UW students demand Washington remove a statue of George Washington
You can't make it up. I mean, you could make it up, but nobody would believe you.
Tell me this wouldn't have been a FIRE Babylon Bee headline just a few years ago:
Students At University Of Washington In State Of Washington Demand Removal Of Statue Of George Washington
https://notthebee.com/article/students-demand-removal-of-george-washington-statue--at-the-university-of-washington--in-the-state-of-washington
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Canceling history is what the good little commies do. Our educational system is one of the last bastions of communism in the world.
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Behold the man, the mystery, the myth. Father of our country and visionary. I say just tell the crazies to phuck off. Geezus.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/george-washington-whiskey-businessman-180951364/
WASHINGTON, D.C.
George Washington's reconstructed distillery. The Distillery and Gristmill are open to the public April thru October with admission to Mount Vernon.
Long Before Jack Daniels, George Washington Was a Whiskey Tycoon
The Founding Father spent his post-presidency years presiding over a booming alcohol business
When George Washington left the presidency in 1797, he was looking forward to some relaxation—returning to Mount Vernon and the pastoral life that had been distant during his time as president. But Washington was a man of innovation, who rarely let an opportunity slip by—and when he hired a Scottish plantation manager in 1797, Washington added another line to his resume: whiskey seller. The planation manager, James Anderson, had immigrated to Virginia in the early 1790s—noticed a missed opportunity at the estate: the abundance of crops, combined with Washington's state-of-the-art gristmill and abundant water supply could be used to make whiskey. And it wasn't just the abundance of crops, but the type. Washington, to help foster healthy soil, planted a lot of rye as a cover crop. Rye wasn't high on the list of delicious, edible grains, but Anderson didn't think it should go to waste—instead, he wanted to turn it into whiskey.
Washington was, at first, hesitant to jump into a new business venture—after all, at 65 years old, he had wanted to spend his retired years in relative peace, but after hearing Anderson's proposal, as well as corresponding with a friend who was involved in the rum business, Washington acquiesced. That winter, Anderson began distilling in the estate's cooperage, using just two stills (pots used for distillation). The first distilling was so successful that Washington approved plans for construction of a full-fledged distillery, complete with five stills. The distillery finished construction in 1798, and by 1799, it was the largest whiskey distillery in the country. -
Bye Bye Miss America Pie....
The gold old boys drinking whiskey and George Washington's rye.
RIP, America.
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Cant lie, I would love to crack open a bottle
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George Washington was tormented by his conscience over his slave ownership and particularly by having broken up slave families as a young man. His will was written in recognition of the resistance his posthumous wishes would encounter. History isn't cancelled by taking down a statue. By the same token, taking it down doesn't fundamentally accomplish anything and is simply performative virtue.
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You simply do not understand power, how it's accumulated and how it's wielded.HHusky said:George Washington was tormented by his conscience over his slave ownership and particularly by having broken up slave families as a young man. His will was written in recognition of the resistance his posthumous wishes would encounter. History isn't cancelled by taking down a statue. By the same token, taking it down doesn't fundamentally accomplish anything and is simply performative virtue.
The proverbial frog in the pot has better survival odds than you. -
I'm glad we're discussing me again. I don't blame you for your fascination.TurdBomber said:
You simply do not understand power, how it's accumulated and how it's wielded.HHusky said:George Washington was tormented by his conscience over his slave ownership and particularly by having broken up slave families as a young man. His will was written in recognition of the resistance his posthumous wishes would encounter. History isn't cancelled by taking down a statue. By the same token, taking it down doesn't fundamentally accomplish anything and is simply performative virtue.
The proverbial frog in the pot has better survival odds than you. -
Yes, you're an attention whore. We all know it. Lots of fatherless or weak-fathered men chronically seek attention.HHusky said:
I'm glad we're discussing me again. I don't blame you for your fascination.TurdBomber said:
You simply do not understand power, how it's accumulated and how it's wielded.HHusky said:George Washington was tormented by his conscience over his slave ownership and particularly by having broken up slave families as a young man. His will was written in recognition of the resistance his posthumous wishes would encounter. History isn't cancelled by taking down a statue. By the same token, taking it down doesn't fundamentally accomplish anything and is simply performative virtue.
The proverbial frog in the pot has better survival odds than you.
It's a well established pathology among Low T and physically unattractive men. -
Don't agree with your assessment, but approve of your obsession!TurdBomber said:
Yes, you're an attention whore. We all know it. Lots of fatherless or weak-fathered men chronically seek attention.HHusky said:
I'm glad we're discussing me again. I don't blame you for your fascination.TurdBomber said:
You simply do not understand power, how it's accumulated and how it's wielded.HHusky said:George Washington was tormented by his conscience over his slave ownership and particularly by having broken up slave families as a young man. His will was written in recognition of the resistance his posthumous wishes would encounter. History isn't cancelled by taking down a statue. By the same token, taking it down doesn't fundamentally accomplish anything and is simply performative virtue.
The proverbial frog in the pot has better survival odds than you.
It's a well established pathology among Low T and physically unattractive men. -
Unsurprising. Your multiple dysmorphias are well established.HHusky said:
Don't agree with your assessment, but approve of your obsession!TurdBomber said:
Yes, you're an attention whore. We all know it. Lots of fatherless or weak-fathered men chronically seek attention.HHusky said:
I'm glad we're discussing me again. I don't blame you for your fascination.TurdBomber said:
You simply do not understand power, how it's accumulated and how it's wielded.HHusky said:George Washington was tormented by his conscience over his slave ownership and particularly by having broken up slave families as a young man. His will was written in recognition of the resistance his posthumous wishes would encounter. History isn't cancelled by taking down a statue. By the same token, taking it down doesn't fundamentally accomplish anything and is simply performative virtue.
The proverbial frog in the pot has better survival odds than you.
It's a well established pathology among Low T and physically unattractive men.
