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heaven05

(18,124 posts) Wed Mar 5, 2014, 11:39 AM Mar 2014

Andrew Jackson slave trader

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engineer of the 'trail of tears' in which 46,000 native americans from different tribes, Cherokees, Choctaws, Muscogee-Creeks, Chickasaws and Seminoles, were forced off their ancestral lands and forced to march west. In freezing temperatures and with little food, many men, women and children died. And this mass murderer is on the 20 dollar bill. Most enlightening to find this further evidence of amerikkkan hypocrisy. I know it is old news, but ran into it in an article I read this morning and was reminded, again, of the extreme nature of the settlement, 'manifest destiny', of the american land mass by the transplanted european. He, to quote the article, should be vilified not honored on our money.

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Andrew Jackson slave trader (Original Post) heaven05 Mar 2014 OP

He is also honored by Democrats on Jefferson-Jackson Day fund raising. gordianot Mar 2014 #1

He's the only president who ever thumbed his nose and the Supreme Court. LiberalAndProud Mar 2014 #2

I wish we could have a national referendum on this LittleBlue Mar 2014 #3

gordianot

(15,238 posts)

1. He is also honored by Democrats on Jefferson-Jackson Day fund raising.

Reply to heaven05 (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 12:12 PM

Mar 2014

Jefferson was at least conflicted over slavery, Jackson embraced it. Even on a personal level Jackson was a killer given his many duels.

Also remember that almost the entire George W. Bush administration committed war crimes similar to those executed by trials following World War II. Bush is allowed to appear on television promoting the idea that he is a sympathetic tottering old fool who has taken up painting. He totally fooled Jay Leno with a paint by numbers portrait. Bush should be in a prison somewhere now.

LiberalAndProud

(12,799 posts)

2. He's the only president who ever thumbed his nose and the Supreme Court.

Reply to heaven05 (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 03:37 PM

Mar 2014

Ensured the collapse of the Second Bank of the US too, which probably explains his appearance on the $20. Truly, I believe he trumps our own shrub as the worst president ever.

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)

3. I wish we could have a national referendum on this

Reply to heaven05 (Original post)

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 03:41 PM

Mar 2014

He was an awful man. It's sickening that he's on our currency.

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