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The Federalist papers are the equivalent of a Medium blog post. And I will treat them as such. Edit: Evidently I've pissed off enough people who drink the red-
by pierat 3y ago
The Federalist papers are the equivalent of a Medium blog post. And I will treat them as such.
Edit: Evidently I've pissed off enough people who drink the red-white-blue kool-aid. -3 at the moment.
These newspaper publishings were expressly for the solidification of power at the federal level, and the weakening of the states. And only look closer at what the "federal" powers were about, and it was all about "secur(ing) the existence of (their) people and a future for white children." (cite: 14 words)
Hamilton/Madison/Jay and others knew if a strong federal law reigned supreme, his and other founders' slaves and their current wealth would be greatly solidified. And right he was. And all those slaves also gave 3/5'th a vote per human they enslaved. While many of you say it was for "selfless reasons", my only response is a great big belly laugh.
So perhaps, I was wrong calling these an equivalent of a Medium blog post. No, instead they'd fit right in on the Daily Stormer or Stormfront (2 neonazi publications). Those are the types of "rights" these founders were fighting for: the rights to own another human as property.
- whatshisface 3y agoMaybe a blog post that Tim Berners Lee wrote during the standardization of HTTP.
- rainsford 3y agoI agree with your general point that the Federalist Papers aren't quite the same as a random blog post. But to extend that analogy further, if I'm implementing HTTP, should I base my implementation on things only found in a blog post by Tim Berners Lee? Don't get me wrong, the Federalist Papers are important historical documents and provide unique insight into the minds of the authors. But they're not laws, and treating them as if they have actual legal significance seems wrong.
- IG_Semmelweiss 3y agoYou are equating a blog post to a paper written by a small group of citizens that dared to risk station, family, and life, to pursue a dream for a nation (not selfish ends), which put them directly in the cross hairs with the superpower of the time?
- rfrey 3y ago> Evidently I've pissed off enough people who drink the red-white-blue kool-aid. You haven't pissed off anyone. People are downvoting because your comments sounds like they're coming from an edgy 14 year old who wants to shock his parents. You've clearly never given any thought to political philosophy, and your comment gets pushed to the bottom so it won't waste other's time. I'm not American, I do not admire American nationalism or jingoism. Nor do I admire people who spew nonsense in order to look like rebels against the man.