{"id":33980,"date":"2018-05-04T09:21:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T14:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=33980"},"modified":"2018-05-04T09:21:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T14:21:30","slug":"a-guide-to-american-political-ironies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=33980","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to American Political Ironies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Guide to American Political Ironies<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Gutzon Borglum Mount Rushmore, Repairing Lincoln\u2019s nose <\/b>1962<\/center>
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Dr. D figured his last missive was a bit heavy handed. So he went for something lighter this time. A penance, a doctor\u2019s guide: \u201cIt\u2019s hard enough to find a candidate that will even promise to do something right so it doesn\u2019t help that they do the opposite 90% of the time.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

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Dr. D: <\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

Who wrote \u201cWe hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal\u201d<\/i>? Jefferson, a slave owner.<\/p>\n

Who was one of the most ardent Abolitionists? Alexander Hamilton.<\/p>\n

Was he a slave owner? Yes.<\/p>\n

Who won the election of 1824? No one, it was decided by the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

So which party lost? None: all four candidates were Democratic-Republicans.<\/p>\n

In response, Andrew Jackson, a slave owner, created the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

Jackson created the Democratic Party as an anti-bank, anti-oligarch, states-rights platform the Tea Party would recognize.<\/p>\n

Martin Van Buren, a Democrat, created the first concentration camp for Cherokee Indians in 1838.<\/p>\n

Those 17,000 Cherokees owned 2,000 slaves.<\/p>\n

Did Lincoln create the Republican Party? No, it was an amalgamation of failed parties: Lincoln was their 1st candidate.<\/p>\n

What was the Lincoln campaign of 1860? Non-interference in state slavery.<\/p>\n

Why? The decision of Dred Scott in 1857, a slave owned by abolitionists in a state he did not reside. Overturning 250 years of history, the case determined that no slave could ever become a citizen, i.e. freed.<\/p>\n

Who was the best known Confederate General? Stonewall Jackson.<\/p>\n

What did he do when he sided with the Southern cause? Freed his slaves.<\/p>\n

Who else was a top Confederate General? William Mahone.<\/p>\n

What did he do? He was the creator of the most successful interracial alliance in the post-war South. His name was purged first by Southern Democrats (for integration), then by modern Democrats (for being a Confederate).<\/p>\n

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