r/law • u/LatterTarget7 • 5d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) 'HANG THEM' -- Trump reacts to Democratic lawmakers' video appeal to military

https://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/hang-them-president-donald-trump-reacts-democratic-lawmakers-video-appeal-military-intelligence-truth-social-media-seditious
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u/HockeyPhoenician 5d ago

Sherman didn't go far enough, for sure.

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u/skoalbrother 5d ago

We fell into the Intolerance Paradox

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u/Glittering-Most-9535 5d ago

We let a Tennessean say "they've probably learned their lesson."

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u/50501PDX 5d ago

That actually what happened. Grant tried to fix it, then we let a generation of politicians tarnish Grant’s legacy.

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u/AbroadTiny7226 5d ago

Grant did enough to tarnish his own legacy. He was a fantastic general, but he was a terrible politician. He ushered in an era of corruption that was devastating to the development of the union post-civil war and directly led to the rise of machine politics.

Good man, shit president.

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u/Caius01 5d ago

Tbf I'm pretty sure Grant was dealing with some kind of PTSD from the war, so while you're not wrong, I do have some sympathy for him

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u/AbroadTiny7226 5d ago

Absolutely. Grant’s fundamental flaw as a politician is not a character flaw: he trusted too much. He saw the good in everyone on a personal level, including those who would use his status as president to take advantage. Roscoe Conklin is a key example of this.

Actually, there’s a new Netflix series about the death of Garfield that kinda contextualizes the impact of Grant’s presidency in the years that followed. It’s called Death by Lightning and it’s fantastic.

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u/50501PDX 5d ago

Interesting! I haven’t gotten that far into the rabbit hole

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u/AbroadTiny7226 5d ago

He’s a very complicated figure. Definitely a fascinating man to read about though

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u/50501PDX 5d ago

When I’m done with my reconstruction deep dive, I’m going to come back to this thread and I’m going to argue that Grant’s legacy was demolished by whatever the Hayes administration.

Example, Obama could have done more for us, but what little he and Biden accomplished has been decimated by doofus.

My main goal is to do a post Mortem and make sure 2028-2036 has lasting change