Shorty
Boomer Boy
There was a pope in the fifth century named Hilarius. You don't see that one much anymore.
Oh man I meant to comment on this - I've dabbled with the idea of getting my doctorate in education (but I really don't want to have to call parents all day like principals have to do) but if I do you better farking believe that I will change my username to Dr. Brasky.
you really need to just go ahead and change it. we don't care if it's real.
Yo Biff how do I edit my handle?
Nobody in history should be held up as a some sort of perfect deity. As historians and teachers its our job to present all the evidence and let our children draw their own conclusions. Now Lincoln is a G and was our best president alongside FDR, but if my students decide to hold his anti-abolition statements and actions against him then that is totally reasonable.
Sure, but what's the point of discussing every historical figure's foibles ? The whole reason you're discussing the figure in the first place is due to some historical contribution, good or even bad. So focus on that contribution and move on, unless those foibles somehow inform that contribution in a manner that is pertinent. Also, those personal pitfalls or political views that we find distasteful today, were probably at least socially and politically acceptable contemporaneously, if not mainstream. So if you want to denigrate some historical figure, make sure you're doing it in the proper context, rather than just pointing out that Jackson was awful to Indians and is therefore an awful human being.
But Jackson was an awful human being. And he personally made millions of dollars off land he bought on the cheap, that he had personally had taken from the natives he unnecessarily slaughtered. He also was a terrible administrative president who rewarded his unqualified donors with patronage and began the death spiral of partisanship that still plagues our nation today. His war on the Bank and other financial manipulative severely harmed the economy.
As to Lincoln his pussyfooting over the slavery issue did have a significant historical impact. So it’s quite relevant to discuss his initial reservations to ending slavery.
Americans saw the Indians
There was a pope in the fifth century named Hilarius.
And was America outraged by Jackson's actions at the time ? Isn't the bigger issues that Americans saw the Indians as subhuman and has continued to subjugate them actively and passively ? Are you doing a whole unit on 1830's financial manipulation in 10th grade US History ?
Of course you would discuss Lincoln's views and evolution on slavery in a historical context. That as one of the greatest debates in American history. So do you start the discussion with something like "Lincoln was a shitty human being because he didn't abolish slavery on day one of his presidency and he is therefore to be eternally reviled !" ?? !
Hey guys, I'm getting pretty fucking worried about runaway inflation.
You guys know that I'm involved in construction, and my lumber guy just told me that I need to get lumber this month because their reorder is coming up and lumber prices are set to skyrocket (double or triple). Lumber is already about 3-5x what it cost 2 years ago.
This is all anecdote, but I'm hearing reports of some fucking insane localized inflation in some of the cities.
Anyone else got a recent experience like this?