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Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson...
Apr. 8th, 2025 06:16 pmMother attempted to cheer me up over the phone by stating that someone named Nathan Brooks (no, it's David Brooks - mother gets names wrong all the time), was optimistic because our country already went through this type of nightmare with another President who tried to destroy the economy and went after the banking, and stock market.
Sigh. Here's the Atlantic article she's talking about
( Excerpt From the Article )
Sigh, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
Who was he? In case you didn't make it through the above excerpt? A populist president in the 1800s who tried to become King.
"Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army (War of 1812 (the last time the US attempted to snag Canada, spoiler alert? US lost, Britain kept it) and the Native American Wars or American Indian Wars - which resulted in genocide, and Tribal Reservations, it was a horrific time in our history) and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress (at least he had a little civic background?). His political philosophy became the basis for the Democratic Party. Jackson's legacy is controversial. He has been praised as an advocate for working Americans and preserving the union of states, and criticized for his racist policies, particularly towards Native Americans. "
He was in all actuality? A walking nightmare. Among other things? Including but not limited to the genocide of various Native American Tribes and the Trail of Tears. He crushed the National Bank, we had to rebuild it, and thrust the US into a Depression. His policies lead eventually to the Civil War. And yes, the Democratic Party up until around the time of Roosevelt, was pretty much the asshole party. Both parties have had their periods in the asshole seat.
Someone on FB wondered if the Fall of Rome was as painful as what we are going through now? And I thought, does no one study history any longer?
Or even read the Bible for that matter? It was a hundred times worse.
Oh well, at least somebody is optimistic about this working out in the end. I know it will. I just don't know if I have the physical, mental and emotional stamina to fight my way through it? Maybe I need to go off all sugar and do more yoga.
Sigh. Here's the Atlantic article she's talking about
( Excerpt From the Article )
Sigh, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
Who was he? In case you didn't make it through the above excerpt? A populist president in the 1800s who tried to become King.
"Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army (War of 1812 (the last time the US attempted to snag Canada, spoiler alert? US lost, Britain kept it) and the Native American Wars or American Indian Wars - which resulted in genocide, and Tribal Reservations, it was a horrific time in our history) and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress (at least he had a little civic background?). His political philosophy became the basis for the Democratic Party. Jackson's legacy is controversial. He has been praised as an advocate for working Americans and preserving the union of states, and criticized for his racist policies, particularly towards Native Americans. "
He was in all actuality? A walking nightmare. Among other things? Including but not limited to the genocide of various Native American Tribes and the Trail of Tears. He crushed the National Bank, we had to rebuild it, and thrust the US into a Depression. His policies lead eventually to the Civil War. And yes, the Democratic Party up until around the time of Roosevelt, was pretty much the asshole party. Both parties have had their periods in the asshole seat.
Someone on FB wondered if the Fall of Rome was as painful as what we are going through now? And I thought, does no one study history any longer?
Or even read the Bible for that matter? It was a hundred times worse.
Oh well, at least somebody is optimistic about this working out in the end. I know it will. I just don't know if I have the physical, mental and emotional stamina to fight my way through it? Maybe I need to go off all sugar and do more yoga.