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| Topic | B8 ELECTS - The Election of 1824 - Democratic-Republican THUNDERDOME |
| Brayze_II 06/19/20 2:17:50 PM #3: | John Quincy Adams The whole 'out of touch with the common man' strain of political horseshit is strong throughout the ages, and while I'm sympathetic to some strands of populism, this argument never has any substance. The foreign policy bona-fides are really what I'm looking at more than anything else. Economically I would certainly prefer expansionism to be restrained, and the 'American Plan' which he is largely in favor of sounds reasonable, even if I think tariffs need to be applied carefully. I'd also prefer not to vote for anyone who has a platform of uh 'Indian removal'. I'm not sure what I would have thought as a person at the time, but I'm generally not in favor of use of force as a person now (for example I gave Trump some credit when he pulled out of Syria, although then it turned out he kinda didn't anyway). --- I'm am hungry I want some lasaga ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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