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AngryAmish

(25,704 posts)
26. Small d anti-democratic statement
Wed Jul 12, 2017, 06:22 PM
Jul 2017

Hamilton feared democracy because of people like Trump, the rabble rouser. The Whigs we're formed as a response to the populist fervor of the founder of our party, Andrew Jackson.

Prescient cilla4progress Jul 2017 #1
drumph to a tee BSdetect Jul 2017 #2
Except for Break time Jul 2017 #17
Agree or not .. He has the talent of ring master in a media circus. Le Gaucher Jul 2017 #20
he is a talented con man maxsolomon Jul 2017 #25
Exactly. littlemissmartypants Jul 2017 #34
Fact-checked the quote, and it's accurate. JaneQPublic Jul 2017 #3
uncanny how far sighted this quote is , isnt it. Scary !! Le Gaucher Jul 2017 #4
Throughout the ages, people haven't changed much. The Founders knew Nay Jul 2017 #6
uncanny bora13 Jul 2017 #5
Projection might be a good word for it. keithbvadu2 Jul 2017 #33
The 'Electoral College' was envisioned as a check on 'populist democracy.' yallerdawg Jul 2017 #7
The founding fathers were very wise and thoughtful. BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #22
The " Senate" was conceived as an anti-democratic hedge AngryAmish Jul 2017 #27
The 'house of sober second thought'. luvtheGWN Jul 2017 #36
Agreed. c-rational Jul 2017 #30
Good stuff, I needed that. mitch96 Jul 2017 #8
They probably wouldn't know who Alexander Hamilton was. n/t Stonepounder Jul 2017 #19
Sure they would! He's that theater guy who insulted Pence! Maeve Jul 2017 #23
"probably wouldn't know who Alexander Hamilton was" mitch96 Jul 2017 #31
Wow. nt zentrum Jul 2017 #9
Holy crap! That was 225 years ago yet is much more appropriate today. George II Jul 2017 #10
I'm pretty sure this has been true since... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #11
K&R orangecrush Jul 2017 #12
The Founding Fathers were profoundly insightful in human psychology and history... Hekate Jul 2017 #13
Amazingly prophetic. n/t GallopingGhost Jul 2017 #14
k and r and printing multiple copies --and I know just where to hand them out! niyad Jul 2017 #15
Amazing Dem2 Jul 2017 #16
Almost as if he knew.. mountain grammy Jul 2017 #18
We need to declare August 18th, House of Roberts Jul 2017 #21
Wow. That's spot on. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #24
Small d anti-democratic statement AngryAmish Jul 2017 #26
Alexander Hamilton is doing a good job, like Frederick Douglass Motley13 Jul 2017 #28
Thanks, in part, to Lin Manuel Miranda, Hamilton .. Hieronymus Jul 2017 #29
Trump is not anything new. Demagogues have been grabbing despotic power for eons. Kablooie Jul 2017 #32
When I got to the whirlwind part... diverdownjt Jul 2017 #35
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