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The founders wanted exactly what we have: A government beholden to the rich and well connected. That's why they agitated for revolution in the first place. They
by mrguyorama 1y ago
The founders wanted exactly what we have: A government beholden to the rich and well connected. That's why they agitated for revolution in the first place. They talked big about liberty and democracy, but when given the chance, they said very concretely: "We the people" means "We the rich, white people"
More directly, they all talked about how problematic political parties could be, and then did nothing at all to prevent them. They weren't exactly good systems thinkers.
- rrix2 1y agoyou're being downvoted, i suggest folks read up on the whiskey rebellion, the economic depression after the revolutionary war, the economic problems and internal strife caused by policies that Washington and the other federalists enacted to "strengthen the republic" in the years between the war and the constitution being ratified. https://archive.org/details/tamingdemocracyt0000bout/ https://archive.org/details/tamingdemocracyt0000bout/