 6:43:37 PM
        
        I'm talking kings and powerful political leaders. - TB - 5/23/2013 7:18:15 PM
        
        It has everything to do with it. - ER - 5/23/2013 7:54:15 PM
  - No one here could ever admit it. - bowser - 5/23/2013 3:06:51 PM
  - I couldn't agree more - ER - 5/22/2013 5:53:27 PM
    - I loved Reagan - RobVG - 5/23/2013 12:43:09 AM
    - Wow. Didn't see THAT coming. - TB - 5/22/2013 6:10:08 PM
      - Sometimes an icon is just an icon. - ER - 5/22/2013 6:31:53 PM
        
        Re: Sometimes an icon is just an icon. - TB - 5/22/2013 6:41:32 PM

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