Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Stuart G

(38,328 posts)
21. Knowlegeable about ..."What" ?
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 06:35 PM
Jul 2020

The founding fathers of the U.S. were some of the brightest men alive in their day. One must ask, "knowledgeable"
about...."What"?....

If Washington & Jefferson were alive today, they would be our leaders now. To compare knowledge today with knowledge in 1750 is absurd...

It isn't the ..."knowledge" it is the ..... ability to...." learn knowledge."

Washington and Jefferson were brilliant, and would be brilliant today, if they were alive today..
... Who knows what they would accomplish today? No one knows...

Totally agree. BComplex Jul 2020 #1
Well stated. dchill Jul 2020 #2
+1. well said. (nt) stopdiggin Jul 2020 #3
Watching Hamilton yesterday I thought about how young many of them were. tanyev Jul 2020 #4
yes, very good point! SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #5
Yep, things ARE different........ MyOwnPeace Jul 2020 #6
I find that line of argument flawed. PTWB Jul 2020 #8
OK, so you've only supported my contention..... MyOwnPeace Jul 2020 #9
We do. PTWB Jul 2020 #10
Supreme court has gotten a number of interpretations of Constitution wrong SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #15
Perhaps it will be reinterpreted at some point. PTWB Jul 2020 #19
Hear! Hear! Laelth Jul 2020 #7
Now, if only they had their common sense. Sneederbunk Jul 2020 #11
many of them do. go speak withsome of todays 20 and 30 somethings SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #16
I assume, though, that a higher percentage of the FFs voted DavidDvorkin Jul 2020 #12
The low voter turnout in this nation is ridiculous. nt Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #13
The founding documents are historic and beautiful. However... brush Jul 2020 #14
This would seem to be a list of values rather than knowledge. Nitram Jul 2020 #17
Exactly StarfishSaver Jul 2020 #20
civilization and education.... quickesst Jul 2020 #18
Knowlegeable about ..."What" ? Stuart G Jul 2020 #21
they were parochial by today's standards SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #22
Please explain, "parochial by today's standards"...In what way & how were they? Stuart G Jul 2020 #25
I guess - young people have the benefit of 300 years (and more !!!) of history HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #23
the point is---it is fine to engage in a fresh view of history and heroes with the advantage SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #24
I agree with you.HotTeaBag....for 3 sentences...Here they are...1. More Courages?...Nah Stuart G Jul 2020 #26
Wonderful World pecosbob Jul 2020 #27
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»young people today are mo...»Reply #21