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Originally Posted by Excaliber
Imagine a Government where only land owners could vote, women could not, slavery was legal. Our founding Fathers did a terrific job, but they weren't perfect, some "tweaks" along the way are still required.
No way I want Wall Street "unregulated", by the way!!!  |
Your hind sight is 20/20. Slavery was legal and practiced in EVERY country in the world. Many were against it but went reluctantly along to create the union, they outlawed importation in 1783, that took effect in 25 years(1808).
Thinking it could ween the supporters of slavery, and eventually die out.
Yes in 21st century eyes they were lacking but in their time they were light years ahead of the rest of the world. They accomplished what had never been done before in all of history.In fact the word "republic" was a pejorative term in 18th century thought, it was viewed as a Utopian thought not a possible reality.
They, a bunch of farmers, went up against the super power of the world, and risked everything they owned including their lives, for what they believed.
They knew it was the beginning not the end of what they called "the great experiment" they expected, an demanded the "tweaking".
So the fact they were not perfect is a non sequitur, since in the course of the last 233 years we have failed to reach that status ourselves.